Our collection of newspapers and journals runs from the late 19th century up to today. It comprises more than 3,000 titles on paper and microfilm, including 140 current subscriptions. Our academic journals cover Holocaust studies, genocide studies and contemporary history.

The periodicals catalogue is accessible via our website. You can access the serials section by going to the online searches section on the website and selecting the online catalogue. We use our in-house thesaurus and special press subject terms for indexing.

Subjects covered

German-Jewish communities, before, during and after the Holocaust

Exile periodicals published in various countries

Publications reflecting decisive issues surrounding the aftermath of the Third Reich and the birth of the two German states

Far-right publications

The following Wiener Library publications are available in the Reading Room: 

• Nazis at War (1940-45)
• Jewish News (1942-45)
• The Wiener Library Bulletin (1946-81)
• Wiener Library News[letter] (1985-) online from no. 34 (2000)

Find the first editions here:
Nazis at War, No 1, October 1940 (pdf)
Jewish News, No 1, January 1942 (pdf)
Wiener Library Bulletin, Vol 1, No 1, November 1946

Freiheit : Organ für Frieden, Freiheit, Recht und Wohlstand,
No. 1, January 1938
This communist periodical was published in Amsterdam by the German Communist Party, Group West. Camouflaged as an innocuous calendar for health and safety it was smuggled into Germany to inform and support anti-Nazis in their fight against Hitler