A year in review at the Wiener Holocaust Library
Our latest Annual Review has just arrived and is bursting with all of the fantastic work that we have undertaken at the Library in 2025-26.
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Seventh Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture – Material Witness: Understanding the Objects of Auschwitz, with Prof Zoë Waxman
The 2026 Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture will take place once again at Gresham College, and will be delivered by esteemed historian Professor Zoë Waxman.
Wiener Holocaust Library launches Bloomberg Connects digital guide
We have launched a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects. This free arts and culture app is created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, and offers behind the scenes insights and visitor experiences to museums and galleries around the world.
The Wiener Holocaust Library and the University of London announce new strategic partnership
The Wiener Holocaust Library is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new, strategic partnership with the University of London to establish the Holocaust, Jewish and Exile Studies Partnership (HJESP).
A new publication explores the role of Holocaust-era letters from our archive
A new open access article draws on the remarkable Holocaust-era letters we hold, contributing to a new tranche of research on this under-utilised collection.
EHRI Transnational Workshop Call for Applications – Documentation as Resistance
A call for applications is now open for the EHRI Transnational Workshop taking place on 1-2 December 2026 at the Wiener Holocaust Library.
Open House London 2026: See the behind the scenes of our remarkable archive
This year we’re once again taking part in the fantastic Open House Festival. We’ll be open on Tuesday 15th September when visitors can sign up for guided tours of our archive stores, see our current exhibition, and explore our beautiful Russell Square home.
New archive collections available to researchers online and in our Reading Room
Since launching our digital archive last year we have been constantly adding to and updating the site to make as many of our collections as possible available to researchers around the world. Discover some of our latest collections to be digitised.
Eva Clarke BEM and Jonathan Freedland mark launch of landmark new exhibition on Nazi Slave Labour
The Wiener Holocaust Library’s latest landmark exhibition launched last night with an event attended by special guests, contributors to the exhibition, and survivors of the Holocaust.
Professor Mary Fulbrook explores ‘islands of compassion in a sea of hostility’ for Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture
Professor Mary Fulbrook delivered this year’s Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture, exploring experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust across Europe.
