Current and upcoming exhibitions
The Persecution of Black People in Nazi Germany: Ronald Roberts’ Story
This exhibition explores the life of Ronald (Ronnie) Roberts (1921-2001), born in Wiesbaden to a white German mother and a British/Barbadian father.
Death Marches: Evidence and Memory
Towards the end of the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of prisoners still held within the Nazi camp system were forcibly evacuated in terrible conditions under heavy guard.
Upcoming events
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021
We are delighted to announce that Sir Keir Starmer, Lord Eric Pickles and Rabbi Gordon will be joining The Wiener Holocaust Library for an online event to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2021.
A Virtual Talk: New works on British Colonial Violence
This event marks the recent publication of two important contributions which challenge traditional understandings of the extent of colonial violence and the process of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
A Virtual Launch Event: Testifying to the Truth Digital Resource and Panel Discussion
Join us for the launch of our new digital resource, Testifying to the Truth. This online database shares eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust, many of which have never been available to the public online before and have been translated, by a team of the Library’s volunteers, into English for the first time.
A Virtual Event: Hans Albrecht Foundation Annual Lecture and Human Rights Award
Join us for the presentation of Hans Albrecht Foundation Human Rights Award 2021 to Professor David Nott, Consultant Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, London.
Virtual Book Launch: The Last Ghetto – An Everyday History of Theresienstadt
Join us for the launch of Dr Anna Hájková’s book The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt.
