Current and upcoming exhibitions
The Blumenfeld Family: An International Tracing Service Case Study
This exhibition is a case study of the Blumenfeld family, the owners of one of the most famous German-Jewish travelling circuses of the 20th century, passed down through generations following its first tour in 1811. The circus was truly a family affair, with mother Rosa working as co-director with her son Fritz, eldest son Alex performing dressage on his famous horse ‘Puppchen’ and Willy Blumenfeld performing as ‘Kucki the Clown’.
Traces of Belsen
The traces remaining of the Prisoner of War and Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen are faint, but this new exhibition uncovers evidence of the camp from records in our archive, testimonies, photographs and archaeological digs, revealing the history of the camp beyond the well-known story of its liberation by British Forces.
Upcoming events
Public lecture and musical performance: Revealing suppressed culture – Lost histories in the archives of The Wiener Holocaust Library
An event hosted with the Reawakening Suppressed Music project. Dr Barbara Warnock will explore some of the traces and records of culture suppressed during the Nazi era that are contained in the Library’s extensive archives. Conductor Shelley Katz joined by soprano Adaya Peled will present orchestral works by Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Robert (Bob) Hanf, Robert Kahn and Hans Krieg.
Hybrid Exhibition Event: The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die, with Peter Lantos
An exhibition event held as part of the Traces of Belsen series. Join us for an evening talk by Peter Lantos, a survivor of Belsen camps and writer of several books about his experiences.
Exhibition Online Talk: Goldie Morgentaler discusses the life and work of her mother, Chava Rosenfarb
Held as part of the Traces of Belsen Exhibition Event series. In this talk Goldie Morgentaler will be discussing the work of her mother, Belsen survivor and Yiddish author, Chava Rosenfarb.
Book Talk – Jewish Men and the Holocaust: Sexuality, Emotions, Masculinity with Florian Zabransky
As part of its New Academic Book Series, The Wiener Holocaust Library is pleased to announce a lecture with Dr Florian Zabransky on his new book Jewish Men and the Holocaust: Sexuality, Emotions, Masculinity.
Hybrid Book Talk: Vanishing Vienna with Frances Tanzer
In Vanishing Vienna historian Frances Tanzer traces the reconstruction of Viennese culture from the 1938 German annexation through the early 1960s. Join us for the latest event in our new Academic Books series.
