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Re-framing public engagement and education about the Holocaust and Genocide. A partnership of @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and Holocaust Research Institute, Royal Holloway University of London. https://linktr.ee/hgrp.org
There's still time to apply to the Royal Holloway, University of London 10-day residential Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization 2026. For more information visit tinyurl.com/5be6u2z5
📣 Forthcoming book talk!
25 March, 6:30 - 8pm
The @hgrporg.bsky.social is delighted to host Prof Alan Kramer in conversation with Prof Dan Stone about his new work, Concentration Camps: A Global History, a ‘global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.’
The @bcflconference.bsky.social report is now out: bit.ly/beyondcampsr...
Read about the presentations that researchers from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social gave during the conference, showcasing the wide variety of research expertise available in both institutions
“Bridging Generations” Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Film Series.
The HRI, in collaboration with the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social under the auspices of the @hgrporg.bsky.social, are hosting three free film screenings on Thursdays from 29 January to 12 February 2026 in Egham and London.
📣 Forthcoming book talk!
25 March, 6:30 - 8pm
The @hgrporg.bsky.social
is delighted to host Prof Alan Kramer in conversation with Prof Dan Stone about his new work, Concentration Camps: A Global History, a ‘global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.’
The first screening of the HRI's Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Film Series - 'Bridging Generations' - airs this Thursday (29 January) with 'Giado: Holocaust in the Desert'.
Attendance is free. Register here: forms.office.com/e/X8XvcF1Eaw
@wienerlibrary.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social
📣 Forthcoming book talk!
25 March, 6:30 - 8pm
The @hgrporg.bsky.social is delighted to host Prof Alan Kramer in conversation with Prof Dan Stone about his new work, Concentration Camps: A Global History, a ‘global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.’
A public lecture chaired by Christine Schmidt @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and in conversation between Dan Stone @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social and Debórah Dwork looked at her newest book, 'Saints and Liars', about American aid workers who were active in 5 major cities. @bcflconference.bsky.social
We also saw a panel about Older Jews after the Holocaust, with a presentation from Acting Co-Director Christine Schmidt on survivor and childhood pedagogy specialist Nelly Wolffheim, alongside other research relating to the current exhibition on older Jewish experiences at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social
We also heard from Elise Bath and Ian Rich @wienerlibrary.bsky.social who discussed Jewish refugee experiences of British internment in Mauritus and postwar responses to incarceration on the Isle of Man. @bcflconference.bsky.social
The conference included research from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social with Acting Co-Director Barbara Warnock presenting on the 'Dunera Boys' in personal and historical memory. @bcflconference.bsky.social
Congratulations to the organisers and presenters at the 8th International and Interdisciplinary Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social ! It hosted over 200 scholars from around the world, including from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
What a fantastic end to the first day of the Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference! We saw many fantastic panels today and closed with a speech from former director of @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Ben Barkow hosted by @uk.diplo.de
The Beyond Camps conference has now begun, with a fantastic plenary presentation about the past and present of testimony. Follow along with the conference at @bcflconference.bsky.social
Tickets now available for Beyond Camps and Forced Labour 2026, co-hosted by the Library in the new year.
We can't wait to welcome you all for what promises to be a fascinating conference.
Find out more and register via our website 🔗 wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r...
The programme and registration is LIVE! wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r...
fees: £120 3 days; £60 single day. Subsidised tickets avail for PhD students. Register now! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social @lbilondon.bsky.social
Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide’s Oldest Victims?
Our latest groundbreaking @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition is featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 🔗
Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is open at the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social until 5pm on 23rd December and will reopen after the holidays on Monday 5 January at 10am. Explore this meaningful exhibition to learn more about the experiences of older Jews during and after the Holocaust.
🎥 Catch up now on the Curators Roundtable that accompanies our current exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
Curators Christine Schmidt, Dan Stone, and Roxy Moore explored the untold history of the experiences of elderly Jews during and after the Holocaust
Watch now:
Yesterday Dr Becky Jinks (HRI) and Dr Christine Schmidt (WHL) gave a fantastic keynote lecture during the first day of the ‘International and Transdisciplinary Conference on Collecting the Holocaust: Ethics, Memory, and Materiality’, held at the Swedish Holocaust Museum in Stockholm.
Learn more about the newest exhibition from co-curators Dr Christine Schmidt from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and Dr Dan Stone and Roxy Moore from @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social in this free event, happening 2 December at 6:30pm!
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/curato...
Thank you to everyone who attended the launch of our latest exhibition! Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is now open to the public, Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm, with free entry.
Find out more about the launch via @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/wiener-holoc...
This exhibition is free to view at The Wiener Holocaust Library until 30 April 2026
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/e...
We were honoured to launch our newest exhibition 'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social with @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social last week. Thank you to Dr Christine Schmidt, Dr Dan Stone, Nicola Loftus, and Dr Toby Simpson for the introduction to the material and topic.
Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide’s Oldest Victims?
Our latest groundbreaking @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition is featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 🔗 www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/e...
A new exhibition co-curated by Professor Dan Stone and the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social through the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership @hgrporg.bsky.social launched today!
'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' will run from 12 December 2025 to 30 April 2026.
The HGRP is pleased to announce a new exhibition launching at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social on 12 November! This exhibition explores the choices and humanity of older Jews in the face of persecution, flight and survival.
The exhibition explores the choices and humanity of older Jews in the face of persecution, flight and survival. Through rare photographs, personal stories and objects, the exhibition challenges our perceptions of age, vulnerability and agency, offering a vital new lens on the Holocaust.
A new exhibition co-curated with Dr Dan Stone from @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social and @wienerlibrary.bsky.social through the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership is launching on Wednesday 12 November.
Learn more about the exhibition here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/e...
Sign up for this event here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...