Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership
@hgrporg.bsky.social
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.
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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...
Learn more about the exhibition here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/e...
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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.
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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!
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November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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...
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/curato...
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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...
Find out more about the launch via @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/wiener-holoc...
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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...
Find out more about the launch via @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/wiener-holoc...
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.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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.
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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...
Our latest groundbreaking @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition is featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 🔗 www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/e...
Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide's Oldest Victims?
A new exhibition at London's Wiener Holocaust Library spotlights the unique challenges faced by European Jews who were over the age of 55 during World War II
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November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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...
Our latest groundbreaking @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition is featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 🔗 www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/e...
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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.
'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' will run from 12 December 2025 to 30 April 2026.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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.
'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.
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Our latest @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition uncovers the untold story of elderly Jews during and after the Holocaust through the eyes of people for whom 1945 often marked the end of their long lives.
Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is on display until April 2026
Our latest @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition uncovers the untold story of elderly Jews during and after the Holocaust through the eyes of people for whom 1945 often marked the end of their long lives.
Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is on display until April 2026
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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.
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...
Learn more about the exhibition here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/e...
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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...
Learn more about the exhibition here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/e...
We are thrilled to host Dr Anna Hájková in conversation with Dr Christine Schmidt from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social on 10 Dec about 'People with History are Dust'. The book explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, telling the stories of queer Jews that have been long silenced.
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We are thrilled to host Dr Anna Hájková in conversation with Dr Christine Schmidt from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social on 10 Dec about 'People with History are Dust'. The book explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, telling the stories of queer Jews that have been long silenced.
Another position is available at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social - Click on the link below if you are passionate about research engagement and event organisation for Holocaust scholarship:
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Another position is available at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social - Click on the link below if you are passionate about research engagement and event organisation for Holocaust scholarship:
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
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On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
October 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
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Attendance is free but registration is required. You can sign-up here: forms.office.com/e/BX3CpFiGux
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Attendance is free but registration is required. You can sign-up here: forms.office.com/e/BX3CpFiGux
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
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On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
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📣 Work with us!
We're hiring a Visitor Services Assistant (Maternity Cover) to work 5 days per week based onsite at the Library.
The role is a six months fixed term contract, with a possibility of extension, starting in November 2025.
Find out more: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
We're hiring a Visitor Services Assistant (Maternity Cover) to work 5 days per week based onsite at the Library.
The role is a six months fixed term contract, with a possibility of extension, starting in November 2025.
Find out more: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
Work With Us - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Find out about our employment opportunities
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October 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📣 Work with us!
We're hiring a Visitor Services Assistant (Maternity Cover) to work 5 days per week based onsite at the Library.
The role is a six months fixed term contract, with a possibility of extension, starting in November 2025.
Find out more: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
We're hiring a Visitor Services Assistant (Maternity Cover) to work 5 days per week based onsite at the Library.
The role is a six months fixed term contract, with a possibility of extension, starting in November 2025.
Find out more: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
Thank you to the attendees of the Recovery and Repair event in Leicester and Birmingham for your engagement!
Researchers of the International Tracing Service (ITS) explained how to get started on researching family history, and the curators of Fate Unknown shared the story behind the exhibition
Researchers of the International Tracing Service (ITS) explained how to get started on researching family history, and the curators of Fate Unknown shared the story behind the exhibition
September 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Thank you to the attendees of the Recovery and Repair event in Leicester and Birmingham for your engagement!
Researchers of the International Tracing Service (ITS) explained how to get started on researching family history, and the curators of Fate Unknown shared the story behind the exhibition
Researchers of the International Tracing Service (ITS) explained how to get started on researching family history, and the curators of Fate Unknown shared the story behind the exhibition
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Thank you very much to @uolsbc.bsky.social @svenjabethke.bsky.social, Paul Moore, Bright Chimezda, and Jaspreet Singh for being such wonderful hosts and to all who came out to see the exhibition last week. First time in Leicester! And hope to return @hgrporg.bsky.social @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
We recently hosted @ceschmidt.bsky.social from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and Prof. Dan Stone from Royal Holloway, University of London, for an exhibition sharing heartbreaking cases from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social International Tracing Service, used to locate missing Holocaust victims
September 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thank you very much to @uolsbc.bsky.social @svenjabethke.bsky.social, Paul Moore, Bright Chimezda, and Jaspreet Singh for being such wonderful hosts and to all who came out to see the exhibition last week. First time in Leicester! And hope to return @hgrporg.bsky.social @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th-century European History or Holocaust studies? Join us for a digital skills workshop to discover highlights from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social collections!
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th-century European History or Holocaust studies? Join us for a digital skills workshop to discover highlights from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social collections!
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We're hiring!
EHRI-UK Project Assistant - remote work w/ some travel @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Part time (0.4-0.5FTE depending on candidate). Initially 9 months but anticipating extension. Perfect for #PhD students - spread the word! Closing date 26/09/25
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EHRI-UK Project Assistant - remote work w/ some travel @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Part time (0.4-0.5FTE depending on candidate). Initially 9 months but anticipating extension. Perfect for #PhD students - spread the word! Closing date 26/09/25
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...
Work With Us - The Wiener Holocaust Library
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September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Co-curators of the exhibition - Professor Dan Stone (HRI) and Dr Christine Schmidt (WHL) - alongside expert researchers from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social, will be discussing the International Tracing Service archive in Birmingham on 17 September and Leicester on 18 September.
Recovery and Repair: Supporting Jewish Family Histories of the Holocaust In Britain, International Tracing Team outreach in Birmingham - The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is home to the UK’s digital copy of the International Tracing Service archive, which holds millions of documents related to the Holocaust and Nazi era. This remarkable…
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September 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Co-curators of the exhibition - Professor Dan Stone (HRI) and Dr Christine Schmidt (WHL) - alongside expert researchers from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social, will be discussing the International Tracing Service archive in Birmingham on 17 September and Leicester on 18 September.
View the online version of the Holocaust Letters exhibition here: exhibitions.wienerholocaustlibrary.org/holocaust-le...
It utilised letters from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social collections to see how Jewish letter writers sent information and how their letters survived the Holocaust
It utilised letters from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social collections to see how Jewish letter writers sent information and how their letters survived the Holocaust
August 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
View the online version of the Holocaust Letters exhibition here: exhibitions.wienerholocaustlibrary.org/holocaust-le...
It utilised letters from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social collections to see how Jewish letter writers sent information and how their letters survived the Holocaust
It utilised letters from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social collections to see how Jewish letter writers sent information and how their letters survived the Holocaust
Upcoming Event! Co-curators of the 'Fate Unknown' exhibition Christine Schmidt @wienerlibrary.bsky.social + Dan Stone @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social + expert researchers will discuss the ITS archive in Birmingham on 17 Sep and Leicester on 18 Sep.
Birmingham: bit.ly/3Um2CtN
Leicester: bit.ly/4lmMOSw
Birmingham: bit.ly/3Um2CtN
Leicester: bit.ly/4lmMOSw
August 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Upcoming Event! Co-curators of the 'Fate Unknown' exhibition Christine Schmidt @wienerlibrary.bsky.social + Dan Stone @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social + expert researchers will discuss the ITS archive in Birmingham on 17 Sep and Leicester on 18 Sep.
Birmingham: bit.ly/3Um2CtN
Leicester: bit.ly/4lmMOSw
Birmingham: bit.ly/3Um2CtN
Leicester: bit.ly/4lmMOSw
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What was life like living next to a death camp?
In Spaces of Treblinka, a new work by Jacob Flaws, he explains how Treblinka’s mass murder was well known to the nearby townspeople who experienced the sights, sounds, smells, people, bodies, and train cars the camp ejected into the surrounding world
In Spaces of Treblinka, a new work by Jacob Flaws, he explains how Treblinka’s mass murder was well known to the nearby townspeople who experienced the sights, sounds, smells, people, bodies, and train cars the camp ejected into the surrounding world
August 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What was life like living next to a death camp?
In Spaces of Treblinka, a new work by Jacob Flaws, he explains how Treblinka’s mass murder was well known to the nearby townspeople who experienced the sights, sounds, smells, people, bodies, and train cars the camp ejected into the surrounding world
In Spaces of Treblinka, a new work by Jacob Flaws, he explains how Treblinka’s mass murder was well known to the nearby townspeople who experienced the sights, sounds, smells, people, bodies, and train cars the camp ejected into the surrounding world
Friendly reminder that we post recorded events on the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social YouTube channel so you can catch up on HGRP events you missed or rewatch lectures that you found interesting! Check them out here: bit.ly/4l87kWR
August 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Friendly reminder that we post recorded events on the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social YouTube channel so you can catch up on HGRP events you missed or rewatch lectures that you found interesting! Check them out here: bit.ly/4l87kWR
Did you know about the free educational tools from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social such as these downloadable maps? This resource marks the 1st updated Holocaust cartography for schools in decades
They are also accessible for anyone wanting to learn about the geography of the Holocaust: bit.ly/3UxOopw
They are also accessible for anyone wanting to learn about the geography of the Holocaust: bit.ly/3UxOopw
July 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Did you know about the free educational tools from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social such as these downloadable maps? This resource marks the 1st updated Holocaust cartography for schools in decades
They are also accessible for anyone wanting to learn about the geography of the Holocaust: bit.ly/3UxOopw
They are also accessible for anyone wanting to learn about the geography of the Holocaust: bit.ly/3UxOopw
Just a few days left to send in your applications for the @ehri-uk.bsky.social Research Fellowships! Learn more and send in your applications to work with the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and other UK institutions here: www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-fell...
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July 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just a few days left to send in your applications for the @ehri-uk.bsky.social Research Fellowships! Learn more and send in your applications to work with the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and other UK institutions here: www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-fell...