The Institute for the History of the German Jews in Hamburg, the Wiener Holocaust Library London and the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Leicester are pleased to co-host a virtual event for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
Exhibitions / A Chance to Breathe: Photographs by Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Camp
Our forthcoming exhibition showcases the award-winning photography of three survivors of the Rohingya genocide. Their works provide a rich and intimate look at Rohingya life in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, offering a rare glimpse into the daily lives of Rohingya refugees and genocide survivors.
Wiener Digital Collections / Explore our new online archive
We’ve launched a ground-breaking new digital archive featuring thousands of pages of some of our most important collections.
Current opening hours and important visitor information
The Library is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm.
The Reading Room closes early on Fridays, at 1:30pm
The Library is closed on Bank Holidays.
Our internal lift is currently out of order. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to Readers, and are working to get it back up and running as soon as possible.
If you have a query please email info@wienerholocaustlibrary.org or call 0207 636 7247.
For collection related queries please email library@wienerholocaustlibrary.org.
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Closure Notices
Wednesday 12 February – The Library will open at 11am
Getting here
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
Underground: Russell Square, Goodge Street, King’s Cross
Bus: 188, 168, X68, 7, 59, 68, 91
Rail: Euston and King’s Cross.
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Virtual and In-Person Events
3 Feb / In Conversation – Safeguarding the Sites of the Holocaust: Martin Winstone and Professor Gilly Carr
In this discussion, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the publication of the third edition of Martin Winstone’s The Holocaust Sites of Europe, Winstone and Professor Gilly Carr will consider issues of significance to those interested in the memorialisation of the Holocaust.
3 Feb / Insiders/ Outsiders Festival Virtual Talk: Charlotte Mayer (1929-2022) – The Spiral of Life
This talk, given by the sculptor’s daughter, Antonia Salmon who is also an artist, will explore Charlotte Mayer’s early years growing up in Prague and the impact on her life of her experience of being a child refugee when she came to the UK in 1939 at the age of ten.
Support Us / Become a Member
In recent years, demands upon the Library have increased as we face rising antisemitism, racism and Holocaust denial.
Becoming a member is a powerful way you can support us in working towards our wider mission. In return you can enjoy of our exclusive member benefits and know that you are playing a significant role in the future success of the Library.
Collections Catalogue / Visit the catalogue to start your research
Search across our documents, books, periodicals, pamphlets and more.
Visit Us / The Wolfson Reading Room
Anyone is welcome to visit and study our collections in the Wolfson Reading Room.
News / The Wiener Holocaust Library at 90
We’re celebrating 90 years of collecting, preserving and sharing evidence of the Holocaust.
Discover / The Holocaust Explained
Our free educational resource is here to help you learn the essential facts of the Holocaust, its causes and its consequences.
Competition / The Ernst Fraenkel Prize
Research / International Tracing Service (ITS)
Events / Catch up on events at the Library online
Missed one of our events? Visit our YouTube channel for virtual events, book talks, curator talks and more.
Partnership Project / Reawakening Suppressed Music
Reawakening Suppressed Music is a three-year project dedicated to recording and sharing some of the silenced symphonic works written by Jewish composers who suffered under the Nazis.