Thrilled and honoured to be taking up this post together with Barbara. We’re looking forward to leading @wienerlibrary.bsky.social through its next, exciting chapter! With many thanks to our Trustees, staff and friends for their support and confidence in us.
Honoured and delighted to have launched our new edited volume, Older Jews and the Holocaust, this week @lbilondon.bsky.social! With huge gratitude to them, especially Dr Magda Wrobel and @joannasliwa24.bsky.social @claims-conference.bsky.social
for all their work planning this terrific event!
Christine Schmidt
Christine Schmidt
📢 Paid student summer placement opportunity (London area)🔊 @wienerlibrary.bsky.social is hosting a 150-hours work placement. This would suit a student of Library and Information Studies with some volunteering experience in libraries. ⏳ Apply by Sunday 19 April 2026 ❗ www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac...
Christine Schmidt explaining things to the NYT! @ceschmidt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/w...
EHRI-PL Call for Papers | International #Conference “Documenting the Holocaust: #Testimonies as Historical Evidence”
Date: June 16–17, 2026 | Location: The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland | Language: English | Deadline for applications: March 31, 2026
EHRI-UK
EHRI
Dr Anna Hájková
This week our Co-Director @ceschmidt.bsky.social is in Vilnius at the Samuel Bak Museum. A panel of international experts discussed how we talk about Jewish heritage and the Holocaust today, engaging audiences, education, and the challenges of working with archives.
www.jmuseum.lt/naujienos/sa...
Our current exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust, is closing in one week!
Visit Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm to see this fascinating display including never before seen sources from our archive.
Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.
"The Holocaust was not only perpetuated by ideologues but also carried out through bureaucratic means.”
Our acting Co-Director @ceschmidt.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com for this fascinating feature out today ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/w...
