Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust [...]

Part of the Recovery and Repair: Supporting Jewish Family Histories of the Holocaust In Britain series.

This free events programme is part of our Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership activities.

By the end of World War II, millions of people had been murdered or displaced by war and genocide. Families and communities were torn apart. Many were missing, and some people’s fates remain unclear to this day. Despite immense logistical challenges, a number of charities, such as the British Red Cross Society and the Jewish Relief Unit, attempted to help find missing people and reunite families. Their efforts came together what became known as the International Tracing Service (ITS).

Co-curators Dr Christine Schmidt (The Wiener Holocaust Library) and Professor Dan Stone (Royal Holloway, University of London), explore this history in the temporary exhibition Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust. It tells the remarkable, little-known story of the agonising search for the missing after the Holocaust and considers the legacy of the search for descendants of those affected by World War II, and the impact of fates unknown.

Join us for a chance to see this exhibition and hear from the co-curators Prof Dan Stone and Dr Christine Schmidt.

Event programme

17.00 – Arrivals and the chance to view the exhibition

17.30 – 18.30 – Curators’ talk

The event is free, but space is limited, please book your place in advance.