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 collection can be used to explore family histories of persecution.
This free events programme, part of our Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership activities, includes the chance to view our pop-up exhibition, Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust, as well as the opportunity to learn more about the archive.
The ITS Archive Team Manager, Elise, discusses the archive with visitors at The Fed, Manchester, 2024
We welcome historians, archivists, family historians, heritage practitioners, and anyone interested in Jewish and Holocaust history and its aftermath. All are welcome and feel free to attend all or only some of the sessions. The event is free, but space is limited.
Event programme
1.30-2.00 Arrivals, refreshments, and the chance to view Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust exhibition (please note, the talks begin at 2.00)
2.00-2.55 – Introduction to researching family histories connected with the Holocaust. This session will help you take the first steps in conducting your own family research using the International Tracing Service digital archive, and other sources freely available online. Participants will have the chance to sign up for one-on-one consultations with The Wiener Holocaust Library’s expert researchers.
3.00-4.00 – Curators’ talk
Join the co-curators of the Fate Unknown exhibition, Prof Dan Stone and Dr Christine Schmidt, who will explore the remarkable, little-known story of the search for the missing after the Holocaust. Fate Unknown draws upon The Wiener Holocaust Library’s family document collections and the International Tracing Service archive to illustrate the legacy of the ongoing search for missing victims.
4.00-4.30 – Opportunity for one-to one meetings with Library expert researchers.
