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EHRI Fellowships

Next Evaluation Cut-Off Date EHRI Fellowships: 31 December 2017!

11/10/2017

Are you a Holocaust researcher, curator or archivist? Or a digital humanist? Apply for an EHRI Fellowship! The next evaluation cut-off date is 31 December 2017.

The EHRI fellowships are intended to support and stimulate Holocaust research by facilitating international access to key archives and collections related to the Holocaust as well as archival and digital humanities knowhow.

Kitchener Descendants Group: Call for documents, photographs and information relating to the Kitchener Camp

04/10/2017

In the night of 9th to 10th November 1938, paramilitary groups employed by National socialists in Germany carried out attacks on synagogues, buildings and stores owned by Jews. The German authorities did not intervene and this so-called November Pogrom (also known as Kristallnacht) generated shock and empathy in neighbouring countries. In Britain, the immediate aftermath of the November Pogrom led to two centrally orchestrated rescue operations. The Central British Fund for German Jewry (now World Jewish Relief) convinced the British government to rescue Jews from greater Germany.

EHRI Online Course

New EHRI Online Course "Modern Diplomatics of the Holocaust"

02/10/2017

In late August, the newest addition to the EHRI Online Courses was released. The Course “Modern Diplomatics of the Holocaust” was developed by EHRI-Partner Bundesarchiv with support of the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) and offers an in depth introduction on how to read, contextualize and interpret German files which are relevant for Holocaust research.

2018 Fellowships at the Center for Holocaust Studies at the Institute for Contemporary History, Munich

02/10/2017

[Die deutsche Version finden Sie hier]

The Center for Holocaust Studies at the Institute for Contemporary History will be offering grants for research stays at the Center in Munich during 2018.

EHRI Document Blog

New EHRI Blog: Card File of the Jewish Population in the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia

28/09/2017

The latest EHRI Document Blog contribution by Daniela Bartáková, who works for the Jewish Museum in Prague, focuses on the remnants of the registration card file from the territory of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. This protectorate was established by Nazi Germany following the occupation of Czechoslovakia.

International Memorial’s Database Conference

EHRI at the International Memorial’s Database Conference in Paris

27/09/2017

From 13 until 15 September 2017, EHRI partner the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris hosted the annual International Memorial’s Database Conference. 41 archivists and research staff members from 21 collection holding institutes and memorial sites, spread across Germany, Poland, Austria, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Israel and the United States, gathered to share information on their ongoing and completed data(base) projects.

EHRI Seminar

The Nazi Occupation and the Extermination of the European Jews. Methods, sources and interpretations: a focus on Italy and Lithuania

26/09/2017

by Laura Fontana, Mémorial de la Shoah

From the 30th of July to the 4th of August 2017 the Mémorial de la Shoah of Paris and the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum (VGSJM) of Vilnius, with the kind support of the University of Trieste that hosted the event, jointly organized a six-day seminar on The Nazi Occupation and the Extermination of the European Jews. Methods, sources and interpretations: a focus on Italy and Lithuania. 12 participants from several European countries (Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italia, Austria, Germany, Denmark and Greece) as well as from Israel attended the workshop, held within the framework of EHRI.

Claims Conference fellowships

The Saul Kagan Claims Conference Fellowship for Advanced Shoah Studies

04/09/2017

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) is offering a limited number of fellowships for Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Candidates Conducting Research on the Holocaust.

The application deadline is January 3, 2018 for the Fall 2018 - Summer 2019 funding Year. Maximum Award Amount: $20,000 Per Year.

EHRI Document Blog

New EHRI Blog: “In the Country of Numbers”. Gerardo Nassau’s Unpublished Memoir of Sachsenhausen

22/08/2017

The newest contribution to the EHRI Document Blog comes from Astrid Ley, who takes a close look at the unpublished memoir of Gerardo (Gerhard) Nassau she discovered during her recent EHRI fellowship at The Wiener Library in London.

Wiener Library Job Advertisement - Acquisitions Librarian

21/07/2017

Full-time, permanent post based in Central London, WC1

The Wiener Library is the world’s oldest Holocaust archive and the home of Britain’s largest collection of published and unpublished works, documents and photographs relating to the Nazi era.  We are seeking an Acquisitions Librarian to join the team in a permanent post. For someone with an interest in modern history this is an opportunity to help develop Britain’s foremost collection of printed and audio-visual material regarding the Holocaust, its causes and consequences. As we are a small organisation we are looking for someone who is a good team player willing to be involved in other projects as necessary.

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