Wiener Holocaust Library

The Wiener Holocaust Library was founded in 1933 by Alfred Wiener, a Jewish-German researcher and journalist who escaped Germany as the Nazis rose to power. After establishing the Jewish Central Information Office in Amsterdam, Wiener started collecting documents on anti-Semitism and Nazi persecution across Europe. In 1939, he moved the archive to London, where it continued to grow through documents and eyewitness accounts.

Today, the Library is the world’s oldest archive dedicated to the Holocaust and Nazi era, holding more than two million original items, including publications, photographs, and press cuttings. It is now one of the most extensive archives on the Holocaust and the Nazi era. Its mission is to preserve these collections, support access for researchers and the public, and promote understanding of the Holocaust. Since 2013, it has also been the UK’s sole access point for the ITS Archive, which contains over 100 million pages documenting the persecution of more than 17 million people under the Nazi regime. The Library also runs a public programme of free exhibitions and events.