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How Iraqi Jewish Victims Challenge Definitions of the Holocaust

Written by Hannah Randall and Dr Chelsea Sambells
June 1, 2022

Over two days of violence in 1941, the Jews of Baghdad faced a violent pogrom at the hands of pro-Nazi supporters. Despite being victims of such antisemitism and persecution, the victims of the Farhud (meaning … Keep reading

‘Was Hitler Jewish?’ – The Hitler Conspiracies

Written by Hannah Randall
May 3, 2022

The leader of the Nazi Party and the man ultimately responsible for the Holocaust: Adolf Hitler. He has inspired many conspiracies over time as people try to understand how an ordinary person can incite a … Keep reading

The Legacy of Schindler’s List

Written by Harriet Mann
April 26, 2022

Schindler’s List debuted in 1993 and remains one of the most highly recognised Holocaust films almost 30 years later. The film is based on ‘Schindler’s Ark’ by Thomas Keneally (1982), a historical non-fiction novel which … Keep reading

The Ability to Work: New Perspectives on the Holocaust

Written by Jonny Hudson
March 15, 2022

In a previous blog, A Brief History of the First Nazi Gas Chambers, I looked at the development of gas chambers as a method for mass killing during the Third Reich. Although initially used to … Keep reading

The Audioguide as an Art Commission

Written by Paula Kolar
February 25, 2022

Artists Linda O Keefe and Louise Wilson have begun following the traces of history in our archive, reflecting on what is present in our collection, but also what is absent: memories of sound, lost evidence, and impalpable stories of making new lives in England’s North. Keep reading

Remembering the Camps

Written by Dr Chelsea Sambells and Hannah Randall
February 9, 2022

Travelling Historians, Hannah and Chelsea, have visited various concentration camps and today’s blog explores their experiences. Given how these upsetting landscapes of genocide have now turned into tourist hotspots, they ask: What is the etiquette … Keep reading

Flight to China in the Year of the Tiger: 1938

Written by Hari Jonkers
February 3, 2022

As we welcome a new Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, we remember another significant Tiger year: 1938. This was when the Japanese occupied Shanghai and the city became the unlikely destination of … Keep reading

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