EHRI-UK Seminar: Holocaust collections at Queen’s University Belfast

EHRI-UK Seminar: Holocaust-related and Jewish refugee collections at Queen’s University Belfast Special Collections & Archives - This in-person seminar will explore the provenance and development of Holocaust-related collections at QUB Special Collections and will introduce the work of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, including opportunities for training and fellowships.

Thursday 23 April 2026, 13:00-15:30 (with light lunch for registered attendees from 12:00), Auditorium, McClay Library, Queen’s University Belfast

The event is free, but registration is necessary.

Agenda

13:00 Welcome and introduction: Professor Olwen Purdue, Director of QUB Centre for Public History

13:15 Introduction to Jewish collections at QUB Special Collections & Archives: Deirdre Wildy, Head of Special Collections & Archives

13:45 Connecting, cataloguing and translating Holocaust and refugee letters - Developing the Rabbi Jacob Shachter collection: Dr Pamela Linden Aveyard, Project Assistant, EHRI-UK

14:15 Introduction to EHRI-ERIC and work with partners in Northern Ireland: Dr Rachel Pistol, Director, EHRI-UK

14: 45 Questions and discussion: chaired by Professor Olwen Purdue

15:15 Closing remarks: Professor Peter Gray, Director of QUB Institute of Irish Studies

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