Rachel Seiffert on 'The Dark Room'. Chaired by Professor Robert Eaglestone

The first in the Library's new series 'Writing Wrongs: The Nazi Era in Fiction' examining fiction set in the Nazi era.  Admission is free, but spaces are limited. To reserve a place, please email the Library or call 020 7636 7247.

Rescue and Romance: Love in Word and Deed

A special lecture by Anne Sebba as part of 'Past Caring: A Celebration of Love in History', to celebrate the lives of Ida and Louise Cook and their efforts to rescue Jews from Europe.  Further information will be published in the new year.  Keep an eye on our website for further details.

FilmTalk: Jews Playing Nazis in Hollywood Films - The Ultimate Irony?

As part of our FilmTalk lecture series in partnership with the Leo Baeck Institute, a lecture by Dr Joseph Garncarz, University of Cologne. Admission is free, but please email or call 020 7580 3493 to book a place.

The Wiener Library at Jewish Book Week

Ben Barkow, Director of The Wiener Library, and Dr Klaus Leist will be talking about their new publication, A WWII Diary from Theresienstadt Ghetto. The event will be chaired by Victoria Glendinning. To book for this event, please visit the Jewish Book Week website where details will be published shortly.

A new module from Birkbeck, University of London, in partnership with the Wiener Library. The course begins at The Wiener Library on 12th April 2010, and will take place on Monday evenings. This is proving a very popular course, so to avoid disappointment please book early. For further information on the course, fees and how to enrol, please visit Birkbeck's website.

Many of our friends will be aware of the Library's hunt for a new home following the expiration of our current lease at 4 Devonshire Street.  The Wiener Library is now delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement, subject to contract, with Birkbeck, University of London to purchase a long lease on 29 Russell Square WC2.

Work has already begun on planning for the refurbishment of the building, and the Library will keep its readers fully informed of developments.  The move is expected to take place in Spring 2011, and the Library will remain at 4 Devonshire Street until then.

This December sees the start of the Library's special lecture series 'Writing Wrongs: The Nazi Era in Fiction'.  The one-off series of five lectures will examine contemporary fiction from a historical perspective - pairing award-winning authors with historians to discuss the research and thinking behind their work.

The first lecture in the series features Rachel Seiffert on her Booker short-listed novel The Dark Room, which explores the legacy of Nazi guilt in Germany through the related stories of three 20th Century Germans.  Seiffert will be in conversation with Robert Eaglestone, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Further lectures in the series will feature John Boyne on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, D.M. Thomas on The White Hotel, Philip Kerr on The Bernie Gunther Mysteries and Martin Amis on Time's Arrow.  Further information on the series will be available in the new year and forthcoming lectures will continue to be featured in our e-newsletter.

Applications are now being accepted for the next Graduate Fellowship at The Wiener Library.  The Fellowship provides funding for one individual to complete a three month research project using the Library's extensive collections.  The Fellow will be based at the Library, and will conduct concentrated research into one of a number of selected topics.

The Fellowship will result in a series of short texts to form part of the Library's growing Learning Materials accessible through our website.  Our latest Graduate Fellow, Megan Schmidt, will be publishing her section on Comparative Genocide in the new year.

If you are interested in applying, please see the advertisement online.