The Holocaust: Global Perspectives and National Narratives
1-4 November 2018

The Fifteenth Biennial Lessons and Legacies Conference, sponsored by the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University and Washington University in St. Louis, invites scholars to submit proposals for papers, panels, posters, workshops, and seminars. Proposals should relate to recent issues and advances in Holocaust scholarship and conform broadly to the conference theme, “Global Perspectives and National Narratives.” We welcome submissions that utilize various methodologies and perspectives. Proposals that address broad explanatory frameworks, representation and memory, and from disciplines other than history are strongly encouraged.
Submission Deadline: 1 December 2017

On October 23–25, 2017, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted the EHRI-sponsored international workshop “Standing up to Scrutiny: Authenticating Holocaust Documentation.” Curators, archivists, conservators, and scholars from Europe, Israel, and the United States presented case studies on objects, textiles, photographs, and film.

The editorial staff of the journal Holocaust: Studies and Materials and EHRI partner The Polish Center for Holocaust Research Association decided to establish the Israel Gutman Prize for the author of the best scholarly article about the Holocaust. They invite representatives of scholarly journals and academic milieus to nominate candidates for the Prize. The deadline for nominations is 5 November 2017. The Israel Gutman Prize has been created with the aim of supporting and encouraging all research on the Holocaust, but has the special goal of crediting the work of young scholars.

One of EHRI's partners in the UK, The Wiener Library, is looking for a Head of Collections. The Wiener Library is located in London and is Britain’s largest archive on the Holocaust and Nazi era and modern genocide. Founded in 1933 in Amsterdam the Library’s holdings span all types of resources, focusing on the Holocaust, its causes and consequences. The collections are continuing to grow through donations and acquisitions.