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Official account of the Beyond Camps and Forced Labour International Conference, highlighting new interdisciplinary research on survivors of Nazi persecution. wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-…

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Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership @hgrporg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Congratulations to the organisers and presenters at the 8th International and Interdisciplinary Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social ! It hosted over 200 scholars from around the world, including from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
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EHRI @ehri-project.eu · 12/01/2026
Beyond Camps and Forced Labor @bcflconference.bsky.social was a great conference in London last week. Many thanks to the organisers! EHRI was present in the panel on Friday about 'Early Holocaust Testimony. Unlocking collections in East-Central Europe'. wienerholocaustlibrary.org/wp-content/u...
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Andrea Löw @andrealoew.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Drei spannende Tage mit vielen interessanten Vorträgen und guten Gesprächen auf der Konferenz @bcflconference.bsky.social in der Wiener Library und Birkbeck, University of London sowie einem Abendempfang in der Deutschen Botschaft, bei dem ich Chair sein durfte, liegen hinter mir.
Ich stehe am Rednerpult in der Deutschen Botschaft Plakat der Konferenz Gebäude der Wiener LibraryCampus Birkbeck, University of London
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
In one our final sessions of the day featuring Professor Natalia Aleksiun, Professor Lisa Peschel, Professor Sara Sewell, and Professor Anna Shternshis on emotions in postwar ego-documents. The room is packed and standing room only! We are in for an incredibly engaging last panel.
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Kicking off day 3 with a full room for a panel on unlocking early Holocaust testimony in east-central Europe, using digital methods for historical research. Bright and early for computational linguistics and digital humanities!
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A lively, engaging, warm and intellectually rich keynote from Prof Debórah Dwork of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity, Graduate Center @cuny.edu this evening, led in conversation by Prof Dan Stone. Thank you, Prof Dwork!
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Starting now, our keynote event for the evening: Professor Deborah Dwork, director of of the CHGCAH at CUNY, in conversation with Professor Dan Stone, director of @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social, chaired by @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Acting Co-Director Dr @ceschmidt.bsky.social !
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A fascinating panel on spatial history, remembrance, representation and marginalised voices with (l to r) Dan Stone, Lavinia Munteanu, Jacob Flaws, Janek Gryta and Cailee Davis now in discussion
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
MSCA Fellow Aisling Shalvey of University College Cork now speaking on post-war healthcare experiences of child survivors of the Holocaust, the final paper of four in a thought provoking panel on child survivors!
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Good morning, day two of Beyond Camps! Another day full of groundbreaking new research in the field. To start the morning, currently in a panel on “Memory, testimony, and remembrance” hearing from Alisa Miller of Vilnius University on collective memory of the Kovno Ghetto.
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Thank you to Ambassador Baumann @uk.diplo.de for hosting conference participants and special guests tonight. We had a lovely time continuing the fascinating conversations from the conference and hearing from Ben Barkow, former @wienerlibrary.bsky.social director. Thank you again!
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Emmanuelle Moscovitz @yadvashem.bsky.social describing the forgotten survivors of French camps, many of them elderly, and the role of chaplain rabbis immediately after the war who assisted them
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Hearing now from Oxford University DPhil student Leah Schreiber on Hasidic revival in the displaced person camps, an important and necessary exploration of Jewish religious life in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Just heard a very interesting paper on building a history of pink triangle prisoners from the information held by the @arolsenarchives.bsky.social by Royal Holloway PhD Student Lewis Champion, a part of a larger (packed!) panel on the role of digital humanities and AI in Holocaust research!
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We’re hearing now from Mateusz Majman on the memory of survival among mountain Jews in Soviet territory through close, critical reading of testimony
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Now starting a standing-room only panel on surviving and survivors with Daan de Leeuw’s fascinating paper on social relations of Dutch Jewish slave labourers and their memories of their experiences
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
And we begin! Acting Co-Director of the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Dr @ceschmidt.bsky.social giving the first opening remarks, followed shortly by Professor David Feldman, Director of @bisa-bkk.bsky.social !
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Last chance to register for this year’s Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference! We gather tomorrow! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social @lbilondon.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social
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Dr. Jacob Flaws @jacobflaws.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Heading to London for @bcflconference.bsky.social!! Excited to present research that may end up being book #2!!
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Tickets now available for Beyond Camps and Forced Labour 2026, co-hosted by the Library in the new year. We can't wait to welcome you all for what promises to be a fascinating conference. Find out more and register via our website 🔗 wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r...
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The programme and registration is LIVE! wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r... fees: £120 3 days; £60 single day. Subsidised tickets avail for PhD students. Register now! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social @lbilondon.bsky.social
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Institut für Zeitgeschichte München−Berlin @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Die interdisziplinäre @bcflconference.bsky.social bringt Forschende zusammen, die sich mit den Erfahrungen aller Überlebenden nationalsozialistischer Verfolgung beschäftigen. Mit dabei: das Zentrum für Holocauststudien am #IfZ. See you in London! wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r...
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Last weeks to apply! @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social @lbilondon.bsky.social
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Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership @hgrporg.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Christine Schmidt @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, Dan Stone @royalholloway.bsky.social and Suzanne Bardgett (Imperial War Museum) have just published their newest edited volume! Congratulations to the editors and we look forward to learning more about post-war experiences in this volume.
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Inspired? Don’t forget to apply to participate in the 2026 Beyond Camps and Forced Labour conference by 31 March: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r...
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
📢New Book!📢 The edited volume Survivors of Nazi Persecution is out now, including a selection of cutting-edge research presented at the 2023 conference: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Survivors of Nazi Persecution
This book, from the Beyond Camps and Forced Labour conference, covers Holocaust Studies' postwar focus and international impacts.
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Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
📢 New CFP! 📢 Pleased to announce the 8th Beyond Camps & Forced Labour Conference is now accepting applications. Deadline 31 March 2025. bit.ly/BCFL2026 Pls share widely!
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