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Dr Uta Rautenberg

@utarautenberg.bsky.social
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Holocaust, Jewish, gender and queer History, genocide, feminism. Author of ‘Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps’. Educator and senior leader at secondary level in England. My views are my own.

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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 14h
Were the "asocials" and "criminal" prisoners in the concentration camps victims? Apparently, we need to have that discussion again. Hape Kerkeling, the German queer comedian, spoke in Erfurt last week and demanded the ban on the AfD due to the party's relativization of Nazi crimes.
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Dr Uta Rautenberg @utarautenberg.bsky.social · 5h
It has arrived! ‘Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camp’ is here and I could not be more grateful to @uoftpress.bsky.social , @sshapiro-editor.bsky.social and so many others! Available here utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.... or in a bookstore near you!
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Uta Rautenberg introduces her book on 13 January @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @utarautenberg.bsky.social wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...
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GSFLS | Global Summit 2026 @lgbtqstudies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
16 DAYS LEFT! Join the 11th Global Summit on Feminist & LGBTQ+ Studies 2026! 📅 Sept 24–25 | 📍 Berlin, Germany 💻 Hybrid Event Share your research & ideas! Submit your abstract and register now. 🌐 genderandfeminist.com #FeministStudies #LGBTQStudies #GenderStudies
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In the years after the Holocaust, survivors created yizker bikher — memorial books dedicated to the towns and communities that had been destroyed In her book, Paper Tombs: Post-Holocaust Memorial Books and Prewar Jewish Life, Jennifer Rich explores these extraordinary works of collective memory...
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new open access article co-authored by our Co-Director Dr Christine Schmidt, is available now via the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Journal. Find out more and read the full article now ⬇️ wienerholocaustlibrary.org/2026/07/08/a...
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Dr Uta Rautenberg @utarautenberg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Index created, final proofing done! The publication of my book is so close now!
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A new open access article co-authored by our Co-Director Dr Christine Schmidt, is available now via the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Journal. Find out more and read the full article now ⬇️
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A new publication explores the role of Holocaust-era letters from our archive
A new open access article draws on the remarkable Holocaust-era letters we hold, contributing to a new tranche of research on this under-utilised collection.
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Christine Schmidt @ceschmidt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Honoured to share a panel with Jennifer Geddes, @pdavies.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social for @biajs.bsky.social! With special thanks to @bryan-cheyette.bsky.social for excellent chairing and to @ankahajkova.bsky.social for bringing us all together in smart conversation and solidarity.
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Do you have your ticket yet?!
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hamburg, 7. Juli:
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
If you are in Leeds on 6 October, @krheyam.bsky.social and @helencfinch.bsky.social will be discussing with me People Without History Are Dust thebookishtype.co.uk/products/que...
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Queer History Club: People Without History Are Dust - Queer Desire and
People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire and the Holocaust Where are the stories of great queer love in the Shoah? There are almost none. Anna Hájková explains why the history of same-sex desire ...
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Join us on 16 July for the launch of a new Holocaust Studies special issue on queer experiences during the Holocaust at which we will hear from a panel of editors and contributors to the special issue including Helen Finch, Rosie Ramsden, Matt Smith, and William Jones. Free tickets:
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Special Issue Launch: Queer Experiences in the Holocaust - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Join us for the launch of a new Holocaust Studies special issue on queer experiences during the Holocaust at which we will hear from a panel of editors and contributors to the special issue including…
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Dr Uta Rautenberg @utarautenberg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Book Talk coming up! Wiener Library, 23rd September, 6:30-8pm! wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t... Looking forward!! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @williamrossjones.bsky.social
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Book Talk - Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps: Perceptions in Prisoner Narratives, by Dr Uta Rautenberg - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Join us for an evening talk by Dr Uta Rautenberg on her new book Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps, a seminal study of the often-stigmatised topic of homophobia among prisoners in Nazi camps.
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Last night Professor Mary Fulbrook delivered the 6th Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture. She spoke to a packed audience about her research into the communities and groups who refused to look the other way during the Holocaust... wienerholocaustlibrary.org/2026/05/19/a...
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Professor Mary Fulbrook explores 'islands of compassion in a sea of hostility' for Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Professor Mary Fulbrook delivered this year's Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture, exploring experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust across Europe.
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Happening next week! Don't miss a fascinating free evening talk about the experience of Nazi slave labourers on the Channel Islands Tickets available here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/exhibi...
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Exhibition Talk - A Proximity to Violence: What Channel Islands’ labourers experienced in Alderney, by Gilly Carr - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Join us for a special presentation by Dr Gilly Carr highlighting aspects of our newest exhibition Nazi Slave Labour: Perpetrators and Victims.
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Happy birthday, Anne Frank, whose short life was part of queer history. #pridemonth
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I will be talking about queer Holocaust history in the age of extreme right at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social on 30 June. I am grateful to @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social for the invitation; I admire the Birkbeck colleagues deeply, speaking there has been my long standing dream. bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/people...
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People without history are dust: queer desire and the Holocaust | Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism
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Dr Uta Rautenberg @utarautenberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The proofs are in!! Not long now until the publication of Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps!
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Liebe Hamburger*innen, ich wollte Euch gerne zu meiner Buchvorstellung am 7. Juli einladen organisiert von Stiftung Hamburger Gedenkstätten und Lernorte @neuengamme-mem.bsky.social www.gedenkstaetten-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...
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Das letzte Ghetto. Eine Alltagsgeschichte von Theresienstadt
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Sébastien Tremblay @sebboo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In December @sarahfren.bsky.social and I are inviting you to Geneva to discuss Europeanization, mobility, and the teaching of European History in a global perspective. Here's our CfP 👇 The deadline for your abstracts is June 10. Looking forward to discussing our teaching with all of you 🤗
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Europeanization through Mobility? Teaching the Social and Cultural History of Europe in the Context of Borders and Migration from the End of the 19th Century to the Present
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What happened after liberation when Jewish survivors tried to reclaim what had been stolen from them? Join us for an event with Adena J. Bernstein as she discusses her new book, Stolen Legacies: The Fight for Nazi-Looted Art 📅 4 June, 6:30 - 8pm 📍 The Wiener Holocaust Library 🎫
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Book Talk - Stolen Legacies: The Fight for Nazi-Looted Art, by Adena Bernstein - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Drawing from her book Stolen Legacies, author and prosecutor Adena J. Bernstein explores how restitution processes frequently placed impossible burdens on those who had already lost…
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A series of evening events throughout the run of our latest exhibition will see experts on the subject from around the world offer their perspective on aspects of the display. Find out more and sign up for free tickets:
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Nazi Slave Labour: Perpetrators and Victims - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Between 1939 and 1945, 20 million individuals were exploited as slave and forced labourers by the Nazi regime. This exhibition will explore how perpetrators profited off and exploited slave…
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Samuel Huneke @schuneke.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It’s officially publication day!!
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EHRI-UK @ehri-uk.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📢 Paid student summer placement opportunity (London area)🔊 @wienerlibrary.bsky.social is hosting a 150-hours work placement. This would suit a student of Library and Information Studies with some volunteering experience in libraries. ⏳ Apply by Sunday 19 April 2026 ❗ www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac...
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Our current exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust, is closing in one week! Visit Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm to see this fascinating display including never before seen sources from our archive.
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Parkes Institute @parkesinstitute.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Our next event is the annual Howard Rein Memorial Lecture. Join @yairwallach.bsky.social (@soasuni.bsky.social) for a talk on 'Ashkenazi Medical professionals in the Arab Middle East: Rethinking the stories we know'. 📍 Hybrid 📅 Tues 5 May, 6pm (BST) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ashkenazi-...
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Ashkenazi Medical professionals in the Arab Middle East
Rethinking the stories we know. Please join us for a talk with Yair Wallach for the Annual Howard Rein Memorial Lecture
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
My friend Flora Cassen will present her new book 'Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism' @uoftpress.bsky.social in London on 11 May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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BOOK LAUNCH: 'Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism'
Flora Cassen will talk about her new book. Tickets include a copy of the book, nibbles and a glass of wine.
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
📣 Launching next week! We're excited to be hosting this fascinating collaborative display exploring one person's experience of violence, loss and forced relocation under the Khmer Rouge. Join us for the launch or pop in and see the exhibition next week: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/h...
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Hidden: Photography and displacement under the Khmer Rouge   - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Hidden is a long-term collaborative project by Charles Fox and Prum Sisaphantha, also known as Pantha. The exhibition follows Pantha’s personal journey during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia (1975–...
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Not all lesbians are heroines, and not all lesbian stories are of people seeing them positively. @utarautenberg.bsky.social book will tell some hard hitting histories utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
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Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps - University of Toronto Press
Perceptions in Prisoner Narratives
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Justin Bengry @justinbengry.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
OUT NOW: The Queer Scrapbook tells our history through the playful, messy, personal stories we save. Huge thanks to MUP and 'dream team' co-editors Matt Cook, Rebecca Jennings and E-J Scott. Check out the book, recommend it, and please share widely! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/
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Manchester University Press - A queer scrapbook
A queer scrapbook - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of A queer scrapbook by Justin Bengry
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GSFLS | Global Summit 2026 @lgbtqstudies.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Join global voices shaping gender, equality, and inclusion 🌍 11th Global Summit on Feminist and LGBTQ+ Studies 📍 Berlin | 🌐 Hybrid 📅 24–25 Sept 2026 Share research, connect, and drive impact across disciplines. 🔗 genderandfeminist.com #FeministStudies #LGBTQStudies #GenderEquality #Conference2026
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Christine Schmidt @ceschmidt.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Honoured and delighted to have launched our new edited volume, Older Jews and the Holocaust, this week @lbilondon.bsky.social! With huge gratitude to them, especially Dr Magda Wrobel and @joannasliwa24.bsky.social @claims-conference.bsky.social for all their work planning this terrific event!
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Die jüdische Wochenmagazin Tachles berichtet über den National Jewish Book award für Menschen ohne Geschichte sind Staub. Die Preisverleihung ist morgen abend und die deutsche Ausgabe seit letzter Woche wieder im Handel erhältlich. www.tachles.ch/artikel/kult...
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Die Historikerin Anna Hájková ist mit dem National Jewish Book Award ausgezeichnet worden, wie der Jewish Book Council bekannt gab. Hájková erhielt den Preis in der Kategorie Holocaust Studies f...
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Fans of @schuneke.bsky.social (which is to say, all of us) should listen! @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Episode 128 -- Queer Women in Nazi Germany
Podcast Episode · In Bed With The Right · March 24 · 1h 5m
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University of Toronto Press @uoftpress.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Congratulations to @ankahajkova.bsky.social, whose book People without History Are Dust has won the National Jewish Book Award (Holocaust category). This book magnificently reframes Holocaust history by centering queer desire and intimacy. @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social #BookAward #JewishHistory
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
On Yom Hashoah, I am speaking with my friend Dr Rabbi Kamila Kopřivová at the Westminster synagogue. Now co-sponsored by the Czech Centre. Book your tickets in the link london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/p...
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EHRI @ehri-project.eu · 10/02/2026
EHRI-PL Call for Papers | International #Conference “Documenting the Holocaust: #Testimonies as Historical Evidence” Date: June 16–17, 2026 | Location: The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland | Language: English | Deadline for applications: March 31, 2026
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"The Holocaust was not only perpetuated by ideologues but also carried out through bureaucratic means.” Our acting Co-Director @ceschmidt.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com for this fascinating feature out today ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/w...
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How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Today, 82 years ago, the SS separated half of the Theresienstadt Family Camp, the BIIb section of Auschwitz Birkenau. Those 3700 people who arrived six months earlier and were still alive from the original 5000 were sent to gas chambers and murdered.
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
PhDs and ECRs are invited to join our next PhD and a Cup of Tea Online seminar! 📍 Jewish slave labour and the SS concentration camp system through a spatial lens - Part of our latest series, Spatial Histories of the Holocaust 📅 March 10, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm 💻 Online Book now:
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PhD and a Cup of Tea: Jewish Slave Labour and the SS Concentration Camp System Through a Spatial Lens - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Part of our PhD and a Cup of Tea series of academic seminars, Daan de Leeuw will discuss how Dutch Jewish slave labourers experienced frequent relocations, and how they managed life in the…
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Dr Uta Rautenberg @utarautenberg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Congratulations on this award, @ankahajkova.bsky.social ! A much-deserved honour!
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Dr Uta Rautenberg @utarautenberg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Six months until the publication of ‘Homophobia in Nazi Concentration Camps’ with @uoftpress.bsky.social The book is an analysis of queer experiences and accusations through the lens of prisoner perceptions. Pre-order now wherever you buy books!
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
NB: Just a few years ago, pretty much all queer organizations commemorated #HMD. And then most stopped. Among the Holocaust victims were also tens of thousands of queer & trans people persecuted for their sexuality - and millions of Jews. Shame that solidarity is lost in post Oct 7 politicization.
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I will have this book event next week on Tuesday in London. In person, in Finchley: www.paperlesspost.com/go/5DWDypqTg...
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You're invited to "Yad Vashem UK & Keshet UK Book Club event." Tap here to RSVP - Paperless Post Flyer
“People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust” by Dr. Anna Hajkova This book reveals the lives of those persecuted both as Jews and as quee…
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I just learned that "People without History Are Dust" is shortlisted for the National Jewish Book award. Alongside other fantastic books, such as that of my dear friend Kasia Person -- we are siblings at @uoftpress.bsky.social. www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/75t...
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75th Nation­al Jew­ish Book Awards Shortlist
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University of Toronto Press @uoftpress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Congratulations to @ankahajkova.bsky.social & Katarzyna Person! People Without History Are Dust & The Hour of Revenge have been shortlisted for the National Jewish Book Awards, Nonfiction. Vital works reshaping Jewish history & Holocaust memory: bit.ly/4jIqG5J @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social
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75th Nation­al Jew­ish Book Awards Shortlist
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Nina Paulovicova @ninjak.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Today is the official publication day of our Shattered Liberation co-edited volume. It is open access and already available for free download in your libraries. This book wouldn't be possible without the expertise and perseverance of our brilliant contributors. www.press.purdue.edu/9781626712195/
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Shattered Liberation
Shattered Liberation: Sexualized Violence Against Holocaust Survivors, 1943–1946 challenges the notion of joyous liberation of Holocaust survivors by the R...
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Ben Gidley @bengidley.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Letter now republished by #LeftRenewal leftrenewal.org/statements-e... and @ukfost.bsky.social ukfost.co.uk/holocaust-st... Cc @edgyjewishthinking.bsky.social @duhaut.bsky.social @evafrojmovic0.bsky.social @guesnet.bsky.social @clairelefoll.bsky.social @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social
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An open letter to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust – 18 December 2025 – Left Renewal Blog
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Hanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Interview übrigens hier zu sehen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gka7...
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Sexy Rassismus: Dagmar Herzog Zerlegt die Körperpolitik der AfD
YouTube video by Nullpunkt – mit Hanno Hauenstein
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