Crimes Uncovered. The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers

Between 1939 and 1945, the Nazis murdered six million Jews. The Holocaust was aimed at the destruction of Jewish life and Jewish culture. The perpetrators sought to erase all traces of the crime.  From the onset Jewish citizens joined in their efforts to counteract this “final solution”. They documented the deeds, collected facts and secured traces. They founded archives and research groups and formed commissions. These continued their work after the end of the war. They wanted to remember the murdered, explore the Shoah, bring the perpetrators to justice, and at the same time make another genocide impossible.

They denied the criminals an ultimate triumph: The million-fold murder defied oblivion. Instead, it bore consequences: books, memorials, research institutes, court cases and last but not least the UN Genocide Convention of 1948. These were the formidable result of their passionate commitment.

Their efforts shaped the foundation of our current knowledge of the Holocaust. The exhibition commemorates the life and work of twenty of these pioneers of Holocaust research.

Curators

Nicole Calian, PhD

Lea Feibusch

Nora Huberty

Till Stumpf

Dr. Barbara Warnock

Romina Wiegemann

Concept and scientific direction 

Dr. Hans-Christian Jasch

Prof. Dr. Stephan Lehnstaedt

Management

Maximilian Jung

Editorial office

Kathrin Janzen

Maximilian Jung

Translations

Nicole Calian, PhD

Olivia Feldman

Maximilian Jung

Design

mono.studio

An exhibition of the memorial and educational institution Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz and Touro College Berlin in cooperation with the Wiener Library London.

The exhibition is shown in Vienna on the initiative of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute.