About this Event
EHRI-UK Seminar: Holocaust-related and Jewish refugee collections at Queen’s University Belfast Special Collections & Archives - This in-person seminar will explore the provenance and development of Holocaust-related collections at QUB Special Collections and will introduce the work of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, including opportunities for training and fellowships.
Thursday 23 April 2026, 13:00-15:30 (with light lunch for registered attendees from 12:00), Auditorium, McClay Library, Queen’s University Belfast
The event is free, but registration is necessary.
Agenda
13:00 Welcome and introduction: Professor Olwen Purdue, Director of QUB Centre for Public History
13:15 Introduction to Jewish collections at QUB Special Collections & Archives: Deirdre Wildy, Head of Special Collections & Archives
13:45 Connecting, cataloguing and translating Holocaust and refugee letters - Developing the Rabbi Jacob Shachter collection: Dr Pamela Linden Aveyard, Project Assistant, EHRI-UK
14:15 Introduction to EHRI-ERIC and work with partners in Northern Ireland: Dr Rachel Pistol, Director, EHRI-UK
14: 45 Questions and discussion: chaired by Professor Olwen Purdue
15:15 Closing remarks: Professor Peter Gray, Director of QUB Institute of Irish Studies
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The McClay Library, 10 College Park Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
