Information: March 26-28: Library closed

As the Library staff attends the 39th annual conference of the memorial site libraries in Hamburg/Neuengamme, the Joseph Wulf Library will not open on March 26-28. The usual opening hours will resume on Monday 31 March.

Joseph Wulf Library

The Joseph Wulf Library collects books, periodicals, film and audio recordings on subjects relevant to the memorial and educational site. The collection is available to seminar groups and visitors free of charge.

Link to the library catalogue and film data base

Most holdings are freely accessible. In addition to current research literature, they include historical sources, survivor accounts, memorial books, regional history studies and educational material – in various languages and forms (print, digital, film).

Focus of the Collection

  • History and culture of European Jewry
  • Persecution and murder of the Jews in Europe and other victim groups 
  • National Socialist society 
  • Resistance and exile
  • Culture of remembrance and coming to terms with the Nazi past after 1945
  • Antisemitism, racism, right-wing extremism

Use

You are welcome to visit our library and use our resources from Monday to Friday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) 

Our books can be borrowed over the weekend. Films can be watched at the library, but due to copyright reasons cannot be borrowed or copied. 

Feel free to use our individual and group workspaces (with free WIFI). A book scanner is available. You can use it free of charge within the copyrights limits with a USB stick (bring your own).

Current Information

Library Internships

We offer internships of 8-12 weeks as part of vocational training (FaMI) or specialised studies (library and information studies). We look forward to your application!

Contact

Joseph Wulf Library
+49 (0) 30 2179986 31
write an e-mail

Networks

The Joseph Wulf Library is a member of various working groups, consortiums and union catalogues: