The Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw: Custodian of a 1000 Year History

Please join us for a Lecture by Dr Michał Trębacz, acting Director of Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw.

The history of the Jewish Historical Institute (JHI) is closely intertwined with the history of the Jewish community in Poland. The JHI has been documenting and researching this often-difficult past for decades. Established after the Holocaust, its mission was to collect testimonies from survivors and to preserve the memory of those who perished. The Institute's collections, developed over the years, represent its most valuable asset.

Among these collections, the most significant is the Warsaw Ghetto Archive, also known as the Ringelblum Archive. However, this remarkable collection is just one of many valuable sources kept in the storage rooms of the Institute. What other treasures does the Jewish Historical Institute hold? How has the Institute contributed to modern Jewish research methodologies? What role does the JHI play today in Warsaw and beyond?

Underground is on display in Alter Family Special Exhibition Gallery at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum from 17 November 2024 to 30 March 2025.

Underground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto is presented in partnership with the Jewish Historical Institute, Poland, the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland, and the Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism, Germany.