Scholars' Meeting – The Impact of October 7 and the War on Holocaust Memory
On November 17, 2025, a scholars’ meeting was held at the Wiener Library on the subject of the impact of October 7 and the ensuing war on Holocaust memory. The event was organized in cooperation with the University of Haifa and the Institute for the History of Polish Jewry and Israel–Poland Relations.
The Impact of October 7 and the War on Holocaust Memory
10:30 – Gathering and opening remarks
10:45 – First session: Comparing the events of October 7 to the Holocaust
- Opening remarks: Prof. Hanna Yablonka
- Discussion accompanied by visual examples, media materials, and interviews with survivors
12:30 – Lunch Break
13:15 – Second session: Analogies, comparisons, and uses of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany in the wake of the October 7 war
- Opening remarks: Prof. Havi Dreifuss
- Examination of responses to the international campaign for Holocaust education
- Discussion accompanied by examples
