UPDATE: NEW DEADLINE: DECEMBER 7, 2025 International Summer School „Innovative Perspectives on Holocaust Research: Sources, Methods, and Digital Tools" 5-10 July 2026, Warsaw We invite applications…

The library of the German Historical Institute in Warsaw provides its readers with access to the complete Fortunoff Archive – an invaluable collection of interviews recorded with witnesses and…

At the end of October, Dr Dariusz Adamczyk concluded his long-standing research work at the German Historical Institute in Warsaw. Since 2010, he has been working on various scientific projects, the…

The German Historical Institute Warsaw (GHIW) and the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History Polish Academy of Sciences (IH PAN) invite proposals for the book series “ Poland: Transnational Histories…

The enforcement of Soviet power in Eastern and Central Europe after the end of the Second World War was based on violence and the USSR's monopoly on power. None of the socialist regimes had democratic…

Organizers: Prof. Dr. Ruth Leiserovitz (Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology, Klaipėda University), PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Ulrich Knufinke and Zuzanna Światowy, "(Bet Tfila - Research Unit…

Volumes 1 + 2 of our series “Poland: Transnational Histories” are now available in paperback! If you are wondering what the books are about and why they are worth reading, check out the reviews that…

International Conference | May 26 – 28, 2026 | Prague The Prague Branch of the German Historical Institute Warsaw (Part of the Max Weber Foundation), in cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities at…

Max Weber Foundation’s Tandem Scholarships in Entangled East Central European History – General Information The German Historical Institute Warsaw (GHI) and the Research Centre Ukraine in Lviv (RCU) –…

The application deadline for scholarships for the 2026 summer semester is September 30. The German Historical Institute Warsaw (GHI) offers scholarships to researchers whose work aligns with the…

Migration in Europe has garnered significant media attention in recent years. In this lecture series, we draw on historical and contemporary examples from Central Europe, presenting them within their…

Job offer: Research fellow The German Historical Institute (GHI) Warsaw, a research institute of the public-law Max Weber Foundation, is seeking to employ a research fellow on or after 1 November 2025…