Research Workshop Program

The Holocaust, World War II, and Iranian Studies

June 22-26, 2026 Mir-Djalali Institute at the University of Toronto With the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in cooperation with the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto Workshop Co-Conveners: Arash Azizi, Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism, Yale University; Jennifer L. Jenkins, Department of History, University of Toronto; and Lior B. Sternfeld, Department of History, Pennsylvania State University Learn more

2026 International Research Workshops

The Mandel Center will convene two International Research Workshops in the 2026 cycle. Learn about previous workshops.

Romani Responses to Persecution: Transnational Histories of Repression and Resistance (1850–1950)

Moskowitz/Rafalowicz International Research Workshop July 13-24, 2026 Workshop Facilitator:  Adrian-Nicolae Furtună, Romanian Academy and National Centre of Roma Culture, and Verena Meier, University of Heidelberg Application is opening soon

The Social Worlds of Internment: Entangled Histories of Inmates in Concentration Camps (1938–1945)

Jacob and Yetta Gelman International Research Workshop August 3-14, 2026 Workshop Facilitators: Željka Oparnica and Milovan Pisarri, University of Belgrade, in cooperation with ShoahLab – Holocaust Studies Laboratory at the University of Belgrade. Application is opening soon

Contact Us

Contact us at researchworkshops@ushmm.org if you have questions about our upcoming or past programs.