The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.145 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0145
Date:
interview: 1991 October 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… 19, 1991 SUBJECT HEADINGS WorldWar 1939-1945 – Germany WorldWar-1939-1945– Personal narrative, Jewish, Female Germany - History - Kristallnacht, 1938…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.155 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0155
Date:
interview: 1999 October 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… in war-torn Hongkew. When her mother died of an infection in 1940, Ursula became the housekeeper and assistant in her father’s successful tailor shop…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.147 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0147
Date:
interview: 1991 October 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… Josef's that came after the First, after the WorldWar, First WorldWar, you know? It... EA: And his name was? LA: Ignatz. EA: Ignatz. LA: Yeah. EA: So…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.146 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0146
Date:
interview: 1999 October 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… summary which was produced in partnership with Gratz College. Interviewee: AWIN, Ilse Date: October 14, 1999 SUBJECT HEADINGS WorldWar 1939-1945 – Germany…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.789 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0789
Date:
interview: 2003 July 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… into Shanghai on the 16th of August, 1939. And the 3rd of September, the war started. So we just got out in time. I should say. Now you went by way of…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2006.32 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0504
Date:
interview: 2006 February 24
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… accuracy. USHMM Archives RG-50.030*0504 2 A: In a town called Liegnitz, which was Germany at the time. It became part of Poland after WorldWar ІІ. It’s now…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.306.106 | RG Number: RG-50.694.0106
Date:
interview: 1996 October 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai.…
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… the First WorldWar. And he was very proud of it, one of those. But besides that, he was very Jewish. It was a very funny combination. He didn't see any…
These additional online resources from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history.
Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution.
Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.