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.
… letters were sent to their cousin, Masha Glicenstein, who had immigrated to Palestine in 1937. The letters describe their own Holocaust experiences and…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1179 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1179
Date:
interview: 1989 May 08
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… the fate of his mother who perished; his life after liberation in Austria; his immigration to the United States in 1949; and his training as a cantor.…
…; being forced to resign and immigrating to the United States, where he has conducted many retreats; his nomination as an Outstanding Educator of America in…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.97 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0097
Date:
interview: 1993 July 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, Russian, and French. Interviews include survivors of the Holocaust who immigrated to Israel.…
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… Engineering to prepare for immigration to Israel. 23.13 Bund had great influence in Benjamin’s city. 25.48 The idea of refuge in Madagascar was talked about. 26…
… couple moved to Straubing. They immigrated to the United States with the help of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, sailing from Bremerhaven to New…
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… couple moved to Straubing. They immigrated to the United States with the help of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, sailing from Bremerhaven to New…
… then immigrated to Australia in 1948. She studied medicine in Syndey, Australia. In 1951 Edith married Friedrich Kramer (b. 1902), a Czech musician who…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.338.38 | RG Number: RG-50.037.0038
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… for a displaced persons camp for six months; immigrating to the United States where he had an uncle in Buffalo, NY and having two sister come to New…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.290 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0290
Date:
interview: 1996 August 30
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, Russian, and French. Interviews include survivors of the Holocaust who immigrated to Israel.…
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… aliyah) where he taught Hebrew and studied, as did his brother. He also met his future wife there. Move to Palestine/Israel In 1947 he immigrated to…
… kitchen. Masza eventually moved to Israel and started a family at kibbutz Gan Shmuel, and Rosa Zalc-Gerstein immigrated to the United States. Irena Urbach…
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…-Gerstein immigrated to the United States. Irena Urbach was honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among Nations. Scope and content of collection The Urbach…
use: approximately 1941 October-approximately 1945 May 08
… 1947, when he was able to return to the Netherlands. Arie operated a clothing factory in Amsterdam before immigrating to the United States. He departed…
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.