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: 2006.70.154 | RG Number: RG-50.583.0154
Date:
interview: 1989 August 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
… consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
… Jewish home around the Silesian region of central Europe. In late 1945, they were sent to a displaced persons camp in Bad Reichenhall, Germany through…
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… were sent to a displaced persons camp in Bad Reichenhall, Germany through arrangements made by the UNRA. Serafina and Bola stayed in that camp for…
…). In 1946, the family fled west through Czechoslovakia. From there they made their way to Germany and eventually arrived at the Ulm displaced persons…
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… made their way to Germany and eventually arrived at the Ulm displaced persons camp. There Ignaz studied bookkeeping in an ORT school (Organization for…
… the camp was shut down, Ludwig went a DP camp in Salzburg, Austria. From there he went to the Zeilsheim DP camp near Frankfurt, Germany. In 1947, he…
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… camp in Salzburg, Austria. From there he went to the Zeilsheim DP camp near Frankfurt, Germany. In 1947, he immigrated to the United States on the SS…
… September 1939, in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Germany invaded western Poland while the Soviet army annexed eastern Poland. Lwów was…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.62 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0062
Date:
interview: 1992 June 10
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
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…. 1.23 Polish politics before World War II, roots of anti-Semitism. 1.27 Rumors in the youth movements about the happenings in Germany. 1.29 Beginning…
… September 1939, in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Germany invaded western Poland while the Soviet army annexed eastern Poland. Lwów was…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2015.103.3 | RG Number: RG-50.865.0003
Date:
interview: 2006 October 23
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…; being sent to Mannheim, Germany; meeting a woman in Czechoslovakia; working for a newspaper in New York; his view of Holocaust deniers; how he didn’t want…
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.