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.
…Susan Taube, born on January 9, 1926 in Vacha, Germany, discusses her family background; her father Hermann, who owned a general store, and her…
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… grew up in the small town of Vacha in Germany where her family lived for more than 400 years. On this map, the arrow points to Germany. This picture…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1445 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1445
Date:
interview: 1983 April 10
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Lewis Schloss discusses being deported from his hometown in Germany to the ghetto in Riga, Latvia in 1941; the work he performed; the benefits he…
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… is Trudy Schloss. was born March 1924 in Frutshiem Southern Germany. 10 LEWIS SCHLOSS My name is Lewis Schloss. was born May 20 1921. was born in Gos…
…Susan Taube, born on January 9, 1926 in Vacha, Germany, discusses her family background; her father Hermann, who owned a general store, and her…
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… begin with this portrait of Susan Taube born Susan Strauss. Susan grew up in a small town of Vacha in Germany where her family lived for more than 400…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0183 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0399
Date:
interview: 1999 August 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… stayed from August 1944 to March 1945; going on a death march; her liberation in Lauenburg, Germany on March 10, 1945 by the Russian Army; and her…
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… unhappy with it. And fer -- we had books at home, books of -- books which described the situation in Germany after Hitler come -- came to power. It was…
…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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… ethnic Germans back to Germany, the so called Volksdeutsche, people whose families had http://collections.ushmm.org Contact reference@ushmm.org for further…
… his mother in Berlin in May 1946 and left Germany for New York on the American troop carrier “Marine Perch” in February 1947. A resident of New York…
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…, Germany, fall 1945. 2. Photograph of a Chris Lerman standing outside, two soldiers and a man walking behind her, a car is seen parked on the street, a…
…Susan Taube, born on January 9, 1926 in Vacha, Germany, discusses her family background; her father Hermann, who owned a general store, and her…
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…, born Susan Strauss. Susan grew up in a small town of Vacha in Germany, where her family lived for more than 400 years. On this map of Europe, the arrow…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2016.230.1 | RG Number: RG-50.940.0001
Date:
interview: 1994 January 22
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… persons camp in Germany for one year; immigrating to Israel, where they lived in barracks; her husband’s service in the army, after which he become a…
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… weeks by foot, from Germany to Poland, from Poland to Hungary and to Romania. On the roads I also suffered hunger and cold. Nobody wanted to let us into…
…Susan Taube, born on January 9, 1926 in Vacha, Germany, discusses her family background; her father Hermann, who owned a general store, and her…
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… grew up in the small town of Vacha, Germany, where her family lived more than 400 years. On this map of Europe, the arrow points to Germany. This picture…
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.