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.
… Margit’s sister Helén’s (1900-1944) husband Géza Abelesz (1896-1944).
Their business was forced to close in 1940 after new laws prohibited Jews from the…
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… was forced to close in 1940 after new laws prohibited Jews from the agricultural commodities business. The family moved to Budapest in Fall 1941. In…
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… House which sheltered around 2000 Jews until Budapest was liberated by the Russians in February 1945. After the war, she was reunited with her family who…
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… 2,000 Jews until Budapest was liberated by the Russians in February 1945. After the war, she was reunited with her family who all survived. Due to…
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Series 1: Biographical material Circa 1898-Circa 1994
… separate state under the leadership of Jozef Tiso. In the summer of 1941anti-Jewish legislation was introduced and Jews were not allowed to own businesses…
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… Vera Markbreit’s grandparents. 30. Photographic postcard of a group of Slovakian Jews during their forced labor service in the Slovak Labor Battalion…
… sister, as well as details about the fate of Jews in Hungary, particularly in Komárom and Budapest. Gabriel’s memoir, titled "Machzor” is typewritten in…
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… single series. The documents are arranged chronologically. Indexing terms Schutzengel, Gabriel. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews--Hungary. Forced labor…
… describes the invasion and occupation of Budapest and what she saw and heard of the war. She also writes extensively about the persecution of the Jews…
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… constant air raids, intense deprivation, and what she knows and sees of the ongoing persecutions against Jews. She also references a young boy and his aunt…
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File 1: Diaries December 23, 1941-June 2, 1942, June 2, 1942-January 13, 1943, Includes loose material from diaries
… discrimination she faced as a Jew living in Hungary. Gustave’s memoirs go into great detail about the family’s historical background. Gustave was a cousin of…
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… discrimination she faced as a Jew living in Hungary. Gustave’s memoirs go into great detail about the family’s historical background. Gustave was a cousin of…
… 1941. Modeled after Germany’s Nuremberg Laws they defined Jews in racial terms, excluded Jews from various professions, and severely restricted their…
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…’s anti-Jewish laws were passed between 1938 and 1941. Modeled after Germany’s Nuremberg Laws they defined Jews in racial terms, excluded Jews from various…
… Jew, was forced into the Hungarian labor battalions and taken to Transylvania. After a little over a year of labor there, János was moved to a work…
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… hundred employees producing chemicals and plastics. In the summer of 1943 János, a Jew, was forced into the Hungarian labor battalions and taken to…
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.