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.
… during Kristallnacht. In January 1939 Feodora Singer arrived in England on a Kindertransport, joining her sister, Ruth, who was already there, and lived…
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…). The bakery was destroyed and part of the apartment damaged during Kristallnacht. In January 1939 Feodora Singer arrived in England on a…
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… lived in Vienna, until the Kristallnacht in 1938, when SS officers came into their home and stole her jewelry and smashed her windows. Soon after that…
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… travel documents relating to Celia and Arthur Stern, a married Jewish couple living in Vienna, Austria during the Kristallnacht, and their subsequent…
… continued to serve as the head of the Tariffs department. During the Kristallnacht in November 1938, he was arrested and sent to Dachau until December 22…
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… International Gertreide Handels AG, where he continued to serve as the head of the Tariffs department. During the Kristallnacht in November 1938, he was…
… Kristallnacht, Regina had a non-Jewish relative pick up Hedda and Liane from school. Isidor and his brother Leonard were arrested and released on 18 November on…
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… Kleinfeld and their children Hedda and Liane in Vienna, Austria including Isidor’s arrest after Kristallnacht and his brief imprisonment in the Dachau…
… certifications, and police reports, and Chaskel Geller's WWI medals credentials. Prior to Kristallnacht, Chaskel, Mathilde and their son Sigmund went to Riga…
…. Walter grew up to become an electrician, while Kurt became a tailor. Soon after the Kristallnacht, the brothers obtained visas to the United States. They…
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… one brother, Kurt, born in 1919. Walter grew up to become an electrician, while Kurt became a tailor. Soon after the Kristallnacht, the brothers…
… and her husband also immigrated to the U.S. in 1938, and his parents followed in 1939. During Kristallnacht his brother Fred was arrested and sent to…
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… immigrated to the U.S. in 1938, and his parents followed in 1939. During Kristallnacht his brother Fred was arrested and sent to Dachau. In order to obtain his…
… Austria for Shanghai shortly after Kristallnacht in 1938 and was forced to live in the Hongkew Ghetto for three years as the war intensified. Eric was…
…. During Kristallnacht, Alfred’s father was arrested and taken to the police precinct where his head was shaved, he was only released because he was the…
… Zurawno, Poland on April 25, 1890 and served in World War I. Sheldon and his parents relocated to Riga before Kristallnacht in November 1938. He immigrated…
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… veteran. Sheldon and his parents relocated to Riga before Kristallnacht in November 1938. He immigrated the United States, sailing from Gothenburg, Sweden…
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.