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.
… Dachau to the donor's grandmother, Hedwig Kahn; a Gestapo summons issued to Ferdinand Kahn; and a post-period picture postcard of Auschwitz. Additional…
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… Christel. Particularly well-documented camps include Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Dachau, Ferramonti, Sachsenhausen, Theresienstadt, and Westerbork. Particularly…
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Series 2: Ghetto and camp mail Approximate 1938-Approximate 1985, 1938-1945 Bulk
… Hungary; the Jewish resistance in France; the life of internees in camps; the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; Auschwitz; and Jewish rescue efforts. The postwar…
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… Ghetto Uprising; Auschwitz; and Jewish rescue efforts. The postwar documents contain information about refugee aid and displaced persons. Miscellaneous…
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… und Land, Würselen (Eaton), circa 1944‐1945 Auschwitz, 1945 5 22 B, circa 1944‐1945 [Bergen‐Belsen], circa April 1945 Bericht von Frau…
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… correspondence and worried that she had no news from her children. In late 1944 Anna and Josef were deported to Auschwitz II (Auschwitz-Birkenau) where they were…
… Brussels, Belgium, on March 3, 1943. She was sent to the Malines transit camp and deported by the 20th convoy to Auschwitz where she was gassed on arrival.…
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… documenting Leon Zupnik’s arrest and deportation to Auschwitz. Inventory 1. Civil marriage certificate, Berchem (province of Antwerp), 1927 May 24. Certifies…
… 1942, Rudi and his parents were arrested in Gouda, Holland and were sent to the Westerbork transit camp. His parents were transported to Auschwitz…
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… prisoner in Auschwitz concentration camp and other labor camps. Languages: German, Hebrew, English, Dutch Administrative information Access: Collection is…
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Series 1: Photographs Approximate 1920-Approximate 1945
File 1: Dingfelder and Wolff families Approximate 1920-Approximate 1945
… Terezin, they were again deported, this time to Auschwitz. Frey became separated from his mother and younger brother, but managed to stay with his father…
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.