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.
… includes articles relating to Les Milles, a concentration camp for artists and intellectuals, and art museums in Düsseldorf, Germany.…
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… concentration camp for artists and intellectuals, and art museums in Dusseldorf, Germany. Inventory: 24.009*01 Articles relating to Jankel Adlers 24.009*02…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.67.84 | RG Number: RG-50.012.0084
Date:
interview: 1988 March 08
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… Düsseldorf, Germany in the 1920s; renting a castle from nuns in 1942 and taking in Jews to hide; being in charge of providing food and clothes to the children…
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… a while. After the war they moved to DusseldorfGermany. 25:00 She did not work. 26:00 She moved to the other side of the Rhine. It was dangerous. The…
…Thea Löwenstein was born December 19, 1912 in Düsseldorf, Germany, to a Jewish couple, Emil and Erna Flechtheim Löwenstein. She had an older sister…
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… 20024-2126 Abstract: The collection primarily documents the prewar experiences of Fred and Thea Klestadt, originally of Düsseldorf, Germany, prior to…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1992.A.0126.9 | RG Number: RG-50.156.0009
Date:
interview: 1987 January 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…); going close to Dusseldorf, Germany and going to Linz, Austria; hearing of a camp nearby and driving to it with Bennett Gordon; the physical condition of…
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… Bulge. And then what happened, after that? You moved on out? A: We kept moving and we were close to Dusseldorf and several cities. We wound up bypassing…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.494 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0494
Date:
interview: 1989 April 02 interview: 1989 November 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Miriam Michaelis Skopf, born in 1928, discusses her childhood in Dusseldorf, Germany; her education; her family life; her experiences during…
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… was born in Germany, Dusseldorf, 1928. 9 00:01:24,820 --> 00:01:29,530 And how many children were in your family? 10 00:01:29,530 --> 00:01:31,377 Two…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.368.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0113
Date:
interview: 1990 March 29
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Majdanek Trial, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1975-1981.…
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… Germany to Dusseldorf and be a witness. I said why not. Right away he said you come as our guest. Everything, accommodation, with the hotel, with food, with…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1068 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1068
Date:
interview: 1989 August 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Paul Hertz childhood and adulthood in Goch, Germany; losing his job as manager of a Jewish department store in Düsseldorf when Hitler came to power…
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… manager. SO AT THE TIME WHEN THE NAZIS WERE COMING INTO POWER-- When the Nazis came into power was living in DusseldorfGermany. also had good position in…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1281 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1281
Date:
interview: 1986 July 31
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Dusseldorf (Germany)…
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… the German city of 10 Bratal-Bra-men which is close to Dusseldorf to Ernst and Bertha Wahi. 12 My father was the owner of group of department 13 stores…
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… William Malsh papers consist of letters his parents sent him from Düsseldorf describing their efforts to escape Nazi Germany. Additional correspondence…
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.