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.
Oral History | Accession Number: 2004.738 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0505
Date:
interview: 2004 September 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… stereotypes that arose in Lithuania because of Nazi propaganda; moving into the ghetto with her aunt in late 1941; the assistance that Lithuanians gave the…
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…-because it was, you know, like a stereotype that the Jews don’t speak Lithuanian well. They can’t speak Lithuanian well, they have an accent, they are, you…
… ghetto. They were able to get out, but had nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Both Halina and her mother lacked stereotypical Jewish traits; they…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.306.107 | RG Number: RG-50.694.0107
Date:
interview: 1996 November 23
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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… stereotypical Yiddish Bible scholar, or...rabbi, or something like that. He couldn't understand this stuff. So I found out early, early I acted this way, and I…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.497 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0497
Date:
interview: 1991 March 27 interview: 1991 June 06 interview: 1991 August 22 interview: 1991 November 19 interview: 1993 December 02 interview: 1993 December 17 interview: 1994 February 04 interview: 1994 April 01 interview: 1994 July 11 interview: 1994 July 25
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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… remember I knew that sort of spade 767 00:46:36,860 --> 00:46:42,840 of this stereotypical-- 768 00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:46,010 I should say stereotypical SS…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.306.75 | RG Number: RG-50.694.0075
Date:
interview: 1994 June 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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… allowed that trusting part of you to come through. RUTH: Right. And they weren't superficial. If I may generalize, or stereotype, which I hate to do. Of all…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.154.28 | RG Number: RG-90.008.0028
Date:
interview: 2004 October 24
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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…’t stereotype our experiences as Kinder or Holocaust victims. I know we’re all survivors. Everybody is a survivor. Because each life is very, very different. We…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.306.113 | RG Number: RG-50.694.0113
Date:
interview: 1994 September 25
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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… whatever reasons did not fit the stereotypes. JOAN: Probably not, although I don't know what it is, either. I don't know what the stereotype is. I've met…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.470 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0470
Date:
interview: 1993 May 10 interview: 1993 May 11
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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… monstrous. 795 00:42:01,030 --> 00:42:05,080 She was sort of the stereotype of Ilse 796 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:07,690 Koch, that kind of thing. 797 00:42:07…
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