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: 2007.504.1.31 | RG Number: RG-50.585.0031
Date:
interview: 2007 October 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… Jasenovac; the conditions of the camp, including frequent beatings and the presence of Jewish and Romanichildren; his transfer to Sisak concentration camp…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2004.728.7 | RG Number: RG-50.574.0007
Date:
interview: 2004 September 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Pavel Zgonea, born in Zimnicea, Romania, describes how he suffered a lot when Antonescu deported Romanies in September 1942; being taken with his…
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… care a fost dus ca sa munceasca in principal munci agricole, pazit fiind de gardieni romani care din cand in cand ii si bateau. Incepe sa planga in…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1280.25 | RG Number: RG-50.225.0025
Date:
interview: 1995 May 13
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Krystyna Gil, a Romani born in 1938 in Szczurowa, Poland, recalls the her family’s cordial relations with Poles; the mass killings on July 3, 1943 of…
The Archive of Admonishment: The Hans-Jürgen Hässler Collection
…, Winterhilfswerke documents and badges and Red Cross documents.
The Family and Children subseries include documents related to young children and families during the…
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…: Charity Subseries 7: Children Subseries 8: Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) Subseries 9: Family Subseries 10: Finance Subseries 11: Health Subseries 12: Hitler…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2004.728.6 | RG Number: RG-50.574.0006
Date:
interview: 2004 September 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… a Romanian gendarme about how the Romanies would have been killed if the Queen Consort Elena had not prevented it; being transported to the Bug River…
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… acolo aproximativ 200-300 de evrei deportaţi. Îşi aminteşte că a venit armata, circa 300 de jandarmi români şi germani şi au înconjurat cazarmele, iar…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2004.728.5 | RG Number: RG-50.574.0005
Date:
interview: 2004 September 25
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… were possibly German or Russian; the reasons the Romanies were killed; many people being killed, but how some managed to flee; how Romanian soldiers came…
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… fugă. În încheiere, povesteşte că au venit după ei soldaţi români şi au fost transportaţi de către aceştia înapoi în ţară călătorind sub maşini şi căruţe…
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.