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: 1997.A.0441.869 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0869
Date:
interview: 1999 August 24
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Herman Gundersheimer, born in 1903 in Würzburg, Germany, discusses going to a Jewish school and his family; attending the University of Wurzburg and…
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…. Herman Gundersheimer. Dr. Gundersheimer, would you go ahead please, and tell us a little bit about your experiences from your earliest youth in Germany and…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.9 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0009
Date:
interview: 1991 October 31
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Ezra Ben Gershom, born in 1922 in Würzburg, Germany, discusses living in Heilbronn, Germany; growing up with his rabbi father; increasing…
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… RG-50.120 #09 Tape 1 of 4 Ezra Ben-Gershom 1.02; 1.03-10.8 Start. Family Background: He was born [as Feinberg] in Wurzburg. [shows photo] Germany…
…Werner Kleeman (1919-2018) was born in Würzburg (Gaukönigshofen), Germany to Louis Kleeman (also spelled Kleemann, 1884-1963) and Lina Kleeman (née…
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… material collected by Werner Kleeman, originally of Würzburg, Germany, who was imprisoned at Dachau before immigrating to the United States in 1939 and was…
…Bruno Kurt Riesenfeld (1899-1974) was born on 27 October 1899 in Würzburg, Germany to Alfred (1866-1936) and Jenny (née Brauer, 1866-1938) Riesenfeld…
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… number: 2017.389.1 Creator: Riesenfeld (Family : Würzburg, Germany) Extent: .5 linear feet (1 box) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0445.13 | RG Number: RG-50.444.0013
Date:
interview: 1997 June 18
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…; moving to Prostejov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic); and fleeing in 1947 to Wurzburg, Germany where he went into business selling rags.…
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…, we got these papers so we could take the train, and we went to Würzburg, Germany, where I live. _____ place. And then I wanted to go to America, and I…
These additional online resources from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history.
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