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: 2016.230.1 | RG Number: RG-50.940.0001
Date:
interview: 1994 January 22
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… selection and being sent to Riga, Latvia; being forced to load ships with ammunition; being beaten for dropping a box; suffering from hunger and frost bite…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2018.147.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0959
Date:
interview: 2018 April 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… Gestapo raiding the foundling home one night and transporting everyone, including Eva, to Riga, Latvia where they perished; being deported with her parents…
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… moment she left, that was it. And that later on, I heard that that transport went to Riga. Riga, Latvia. And this whole transport, they had to dig their…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2011.177.7 | RG Number: RG-50.677.0007
Date:
interview: 2014 May 21
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…. Mengele for the crematorium and avoiding it by slipping back into line with her sister; being processed in a holding room; being transported to Riga, Latvia…
received: before 1942 creation: after 1944 November-before 1945 May
…, seeking retribution against members of the Jewish community who had gone underground, deported a group to Rīga, Latvia. Eva, who was working for the Jewish…
received: 1926-before 1944 October use: 1944 October-1945 May
…, seeking retribution against members of the Jewish community who had gone underground, deported a group to Rīga, Latvia. Eva, who was working for the Jewish…
… deported to Riga in German-occupied Latvia, where she was later killed. Ilus also perished during the Holocaust. In April 1942, Max began living underground…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2015.373.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0832
Date:
interview: 2015 October 28-2015 October 29
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
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…, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. And the extermination camps. I can say, this was at least, physically, but particularly mentally, for me the most difficult…
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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