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.
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Jewishresistance--Poland.…
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… resistance‐‐Poland. Jewish socialists‐‐Europe, Eastern‐‐History. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Underground movements‐‐Poland. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1992.A.0125.80 | RG Number: RG-50.233.0080
Date:
interview: 1992 April 08
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Jewishresistance--Poland.…
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… tailor in Birkenau, and in Auschwitz he was put to work outside the camp. He escaped from Auschwitz and joined the underground resistance where he was…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1994.A.0447.28 | RG Number: RG-50.042.0028
Date:
interview: 1992 January 30
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Jewishresistance--Poland.…
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… you could help it. 59 00:03:54,350 --> 00:03:56,720 That was true not just for the Jewish population. 60 Contact reference@ushmm.org for further…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0088.42 | RG Number: RG-50.002.0042
Date:
interview: 1989 May 17-1989 June 09 interview: 1989 June 09
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Jewishresistance--Poland.…
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… Jewish police told Paul that he was being arrested and sent to labor camp. Paul resisted. They got into a fight. This Jewish policeman survived the war. 01…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.363 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0363
Date:
interview: 2000 January 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Jewishresistance--Poland.…
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… the Germans entered her town, they burned the synagogue, and Poles robbed Jewish homes. Her family escaped, returning to find her father’s store had…
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.