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: 1995.A.1272.43 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0043
Date:
interview: 1992 September 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Alfred Frenkel, born in 1920 in Breslau, Germany (present day Wroclaw, Poland), discusses his family and childhood; joining a Zionist Hechalutz group…
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…. 1935 he stopped school at age 15. Family moved to Berlin and owned china store. 1.08 Joined Zionist Hechalutz group. They were encouraged to learn skills…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1991.A.0110.14 | RG Number: RG-50.266.0014
Date:
interview: 1991 October 27
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Zionists.…
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… their parents' Zionist roots. TAPE II Were transferred to Blankenese, palace of Wahrburg family. Jewish Brigade members http://collections…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0094.45 | RG Number: RG-50.150.0045
Date:
interview: 1978 January 08
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Zionists.…
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… father never was Zionist. It was just my father knew or had the feeling it will take quite a while, and we cannot afford it. I mean, we just couldn…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2020.18.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.1071
Date:
interview: 2020 January 28
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Zionists.…
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… adults could swim. There seems to have been protest demonstrations and Zionist meetings. Meir coached the sports teams, there, too. This can be gleaned…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.180 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0180
Date:
interview: 1993 June 04
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Zionists.…
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… underground and their activities. 4.17 Germans entered Budapest on 19 March 1944. Describes changes. 4.21 Contacts with other Zionist movements and Kraus who…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.56.1 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0204
Date:
interview: 2013 March 18
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… of seeing Hitler at the 1936 Olympics; belonging to a Jewish Zionist youth group; being attacked on a hiking trip by German storm troopers; his father…
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…:12:07,650 --> 00:12:15,270 '35, our organization merged with a Zionist organization 242 00:12:15,270 --> 00:12:17,850 called [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]. 243…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0353 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0085
Date:
interview: 1997 November 09
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Erwin Deutscher, born on January 28, 1923 in Vienna, Austria, describes being raised with thorough religious training; being in the Zionist Youth…
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…:54,720 --> 00:14:55,290 yeah? 277 00:14:55,290 --> 00:14:57,380 And a Zionistic believe? 278 00:14:57,380 --> 00:14:58,590 Zionist, yeah. 279 00:14:58…
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