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.
…World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland--Silesia.…
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…-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Katowice. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland--Silesia. Germans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland…
Selected records of the police of the region of Silesia
Special Collection:
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
…The Silesian Voivodeship Police started operating in June 1922 immediately after Poland's part of Upper Silesia was granted to it. The matter of…
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… 1 Policja Województwa Śląskiego (Sygn. 38/0), 1922-1939 The Police of the Region of Silesia RG-15.130M United States Holocaust Memorial Museum…
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… status, laws, etc.--Poland--Silesia--20th century. Polish people--Crimes against--Poland--Katowice--20th century. Germans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland…
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… of the Provincial Government of the Upper Silesia in Katowice FINDING AID Archiwum Państwowe w Katowicach (State Archive in Katowice) Zespół zawiera…
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
…Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic)…
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…:16:44,180 --> 00:16:47,650 We lived on coal and steel ore. 248 00:16:47,650 --> 00:16:55,835 And Silesia was one of the most industrial areas in Poland…
Katowice : Instytut Pamięci Narodowej--Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, Oddział w Katowicach : Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiu : Ghetto Fighters' House Museum, 2012
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.