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: 1996.A.0194 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0367
Date:
interview: 1996 May 31
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… of the ghetto on March 13, 1943; his family’s transfer to Płaszów, where an SS guard shot his father, and his mother and sisters were sent elsewhere…
Your search appears in a finding aid linked to the detail record:
… March of Death. I didn't even know, but I heard that after the war, you know. They did this in many camps. I don't know, half or three-quarters didn…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1269.11 | RG Number: RG-50.470.0011
Date:
interview: 1995 February 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… chambers; being taken in January 1945 on a death march; conditions during the march, including the extreme cold and the deaths of many of the prisoners…
Your search appears in a finding aid linked to the detail record:
…:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,770 the 7th or 8th, I don't remember exactly, 9 00:00:40,770 --> 00:00:49,370 we were taken out of the camp and told to march…
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.