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.
… to Kraków’s Jewish ghetto. In 1942, Heinz was a forced laborer sent to construct Kraków-Płaszów labor camp. In March 1943, the Germans liquidated the…
… 1941, the Dresslers were sent to Kraków’s Jewish ghetto. In 1942, Heinz was a forced laborer sent to construct Kraków-Płaszów labor camp. In March 1943…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2006.70.33 | RG Number: RG-50.583.0033
Date:
interview: 1990 December 08
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
… suddenly left to avoid the Russians; the arrival of Russian forces; arriving in Krakow, Poland; later going to Prague, Czech Republic and finding his sister…
… that some family members lived in Krakow, Poland and the family was welcomed there by the Wasserberger family. They had a large house and converted the…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.1471 | RG Number: RG-50.477.1471
Date:
interview: 1989 April 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Michael Zancyck, born in 1935 in Kraków, Poland, discusses his childhood in Kraków; his attorney father's involvement in the defense of Communists…
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… ME WHERE YOURE FROM OR GIVE THAT HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Okay. My name is Michael Zancyck. And was born in KrakowPoland in 1935. In order -- Before…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2018.157.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0970
Date:
interview: 2018 March 21
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… liberation when he was denounced by a Polish man; going to Kraków, Poland with his mother; his mother remarrying a man named Markus Schleider; going with his…
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… went towards Krakow, 375 00:20:03,050 --> 00:20:08,870 which is a big city, one of the big cities in Poland. 376 00:20:08,870 --> 00:20:13,460 Did you…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.210 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0210
Date:
interview: 1995 March 31
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Kraków (Poland)…
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… their past. 6.10 Person who listens to history with patience, and learns from it, will see his purpose today. 7.56 Born in city of Lodz, in Poland. A big…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1996.A.0586.28 | RG Number: RG-50.407.0028
Date:
interview: 1996 January 24
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…; leaving Czechoslovakia in 1939 and going to Kraków, Poland, avoiding air raids along the way; moving to Korets', Ukraine and living there until 1941; moving…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0088.19 | RG Number: RG-50.002.0019
Date:
interview: 1990 March 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Manya Mandelbaum, on August 16, 1919, discusses her childhood in Debica and Kraków, Poland; the Jews' relationship with the Poles inside and outside…
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…, 1990 Manya Mandelbaum was born in Debica, near Kraków, Poland on August 16, 1919. Her family consisted of her parents, four girls and two boys. She is…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0088.38 | RG Number: RG-50.002.0038
Date:
interview: 1990 May 02
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… during the march; traveling to Kraków, Poland and staying in a house for concentration camp victims; her marriage and move to Prague, Czech Republic…
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… on a forced march. The Russians overtook the column of prisoners and liberated them. Eva then went to Kraków, Poland, where she stayed in a hostel for…
…Dr. William J. Laufer (1912-1966) was born Wolf “Welek” Laufer Rubinstein, in Krakow, Poland to Meilech “Maks” Rubinstein and Chaja Gitl Laufer. He…
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… his death in 1966, she married Dr. Naum Wortman. Dr. William J. Laufer (1912-1966) was born Wolf “Welek” Laufer Rubinstein, in Krakow, Poland to Meilech…
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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.