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.
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…) Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp) Jews--Poland--Kolbuszowa. Jews--Ukraine--Ivano-Frankivs’k. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Kolbuszowa. Jewish ghettos--Poland…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0088.88 | RG Number: RG-50.002.0088
Date:
interview: 1987 April 10
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Ukraine--Lʹviv.…
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… even then they killed a lot of Jews. And those I didn't know they're Ukrainian or Russians, so they and I spoke a little Russian because I was in Russia…
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
…Jews--History--1939-1945--Posters.…
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… World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Poland‐‐Announcements. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Propaganda‐‐Poland. Holocaust, Jewish (1939‐1945)‐‐Posters. Jews‐‐History‐‐1939‐1945…
… includes information about treatment of prisoners; food rationing for prisoners and prison employees; employment of Jews; Jews held in the Rzeszów prison…
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…; employment of Jews; Jews held in the Rzeszów prison; religious services (Catholic 3 Mass) held for prisoners in prisons; use of prisoners for labor; health…
… Maurice and his brother Szymon (Simon, 1932-1982). Following the Battle of Przemyśl in September 1939, the Germans forced Polish Jews, including the…
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… brother Szymon (Simon, 1932-1982). Following the Battle of Przemyśl in September 1939, the Germans forced Polish Jews, including the Freidberg family…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1995.A.1272.96 | RG Number: RG-50.120.0096
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… to do forced labor; the drowning of Jews on Yom Kippur in 1939; trying to escape the city with her father; the secret meetings of the Hanoar Hatzioni…
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… Poles. In that town, Jews were 50% of the population. 18.00 After Pilsusky’s death, anti-semitism grew [1935-36]. 18.50 Attacks on the Jews, with axes…
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.