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.
Chief of the Security Police and SD in the Occupied Soviet Baltic Territories (Riga)
… consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
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…. Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Einsatzgruppen des Sicherheitsdienstes und der Sicherheitspolizei. Einsatzgruppe A. Germany. Geheime Staatspoliz World War…
… into the Soviet army. On July 1, 1941, Germany invaded Latvia. On July 4, the Germans grabbed Jewish men off the street and forced them to light the…
… a child and as an adolescent in Berlin, Germany, as an inhabitant of the ghetto in Rīga, Latvia, in the concentration camps of Rīga-Kaiserwald and…
…. Around this time, the Soviets transported Ber’s family to Riga. In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and entered Riga on July 1. In August, the…
…The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
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…. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations. Forced labor--Latvia--Rīga. Jews--Germany--Minden (North Rhine-Westphalia). Minden…
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… collect and remove to Germany cultural material, and to conduct propaganda against Jews and Freemasons. Included are lists of confiscated Jewish property…
commemoration: 1941 December 08 use: 1942-1945 creation: 1942
… into the Soviet army. On July 1, 1941, Germany invaded Latvia. On July 4, the Germans grabbed Jewish men off the street and forced them to light the…
…Fritz Weinschenk (1920-2012) was born in Mainz, Germany but left in 1935 because of Nazi persecution. He volunteered for the U.S. Army immediately…
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… assistance obtaining witness testimony related to war crimes proceedings in Germany. The case files contain correspondence, witness lists and testimony…
… his mother in Berlin in May 1946 and left Germany for New York on the American troop carrier “Marine Perch” in February 1947. A resident of New York…
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…, Germany, fall 1945. 2. Photograph of a Chris Lerman standing outside, two soldiers and a man walking behind her, a car is seen parked on the street, a…
…, the Soviet Union annexed Latvia and made Riga the capital of the Latvian SSR. In the spring of 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet…
…, the Soviet Union annexed Latvia and made Riga the capital of the Latvian SSR. In the spring of 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet…
…Hermann David Naidorf was born in Gelsenkirchen (Horst-Emscher) in Westphalia, Germany, on June 3, 1925, the only child of Simon Arie and Frieda…
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… (1925‐ ) was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, to Simon and Frieda Naidorf. His family owned a clothing business, while Herman attended school amidst a…
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In August 1940, the Soviet Union annexed Latvia. In spring 1941, Germany attacked the Soviet Union and, by July 1941, Riga was occupied by German…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2020.169.4 | RG Number: RG-90.141.0004
Date:
interview: 2020 September
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Synagogues--Destruction and pillage--Germany.…
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… mining town near Dortmund, Germany, discusses: the local synagogue being burned during Kristallnacht; Jeffrey’s grandfather (also named David) being…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.H.0321 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0147
Date:
interview: 1989 June 23
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
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… when Hitler came to power? A:Well, "Hitler came to power" needs to be addressed in terms of when - whether when he came to power in Germany, or as his…
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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.