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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… September 12, 1994 Q: I just want you to begin by stating your name as it was during the war, your date of birth and the town you were born in? A: Yes. My…
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Poland.…
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… criminals--Government policy--Poland. Criminal justice, Administration of. WorldWar, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Poland. WorldWar, 1939-1945…
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… economically comfortable. 1:04 War Outbreak At the initial bombing they escaped to a nearby village but returned after a few weeks to find their store ransacked…
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…, 1907-1945. 4 Majdanek (Concentration camp)--Registers. WorldWar, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Investigations. WorldWar, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Registers…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.A.0345 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0131
Date:
interview: 1989 October 20
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.…
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…. And we...when the war started, we went away from our town, Zamo__, to a small town. And that's where we got caught by the Russians...Russian Army. And…
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… discusses the beginning of the war; says that the Germans came to Zamosc right after the war started in 1939; states that they immediately started sending…
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… (Concentration camp)--Registers. WorldWar, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Investigations. 4 WorldWar, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Registers. WorldWar, 1939-1945--Destruction…
…WorldWar, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland--Zamość.…
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… Landwirtschaft Indexing Terms WorldWar, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland--Zamość. WorldWar, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--Poland--Zamość…
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.