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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…. Leopold was well educated, played piano, and was an observant Jew and served as the president of the local synagogue. In November 1938, during Kristallnacht…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0228 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0402
Date:
interview: 1999 October 13
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Persecutions--Poland.…
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… school of Germans that were non-Jews, and Jews. Could you tell us more about that? How did the children get along? A: Before Hitler, fine, they didn’t know…
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…‐1947 Series 2: Photographs, 1937‐1943 Indexing terms St. Louis (Ship) Jews‐‐Austria‐‐Vienna. Jewish refugees‐‐England. http://collections…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.494 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0494
Date:
interview: 1989 April 02 interview: 1989 November 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Germany--Dusseldorf.…
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…,590 --> 00:08:19,300 1,000 Jews on the water, nobody wants them. 184 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:24,250 I don't understand exactly what the propaganda was. 185 00…
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…, 1916‐1994 Series 3: Subject files, 1935‐1973 Indexing terms St. Louis (Ship) Jews – Austria – Vienna. Jewish refugees – Netherlands. Jewish…
… field trip reports. Other materials include reports on the status of Jews in various countries, lists of emigrants, reports on conferences, including…
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… Jews in various countries, lists of emigrants, reports on conferences, including minutes taken at the 1938 Evian conference, bulletins and periodicals…
… Grunberg. In 1933, the Nazi dictatorship came to power in Germany and implemented antisemitic policies to exclude Jews from German society. Annette’s father…
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… materials, approximately 1939‐1940 Indexing terms St. Louis (Ship) Jews‐‐Germany‐‐Rheydt. Jewish refugees‐‐Great Britain. Jewish refugees…
…: "Why she took these bulky trays with her, I don't know. I can only assume my mother felt a certain kinship with the German Jews who were also forced to…
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.