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.
Oral History | Accession Number: 2004.372 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0487
Date:
interview: 2004 July 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews, German--Great Britain.…
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… what the -- the Germans said, that there were that few -- not that many Jews volunteered or fought, that was totally incorrect. I do recall that my…
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…--France. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Jews--Hungary-- Sárvár. Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main. Jewish families--Austria--Vienna. Austria--Emigration…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2017.215.1 | RG Number: RG-50.977.0001
Date:
interview: 2013 April
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… treatment of the Jews on the ship; arriving in Havana and not being allowed to leave the boat; seeing a Havana newspaper; the captain’s attempts to go to the…
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… train ride. There was little interaction between Jewish students and non-Jewish students especially as the non-Jews joined the Hitler youth movement. On…
…. 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: 1990.338.69 | RG Number: RG-50.037.0069
Date:
interview: 1991 January 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… started a campaign against Jews; the arrest of his father by the Gestapo in October 1938; his admiration for his mother’s courage in approaching the police…
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… assumed power, the campaign against the Jews was started in earnest. And well, first of all, you were insulted on the streets. You were spat at. If anybody…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.346.181 | RG Number: RG-50.031.0181
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Germany.…
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… jewelry store. The store's front window is broken. The SS steals a stamp collection. Jules then recalls hearing kids chant "Dirty Jew" but a non- Jewish…
…: "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…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.A.0324 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0222
Date:
interview: 1989 July 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Persecutions--Poland.…
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… Jews. So finally, the King of Belgium... King Albert of Belgium made arrangements with Holland, France and England. If they all would--we were close to a…
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… materials, approximately 1939‐1940 Indexing terms St. Louis (Ship) Jews‐‐Germany‐‐Rheydt. Jewish refugees‐‐Great Britain. Jewish refugees…
… clippings documenting the Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany, the work of Morris Troper and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and the work to…
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… Troper, passengers, and Antwerp. Printed materials include articles, bulletins, and clippings documenting the Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany, the work…
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.737 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0737
Date:
interview: 1990 April 01
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews--Persecutions--Germany.…
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… some boys threw some rocks at me and said, you dirty Jew, get out of here, or something like that. And that was also when I was about 12. And I don…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.65 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0065
Date:
interview: 1998 November 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Jews, German--England.…
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… five areas altogether that are all under one city government today. Jews were already living in this area in the 12th century. A local historian wrote…
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