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.
…Dr. Julius Kühl (Juliusz, Yehiel, 1913-1985) was born in Sanok, Poland (Galicia at the time). He moved to Switzerland and studied economics and the…
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… the time). He moved to Switzerland and studied economics and the University of Zurich. At the outbreak of World War II he received a position at the…
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…). Her older sister was Helga Simon (1921-1998). In 1934 the family fled to Switzerland. They returned to Germany in 1935 so that Dr. Klau could liquidate…
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… so- called “Lost Transport”; and Ursula’s liberation and recuperation in Davos, Switzerland, immigration to the United States, and efforts to liquidate…
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Series 4: Reparations and Restitution 1950-1962, 1972-2006
… Grootkerk fled with her brother, Herbert, via Belgium and France to Switzerland, where they survived the war. Jacques and Hedi were reunited in Paris after…
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… Switzerland via France. The bulk of the collection is comprised of love letters between Jacques and Hedi while they were separated during the war. Languages…
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… periodical published by and for refugees and emigrants in labor and/or refugee homes in Switzerland during World War II. The newspaper includes articles…
… a refugee camp in Altstätten, Switzerland. Edith and Gisela were sent to separately live with foster families in Gossau, Switzerland. Edith lived with…
… Nazi occupation force in 1942, the Iglauers fled to Switzerland via Belgium and France where they were assisted by the French Underground movement. In…
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… new restrictions on Jews in the Netherlands were introduced by the Nazi occupation force in 1942, the Iglauers fled to Switzerland via Belgium and…
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… Netherlands and Switzerland. Inventory: Reel 1: Copies of selected documents from the Former Communist Party Archive, Kiev, Ukraine. M-37/1 (1/6/729) Document…
…, France, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia. The largest…
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…--Poland--Łódź. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Austria Czechoslovakia France Germany Hungary Italy Latvia Luxembourg Netherlands Poland Switzerland…
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.