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.
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
…Council of the Jewish community of Kaunas, Lithuania (Fond 1231)…
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… 1 Council of the Jewish Community of Kaunas, Lithuania (Fond 1231) RG‐26.006M United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul…
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
…Contains records relating mainly to the period of Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania, 1923-1926. The records of the Jewish National Council…
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… records relating mainly to the period of Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania, 1923-1926. The records of the Jewish National Council consist of…
…Robert Hofmekler (1905-1994) was born Reuben Hofmekler to Motel and Bertha Hofmekler in Lithuania on December 6, 1905. Over the years, the family…
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…, Froma. Photographed at the Facoby photo studio in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1938. 4. Photograph of Leon (Leib) Hofmekleris (Hofmekler) and his wife, Sonya, nee…
…Tema Ginzburg was born on November 6, 1925, to Moise and Rachel Rubenstein Ginzburg in Vilna, Poland (Vilnius, Lithuania). Moise, born in 1899, was a…
… October 2, 1887, in Kovno (Kaunas) Lithuania. When Hirsch was 6 years old, the family moved to Klaipeda, Lithuania. In the early 1930s, Zlata fell ill. She…
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.