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
…The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is an international organization founded by resolution of the First World jewish Congress, which took place in August…
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… Romania, the Musy action, the liberation from concentrationcamps, and joint efforts in rescue and search file actions 1944-1949 In the file: * List of 163…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2017.553.6 | RG Number: RG-50.998.0006
Date:
interview: 2017 April 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Concentrationcamps--Liberation.…
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…. She remained in the camp for a couple of months and was then transported to Lübeck where she was received by the Red Cross who carried her on the ship…
… to Bergen-Belsen concentrationcamp. Eva remained at the family’s apartment with her maternal grandfather, Lajos. After Germany occupied Hungary on…
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… concentrationcamp. Eva remained at the family’s apartment with her maternal grandfather, Lajos. After Germany occupied Hungary on March 19, 1944, the family had…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.84.27 | RG Number: RG-90.047.0027
Date:
interview: 2017 November 09
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bernt Hermele…
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… arrival in Bergen-Belsen, most people already being dead there, many in typhoid; nobody taking care of the dead; the camp being in chaos before liberation…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2019.84.44 | RG Number: RG-90.047.0044
Date:
interview: 2018 February 20
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bernt Hermele…
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…RG-90.047.0044 Summary Ewa Kabacinska Jansson, born 1945 in Ravensbrück, discusses her birth in the concentrationcamp; how, at the time of her birth…
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.