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
… (Yugoslavia), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), The Hague (Netherlands), Bern (Switzerland), the Vatican, Cairo (Egypt…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.273.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0722
Date:
interview: 2013 October 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Matilda “June” Bakker, born in 1920 in The Hague, Netherlands, discusses her family; having two younger brothers; her father, who was a vice…
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…, I was born in 1920 in The Hague in the Netherlands. Q: In the capital of the Netherlands? UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: No. A: No, that's not the capital…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.67.16 | RG Number: RG-50.012.0016
Date:
interview: 1988 July 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… arrested for his work and being sent to Hague, Netherlands for interrogation; being sent to a prison camp in Hameln, Germany; becoming a radio announcer…
… (Sweden), Prague (Czech Republic), Paris (France), Oslo (Norway), Hague (Netherlands), Budapest (Hungary), Berlin (Germany), Bern (Switzerland). Also…
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… (Austria), Washington (USA), Warsaw (Poland), Stockholm (Sweden), Prague (Czech Republic), Paris (France), Oslo (Norway), Hague (Netherlands), Budapest…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0296 | RG Number: RG-50.549.02.0050
Date:
interview: 1999 June 28
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Carla Lessing discusses living in the Hague, Netherlands; going into hiding with her family with help from the Catholic Church; her experiences in…
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… -- to after the war. Answer: Yeah. I was born, and went to school in Holland, in The Hague, and in August of 1942, my mother and my brother and I went…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1996.A.0259 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0028
Date:
interview: 1996 February 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
… and pressed into labor after Kristallnacht; being sent to Amsterdam, Netherlands by her father; living with other Jewish teenagers in The Hague…
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… went to The Hague. 634 00:27:07,260 --> 00:27:08,216 [PHONE RINGING] 635 00:27:08,216 --> 00:27:09,650 Who's that? 636 00:27:09,650 --> 00:27:10,990 What…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.371.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0264
Date:
interview: 1990 March 30
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Liny Pajgin Yollick, born in 1924 in Hague, Netherlands, describes growing up in a wealthy family; the German occupation of the Netherlands in May…
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… were born and where? A: I was born in 19 July the 14th, 1924, and I was born in The Hague, the Netherlands. Q: In the Hague. Would you tell us something…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1994.A.0449.5 | RG Number: RG-50.090.0005
Date:
interview: 1994 April 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Eline Hoekstra Dresden, born on January 4, 1923 in the Hague, Netherlands, discusses being the youngest of four Jewish children; her family’s move to…
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… Dresden Hoekstra was born in The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1923. She describes her life before the Nazi occupation of Holland, her years in Barneveld, a…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.398.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0127
Date:
interview: 1990 May 29
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…Edward Lessing, born in the Hague, Netherlands on May 8, 1926, describes moving to the United States in 1929; returning to Delft, Netherlands in 1932…
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… me your name please? A: My name is Edward Lessing or I was born Eleazar Lessing. Q: Where and when were you born? A: I was born in The Hague in Holland…
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.