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: 2009.368 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0561
Date:
interview: 2009 January 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…SovietUnion--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.…
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… – in 1917, when the revolution broke out, and the – the communists were – how should I say – assigning free rooms and apartments to their members, my…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1989.A.0358 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0104
Date:
interview: 1989 December 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…SovietUnion--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.…
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… Revolution. Here my parents, as...as rich persons, had to fled this city. And we went first to Kiev; so I spent a year in Kiev. But then, you know ...again…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2009.29.11 | RG Number: RG-50.590.0011
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…SovietUnion--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.…
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… schools for two years. They were there during the Russian Revolution. The entire family contracted scarlet fever, and were hospitalized for a long time…
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…'t know what one could say, but I think that very early on she – maybe because she lived through the Russian Revolution and that you escape once but you…
These additional online resources from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history.
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