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The Reading Room at the Shapell Center is open to the public, with limitations and by appointment only. The Fifth Floor reading room remains closed. Reference questions, including those regarding access to collections, may be directed to reference@ushmm.org. For questions about donating materials, please contact curator@ushmm.org. Please do not send any materials until explicitly directed to do so by curatorial staff. Thank you for your understanding.
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: 1999.A.0122.148 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0148
Date:
interview: 1999 August 11
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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…. Yes. In fact attended one or two games. In 1936 wrote about it since it improved somewhat because Berlin became like you say the Olympic Center and…
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… olympicgames in 1936 and of course Hitler and Goebles and everybody was there. I was supposed to go the year before because I had dear friends there who…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.279.1 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0215
Date:
interview: 2013 November 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… was, became really terrible because the situation in Germany, in Berlin specifically had turned entirely where the young Berliners felt that we were…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2013.294.35 | RG Number: RG-50.693.0035
Date:
interview: 2011 June 02
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… practiced rhythmic gymnastics and, as part of her school’s student group, she took part in the 1936BerlinOlympics. She and maternal aunt were very close…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1996.A.0111 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0003
Date:
interview: 1996 January 25
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… gymnasium where Jews were forced to pay double tuition 1936 - trained as a gymnast but not permitted to go to the Olympics because she was Jewish. Summer of…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2015.250.1 | RG Number: RG-50.882.0001
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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…Alexander Kuechel Virtual Book Alexander Kuechel was born in 1924 in Berlin, Germany. He witnessed Hitler’s rise to power including the boycott of…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1990.348.1 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0079
Date:
interview: 1990 February 14
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936: Berlin, Germany)…
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… made the team; and, uh, at the time there was talk of a boycott. Uh, a boycott because of Nazi Germany. And the games were being held in Berlin, of…
Oral History | Accession Number: 2016.83.3 | RG Number: RG-50.920.0003
Date:
interview: 2005 November 23
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… concentration camp. His wife, who is present during the interview, recalls attending the 1936Olympics in Germany and related that Hitler refused to distribute…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1996.A.0456.3 | RG Number: RG-50.429.0003
Date:
interview: 1996 May 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… property, that was going to become a Panzer tank unit as soon as the games were over. Q: You stayed in Germany for how long after the Olympics? A: Um, about…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0419 | RG Number: RG-50.106.0068
Date:
interview: 1997 February 28
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… Anti-Semitism. His parents gave no explanation as expected it to blow over. 55:00 Berlin was cleaned up for the 1936Olympics as they would be recognized…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.132 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0132
Date:
interview: 1999 November 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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…: Edith Deutsch was born in Arnswalde, Germany on January 21, 1925, to father Fritz Abrahamowsky and mother Lotte Gradnauer. She was born into a prominent…
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0310.28 | RG Number: RG-50.486.0028
Date:
interview: 2004 January 28
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…OlympicGames (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)…
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… know anything about Hitler; remembers he was present in 1936 for the opening ceremonies of the OlympicGames in Berlin; says Hitler’s entrance made a…
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.
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