The Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center provides free reference services to those seeking information about the fates of specific individuals as part of our mission to document the personal experiences of Holocaust survivors and victims. The Resource Center helps a broad range of inquirers including survivors and their families, genealogists, Holocaust scholars, teachers, students, and members of the public. Our experienced staff conducts research in more than 25 languages and uses all the resources available at the Museum to answer a request including the Archives, the International Tracing Service records, the Library, photo archives, arts and artifacts, film and video, and oral histories.
Please note that documentation does not exist for all victims and survivors of Nazi persecution although we try at the minimum to provide information about the relevant towns, camps, or ghettos. Given the large volume of reference requests we receive each month, priority is given to requests by Holocaust survivors.
Requests for information from the International Tracing Service collection can be made here. Requests for information from other Museum collections can be made via e-mail resource-center@ushmm.org, letter, fax, or telephone. Because of the large numbers of requests, we cannot accept requests on family names alone. Resource Center staff is also available onsite seven days a week to help visitors with their research.
