Behind Every Name a Story
The Behind Every Name a Story Web project consists of essays describing survivors’ experiences during the Holocaust. More »
Explore the links on this page to learn more about individuals and their experiences during the Holocaust.
The Behind Every Name a Story Web project consists of essays describing survivors’ experiences during the Holocaust. More »
The Memory Project provides participants - survivors who are volunteering at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum – with a powerful outlet through which to bear witness. More »
First Person is a program for the public featuring a series of conversations with Holocaust survivors. These eyewitness accounts unite personal experience with history in a way that is extraordinary in its immediacy and power. More »
The items people chose to take with them as they fled Nazi persecution; a mother’s efforts to protect her child; the atmosphere in ghettos in the aftermath of roundups and deportations; conditions in cattle cars during deportation -- these are among the experiences described in videotaped survivor testimony and textual narratives. More »
The Museum’s oral history collection is one of the largest and most diverse resources for Holocaust testimonies in the world. The collection contains over 9,000 audio and video interviews. These testimonies enable students, researchers, and the general public to see and hear the first-hand accounts. More »
Among the most personal and immediate accounts of life under Nazi tyranny are the many diaries kept by persons of all ages and backgrounds. In these journals, diarists recorded their private reactions to major events and life-changing incidents. More »
Survivors and families gathered at the Museum on November 2nd, 2003, to pay tribute to Holocaust survivors. More »
