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The Museum’s National Institute for Holocaust Documentation houses an unparalleled repository of Holocaust evidence that documents the fate of victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others. Our comprehensive collection contains millions of documents, artifacts, photos, films, books, and testimonies.
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The Museum’s expansive collection is permanently housed at the David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation and Research Center.
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies is dedicated to ensuring the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance are researched, taught, and widely understood.
Because our curators and staff are telecommuting due to the COVID-19 emergency, we are not able to physically receive any materials at this time. Please contact us at curator@ushmm.org for additional information.