Explore the links on this page to learn more about individuals and their experiences during the Holocaust.

Testimonies and Resources

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  Personal Histories

  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.

  Browse survivor testimonies from the Holocaust Encyclopedia

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  Behind Every Name a Story

  The Behind Every Name a Story web project consists of essays describing survivors’ experiences during the Holocaust.

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  Memory Project

  The Memory Project provides participants—survivors who are volunteering at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum—with a powerful outlet through which to bear witness.

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  Conversations with Holocaust Survivors

  First Person is 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.

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  Life After the Holocaust

  Between 1945 and 1953, more than 80,000 Holocaust survivors immigrated to the United States. This website documents the experiences of six Holocaust survivors whose journeys brought them to the United States, and reveals the complexity of starting over.

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  Diaries

  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.

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  Tribute to Holocaust Survivors: Reunion of a Special Family

  Survivors and families gathered at the Museum on November 2, 2003, to pay tribute to Holocaust survivors.

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  Oral History Resources

  The US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s oral history collection is one of the largest and most diverse resources for Holocaust testimonies in the world. In addition to conducting interviews itself, the Museum actively collects interviews from individuals as well as other institutions.