About the Database
Many historical documents include the names of people persecuted during World War II under the Nazi regime. Use the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Names Database to research individual names and view the documents where those names appear. For every name included in one of these documents, the database contains a name record.
TWO WAYS TO SEARCH THE DATABASE
Names
Find information about specific individuals who were persecuted.
This is mostly used by family members and researchers looking for an individual person.
For example, search for “Last Name: Goldberg” and “First Name: Aron” to find this name in all records in the database. Click on a name record to see what is known about this name and the source that contains it. Add filters and advanced search terms to narrow your results.
Lists and Sources
Find lists and other sources that contain multiple names.
This is mostly used by researchers looking for historical documents.
For example, search for “Berlin” to browse sources related to Berlin that contain the names of many survivors and victims. When searching all fields, the search term may be located in the source title, place, or elsewhere. Add filters and advanced search terms to narrow your results.
What Is Included in the Database?
This database brings together information about individual survivors and victims from records in the Museum’s collections, our Survivors’ Registry, and information from other organizations. This information was collected from a broad range of historical documents including census records, registration forms, ghetto inhabitant lists, death lists, concentration camp or displaced persons camp lists, and more. This database contains only those records that mention individual names. Access the Museum’s full collection of objects, documents, videos, and more in Collections Search.
The database contains records on people persecuted during World War II under the Nazi regime including Jews, Roma and Sinti, Poles and other Slavic peoples, Soviet prisoners of war, persons with disabilities, political prisoners, trade union leaders, "subversive" artists, those Catholic and Lutheran clergy who were seen as opponents of the regime, resisters, Jehovah's Witnesses, male homosexuals, and criminal offenders, among others.
Visit the Museum for Full Access to the Database
Some of the Museum’s resources are not available online, but can be accessed in the Museum’s Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. At the Museum, you can access the full Database of Holocaust Survivors and Victims Names, the ITS Digital Archive, the Benjamin and Vladka Meed Registry of Holocaust Survivors, and other Museum resources.