Who is a Survivor?
The Museum defines a survivor as a person who was displaced, persecuted, and/or discriminated against by the racial, religious, ethnic, social, and political policies of the Nazis and their allies between 1933 and 1945. In addition to former inmates of concentration camps and ghettos this includes, among others, refugees and people in hiding.
Contact Us
Diane Saltzman
Director, Survivor Affairs
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, D.C. 20024-2126
E-mail: survivoraffairs@ushmm.org
(202) 488-0414
Rachel Wagner
Program Coordinator, Survivor Affairs
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, D.C. 20024-2126
E-mail: survivoraffairs@ushmm.org
(202) 479-9732
Collections: The Museum has the most comprehensive collection of Holocaust-related materials in the world. Included in its holdings are works of art, artifacts, photographs, archival documents, manuscripts, historical film footage, music and sound recordings, and oral testimonies.
The Registry of Holocaust Survivors seeks the names of all Holocaust survivors—whether or not they are currently living—in order to assist survivors and their families in attempts to trace missing relatives and friends, as well as to provide resources for historical and genealogical researchers. Inclusion in the Registry is voluntary and assures that the names of survivors will be preserved for future generations.