Testimonies, diaries and memoirs from the Holocaust period and regarding the Holocaust
Extent and Medium
18307 Files New documantation is added to this collection on regular basis
Creator(s)
Archival History
Most of the documantation in this ccollection was donated to the Yad Vashem Archivs, from the early years of his exiistance till these days on a regular basis by private people.
Scope and Content
In the collection there are diaries, testimonies and memoirs written mostly by survivors with some material written by Jews who perished in the Holocaust. The content of the documentation is varied and multi-lingual. Most of the documentation was written and documented after the war, and the rest, mainly diaries, during the Holocaust. Those who were persecuted have documented their personal experiences, and through this documentation it is possible to closely follow the personal stories of the writers before the war, during the war and afterwards.
Existence and Location of Originals
YV archives and Private people
Archivist Note
JL according to the RG description in the YV system
Dates of Descriptions
2012-05-29