From deportation records to lists of the martyred to survivor testimonies, the Holocaust has generated a vast amount of documents and records - many of which can be researched online!

There are numerous genealogical and historical resources and databases online for genealogists researching their Jewish ancestors. Most of these Jewish genealogy databases are even free!

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Committed to preserving a documentary heritage of American Jewry, the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives houses over 10 million pages of manuscripts, photographs and genealogical materials. The collection's catalog can be viewed online and they accept limited requests for information by fax, email, or regular mail.