Holocaust Center for Humanity

About Our Collections

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The Holocaust Center for Humanity maintains a collection of almost 10,000 artifacts, photographs, and oral histories primarily from local Holocaust survivors. Our collections illustrate the diversity of experiences during the Holocaust, and provide a tangible connection to the past. Many of these materials are featured in our exhibit Finding Light in the Darkness or highlighted in temporary exhibits throughout the year.
 
 

Video Testimonies

Hear the stories of Holocaust survivors in their own words.

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Explore 3D Artifacts

View highlights from our collection.

 

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Washington State Survivor Encyclopedia

Read about the Holocaust survivors who live or lived in Washington.

 

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Teaching Collection

We maintain a collection of materials that students and visitors can carefully handle. It includes items such as magazines, newspapers, and journals. This collection is featured on Free First Thursdays.

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Artifacts on Loan from Auschwitz

The Holocaust Center is one of the few museums in the US to feature artifacts on loan from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, including a child's shoe, a pair of glasses, a suitcase, and a comb. Plan your visit to see these artifacts on display.

 

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Donate to the Collection

The Holocaust Center gratefully accepts photographs, documents, correspondence, textiles, ceremonial objects, personal testimonies, and oral histories that support our mission.

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Request a Research Visit

Research visits can be accommodated upon request from historians, filmmakers, artists, and more.

 

Video testimonies, teacher resources, and the work of the Holocaust Center for Humanity are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

This license requires that reusers give credit to the Holocaust Center for Humanity. It allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form and for noncommercial purposes only.