Information for those with Holocaust-Era Artifacts

In the course of gathering information for our Holocaust related litigation, many claimants have either sent or indicated that they possessed personal documentation related to their experience in the Holocaust. We have no legal need for these original documents. However, we would like to inform you that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is willing to receive such artifacts for permanent preservation in their collections.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was established by a unanimous act of the U.S. Congress in 1980. The Museum collects original artifacts and documentation regarding the experience of victims of the Holocaust. The Museum's collection efforts contribute to its programs of education, exhibition, scholarship, genealogy and documentation of the fates of individual victims of the Shoah.

The Museum's holdings include a large and growing collection of original papers and artifacts of Holocaust victims and survivors; liberators of Nazi concentration camps; members of war crimes prosecution staff; historians; and of others associated with the events of 1933-1945. In addition, the Museum gathers copies of documentation relating to these subjects from foreign archival sources. A large part of the Museum's mission is to ensure that historical documents are permanently preserved so that they might continue to bear witness to the tragedy of the Holocaust.

If you are interested in donating your original papers, photographs, and artifacts to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, we would encourage you to contact them directly.

For archival materials:

Ms. Sara Sirman
phone - (202)314-0387
fax - (202)479-9726
e-mail - ssirman@ushmm.org

For art and artifacts:

Ms. Susan Snyder
phone-(202)488-0430
fax - (202)314-7822
e-mail - ssnyder@ushmm.org

For more information, please contact us at lawinfo@cmht.com or call (888) 240-1238 or (206) 521-0080.

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