1000 Memories:
Short Edited Holocaust Testimony
1000 Memories is an online archive of over 1,000 short testimony extracts from Holocaust survivors and refugees who experienced Nazi persecution as Jews and later found refuge in Britain, before, during, or after the Second World War.
Here, in their own words, ordinary people recall the violence, oppression and prejudice they once experienced – as well as the moments of kindness, luck, bravery and heroism. They also describe what if felt like to start again in a new country.
The memories were originally edited from transcripts of interviews conducted by the Refugee Voices Archive of the Association of Jewish Refugees. The Refugee Voices interviews are filmed conversations between Holocaust survivors, oral historians and trained interviewers.
Click each memory square to read the full long extract.
Memory Map
1000 Memories:
Background
Each memory on this site was originally created as a post for the AJR Refugee Voices social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter) from 2019-2024.
The social media project has ended and this site is its archive. The posts are preserved and stored here independently, as embedded links and full texts. They are arranged by person, experience, place and post order. They are searchable.
This site is a work in progress, and the memories are being put up one-by-one in reverse order. Subscribe to keep updated.