List of Holocaust Victims' names for reading

It can often be difficult for people attending local commemorative events to comprehend the huge numbers of people killed during the Holocaust. Some event organisers have found it effective to read the names of Holocaust victims, others have given everyone attending their event the name of one victim to concentrate on. Both methods are intended to emphasise the individual human cost of the Holocaust rather than concentrating on huge, often inconceivable numbers.

You can download lists of child victims’ names and adult victims’ names here.

Further lists of names, many categorised by the victims’ home nation, are available from the Yad Vashem Shoah Victims Database

The Yad Vashem website also includes a database of Holocaust victims with details on their lives and the circumstances of their deaths.

• List of adult victims of the Holocaust (PDF document)
• List of child victims of the Holocaust (PDF document)