Digital Studies of The Holocaust

About the Project

The Ackerman Center’s Digital Studies of the Holocaust project seeks to study records digitized by Yad Vashem. These records, though not originally collected for analysis, provide the data needed to apply exploratory data analysis (EDA), descriptive analysis, and statistical analysis techniques to Holocaust records. In general, the results of this study illustrate, condense, and recap patterns in the data to visually tell the story of the Holocaust and to learn more about the brutal work of the Third Reich.

Through cross-referencing people and locations included in the original records with archives from around the world, this project creates a fuller picture of individuals swept up in the murderous bureaucracy of the Third Reich. By re-telling these stories the Digital Studies of the Holocaust project provides new ways to remember victims of the Holocaust.

The Digital Studies of the Holocaust initiative is supported by the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies and by the RFTF2 endowment.

Our Team

This ongoing project, led by Dr. Nils Roemer, brings together faculty, visiting professors, students, and alumni from diverse fields. The Digital Studies of the Holocaust team exchanges ideas, practices, and tools between historians, data analysts, GIS techs, and graphic designers to create an interactive digital humanities resource.

Dr. Nils Roemer

Project Director

Dean, Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Director, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
Arts, Humanities, and Technology Distinguished University Chair
Stan and Barbara Rabin Distinguished Professor

Dr. Katie Fisher

Project Manager

Project Manager Research, Harry W. Bass Jr. School of the Arts, Humanities, and Technology
PhD in Visual & Performing Arts, UT Dallas 2024
Selwin Belofsky Fellow (2021-2024)