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.
© 2020-present Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. All rights reserved.
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
Katie Fisher
Writer, Designer
Selwin Belofsky Fellow
Research Assistant, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
PhD Candidate, Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Angie Simmons
Writer, Historian
Selwin Belofsky Fellow
Research Assistant, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
PhD Candidate, Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Dr. Amal Shafek
Writer, Historian
Selwin Belofsky Fellow
PhD Candidate in Humanities at UT Dallas
Lecturer, Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at UT Dallas
Dr. Sarah Valente (2017-2021)
Writer, Historian
Selwin Belofsky Fellow
PhD in Humanities, UT Dallas 2019
Nakul Markandey (2017-2018)
Data Analysis
MS in Geospatial Information Science, UT Dallas 2018
Siddhant Somani
Research Analyst
MS Business Analytics Student
Naveen Jindal School of Management
Digvijaysinh Gohil
Research Analyst
MS Business Analytics Student
Naveen Jindal School of Management
Yannis Kwon
Undergraduate Research Apprentice
History
Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Taher Yusuf Ali
Multi-media Producer
MS Computer Science
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science
Piyush Kamdar
Data Analysis
MS in Information Science, UT Dallas 2018
Shefali Sahu
Data Analysis
MS in Information Science, UT Dallas 2021
Riya Sood
Data Analysis
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Masters Student, Information Technology and Management
Sarthak Khanna
Data Analysis
MS Information Technology Management Student
Naveen Jindal School of Management
View All Case Studies
The Digital Studies Team continues to build out new reports and case studies—adding to this digital library of interactive reports.
© 2020-present Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. All rights reserved.