This short paper proposal considers how a recently launched web resource focused on Holocaust survivor memory can transform collected data through its metadata and digital methodologies into a more useful Digital Holocaust Memory website using digital humanities tools without compromising ethical and sensitive materials. As we struggle to define how our copiously developing collections can be expressed through informative and innovative humanist approaches rather than being perceived as a conventional collection of archived materials, we consider how we can use digital tools “see” the stories of the individuals in the collection beyond a simple, indexed networking by making well-informed metadata choices? While this website was established in one US Midwestern state, with the aim of centralizing narratives and imparting agency to Holocaust survivors and US service members whose units assisted in the liberation of Nazi camps, we believe it is essential to engage with European digital humanities counterparts to expand our multinational and multilingual efforts. A great deal of the collected data is either from European archives or focuses on content from our Holocaust survivors’ European home origins. We seek to identify the most significant patterns to configure our metadata before delving into deeper analysis for computational visualizations to enhance the narrative. By opening dialogue with other international digital humanities scholars who are not necessarily immersed in Holocaust-related content, we hope to gather observations and emerging concepts for our evolving project.