The Holocaust
Indexes & Abstracts
Databases index journal articles, books, conference proceedings,
reports, and other materials. Databases may be searched
individually or in
categorized groups via Metalib.
- Academic Index ASAP.
1980-
- This database provides a comprehensive index to journal and
newspaper articles in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities.
Coverage of popular and scholarly journals, as well as newspapers,
is provided.
- America History & Life. 1964-
- This bibliographic database indexes scholarly historical literature from prehistoric times to the present. Articles are abstracted from more than 2,100 journals.
Of these, approximately 900 are published in the United States and Canada, including journals from
state and local historical societies and those related to the social sciences, humanities, and other
fields. Editors review foreign periodicals to include all articles on
American history and life. Also see the print version of America: History & Life (1964-1995) at
Ref. E31 A5.
- Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1830-1974. (Ref. D 1 C73)
- This work selectively indexes approximately 1,000 journals in history, political science, and sociology under
keyword or subject categories. See also Recently Published Articles
(1976-1990) at Ref. D 1 R 4.
- Humanities Full-Text. 1984-
- Humanities Abstracts has been long-regarded as the ideal, single reference for
periodical information in the diverse subject area of the humanities.
- Humanities Index. 1974- (Ref. AI 3 H85)
- This index provides broad, scholarly coverage of historical periodicals and other journals in
the humanities. Also see British Humanities Index (1962-1991) at Ref. AI 3 B7.
- Historical Abstracts. 1954-
- This is the premiere source for scholarly articles, books, and dissertations on all aspects
of world history, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Also see the print version of this source, dating
back to 1955, at Ref. D 299 H5. Beginning in 1971, the resource split into Part A: Modern History
Abstracts, 1450-1914 (Ref. D 299 H513) and Part B: Twentieth Century
Abstracts, 1914- (Ref. D 299 H514).
- History Resource Center: U.S.
- This work includes materials from selected Gale products:
American Decades, American Eras, U.S. History,
DISCovering World History,
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces, and
Worldmark Encyclopedia of States. The database
also indexes selected periodicals, newspapers, primary source documents, and radio/television
transcripts.
- JSTOR.
- This full-text database offers archival holdings of scholarly journals in several disciplines
of interest to history students including African-American studies,
anthropology, Asian studies,
political science, and general history.
- Oxford Journals Online.
- This multi-disciplinary database provides the full-text of articles printed in over 100
scholarly journals published by Oxford University Press. Coverage is broad in scope, including
history, political science, area studies, psychology, and the social sciences.
- Project MUSE.
- This multi-disciplinary database provides the full-text of articles printed in nearly 200
scholarly journals published by 30 publishers. Coverage of the humanities and social sciences includes the
fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies,
education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
- Social Sciences Full-Text. 1983-
- This multidisciplinary database provides citations and abstracts for journal articles across the social
sciences.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. 1975-
- This essential index to periodical literature in the field of political science contains links to selected full-text articles.
Bibliographies
- Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota
- Divided into 21 topical categories, this searchable, regularly updated database provides brief citations to over 100 resources
related to the Holocaust.
- Drew University Center for Holocaust / Genocide Study
- Divided into various types of resources such as atlases, chronologies, and encyclopedias, this bibliography provides detailed
annotations for approximately a dozen reference works on the Holocaust.
- Holocaust Bibliography: Northeastern University Library
- This extensive bibliography provides brief citations for hundreds of works related to the Holocaust. The site is divided into various
categories outlining both types of resources (such as films, videos, multimedia items) and subjects (such as propaganda,
Holocaust denial, Jewish children of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, victim's assets, and war crimes trials).
- Jewish Virtual Library, Bibliography of the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, and World War II
- Provides citations to hundreds of books related to the Holocaust. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author surname.
- Literature of the Holocaust, University of Pennsylvania
- Created and maintained by Al Filreis, an English professor at UPenn, this site provides links to hundreds of reviews, citations,
and excerpts of Holocaust-related books, articles, and other documents.
- Nazism, Resistance, & Holocaust in World War II: A Bibliography. 1985. (Ref. D 810 J4 L35 1985)
- This bibliography provides citations for 1,907 books related
to the Holocaust which were written prior to this book's publication in 1985. A few
entries are annotated, but most are not. The entries are arranged
alphabetically by author surname under 13 subject categories such as
Holocaust, war crimes, and Nazism. An author index concludes the
work.
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries of the Holocaust
- Columbia Guide to the Holocaust. 2000. (Ref. D 804 .3 N54 2000 & netlibrary)
- This concise, yet informative volume is divided into 5
parts. Part 1 presents an historical overview of the Holocaust beginning
in 1933 and extending to cover the tragedy's aftermath and legacy. Part 2 provides
discussions of 8 problems or interpretations of the Holocaust. Part 3
comprises a chronology, while Part 4 consists of an encyclopedia defining
people, places, terms, and organizations related to the Holocaust. The
final section entitled Resources provides a bibliography of print and
electronic resources (including primary sources); a filmography; and a
listing of resource organizations, museums, and memorials worldwide.
Two appendices provide statistical tables and maps, followed by an
index.
- Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, Geography, and Terminology. 1997. (Ref. D 804 .25 E67 1997)
- This handy volume contains concise, alphabetically-arranged entries which define
over 2,000 persons, camps, countries, events, and terms related to the Holocaust, including
many terms translated from German, French, Polish, Yiddish, and 12 other languages. The work
concludes with an extensive bibliography.
- Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 4 volumes. 1990. (Ref. D 804 .3 E53 1990)
- This moderately illustrated, multi-volume encyclopedia contains thousands of
alphabetically-arranged, informative entries addressing terms, places, events, persons, and concepts
pertaining to the Holocaust. A short glossary of concise definitions complements the lengthier
essays that comprise the main body of the work. Bibliographies follow each essay. Cross-references
direct readers to appropriate, related entries. Volume 4 contains an extensive chronology of events,
four appendices of valuable information, and a comprehensive index to all volumes.
- Holocaust Glossary
- Compiled by Dr. S. D. Stein, a professor at the University of the West of England, this fully cross-referenced glossary
provides definitions of hundreds of acronyms, Nazi terms, and other words relating to the Holocaust. Examples include terms such as Jew, Kriminalpolizei,
Lebensborn, and OKW.
- Holocaust Glossary: Terms, Places, and Personalities
- Part of the Jewish Virtual Library, this site defines over 60 terms related to the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. Examples include such terms as Umschlagplatz, Wannsee Conference, Der Sturmer,
Night and Fog Decree, and more.
- Holocaust Encyclopedia. 2001. (Ref. D 804 .25 H66 2001)
- This moderately illustrated work contains both concise definitions and lengthy
essays on various Holocaust-related topics. The encyclopedia also includes a detailed chronology
covering 1933 to 1945 and list of abbreviations and acronyms related to the Holocaust. A
bibliographical essay covering Holocaust literature published in the English language
and a comprehensive index conclude the volume.
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries of World War II
- Biographical Dictionary of World War II. 1999. (Ref. D 736 B63 1999)
- This valuable reference provides biographical sketches of approximately 1,000 people frequently encountered when considering
the second World War. The book also includes a glossary of abbreviations and general terms relating to the period from 1939 to 1945 and
concludes with an extensive bibliography.
- Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social, and Military History. 5 volumes. 2005. (Ref. D 740 E516)
- Volumes 1-4 contain alphabetic entries related to all aspects of the war, while Volume 5 contains transcripts and excerpts of
significant primary documents.
- Historical Encyclopedia of World War II. 1980. (Ref. D 740 E5213)
- A 15-page introduction summarizes the origins of the second World War, while a lengthy conclusion discusses the immediate and
long-range consequences of the war. The main body of this work presents hundreds of concise definitions and brief essays on terms, events,
places, and persons related to World War II. Although the book contains no entry for the term Holocaust, the Holocaust is mentioned
throughout the work in related, more specific entries. A detailed chronology covering 1931 to 1946 precedes a brief bibliography.
- Oxford Companion to World War II. 1995. (Ref. D 740 O94 1995)
- This hefty volume presents both brief and lengthy essays on topics related to World War II. The book discusses the Holocaust
specifically in an entry for the Final Solution, rather than under the term Holocaust. Nonetheless, various aspects of the
Holocaust are covered in multiple entries throughout the book. The work contains 120 maps; numerous charts, tables, and statistics;
and limited black and white illustrations. A chronology outlines events of the war arranged into 5 broad geographic regions. Finally, a
unique appendix of place-name changes provides the wartime names of over 100 geographic places, as well as their subsequent/current names.
Chronologies
- World War II Almanac, 1931-1945: A Political and Military Record. 1981. (Ref. D 743 .5 G64)
- This work presents a comprehensive, day-by-day account of World War II. The chronological entries are accompanied by maps,
photographs, charts and tables, statistics, and other supplementary information. Numerous tables at the end of the work provide statistics
about the armed forces involved in the conflict; war-related deaths; military formations, awards, ranks, and armaments; and more. The work
concludes with a topically arranged bibliography.
- Chronology of Jewish Persecution
- Part of the Jewish Virtual Library, this site offers a chronology of Jewish persecution from the years 1932 through 1945.
- Destruction of European Jewry: Explanatory Timeline
- Covering the years 1920 through 1942, this site contains an annotated chronology of the Holocaust and provides a link to a
Holocaust-related glossary.
- Holocaust Chronicle
- This not-for-profit project reproduces the print edition of The Holocaust Chronicle, including its images. The site is both
searchable and browsable. The years 1933 through 1946 are covered in individual chapters and a prologue and epilogue are also included.
- Timeline: Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
- This timeline focuses on the history of the Holocaust, chronicling the years from 1918 to the present. The site is arranged into the
following 7 categories: Rise of the Nazi Party, Nazification, Ghettos, Camps, Resistance, Rescue & Liberation, and Aftermath.
- Teaching About the Holocaust: A Resource Book for Educators
- This 15-page chronology of the Holocaust, developed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and available for viewing or printing
in PDF, begins on page 29 of Part 3 of the Resource Book. The timeline begins on January 30, 1933 and concludes in June of
1948.
Atlases
- Atlas of Nazi Germany: A Political, Economic, & Social Anatomy
of the Third Reich. 1995. (Ref. Atlas DD 256 5 F73354 1995)
- This historical atlas covers the important themes of the
Nazi period, including its political, economic, and military aspects, using
diagrams, charts, graphs, tables, maps, and photographs.
These illustrations and images are complemented by textual summaries on
various topics arranged into six broad categories. The work includes a
brief bibliography and short glossary, as well as an index.
- Atlas of the Holocaust. 1993. (Ref. Atlas G 1797 .21 E29 G58 1993)
- This incredibly detailed atlas provides 316 highly
informative maps relating to the Holocaust, complemented by numerous,
black and white photographs. The atlas, written by a renowned Holocaust
historian, provides essential, supplemental, and supporting data for
research on the Holocaust. The maps cover such information as deaths,
troops, deportations and evacuations, riots and revolts, prisoners of war,
slave labor, geographic partitions and borders, concentration and death
camps, massacres, and more.
- Historical Atlas of the Holocaust. 1996. (Ref. Atlas G 1797 .21 E29 H5 1996)
- Published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this
atlas presents hundreds of colorful maps covering all aspects of the
Holocaust. The book is divided into the following 9 sections: Europe
before the war, the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, Nazi extermination camps,
the Holocaust in Western Europe, the Holocaust in Central Europe, the
Holocaust in Southern Europe and Hungary, rescue and Jewish armed
resistance, death marches and liberation, and postwar Europe from 1945
to 1950. The work concludes with a bibliography, glossary, and index.
- Holocaust Maps from the Jewish Virtual Library
- This site offers multiple maps related to the Holocaust.
- Maps of World War II and the Holocaust
Memoirs & Narratives
- Daily Life During the Holocaust. 1998. (Book Stacks D 804.195 .S68)
- Arranged into 25 topical chapters, the author of this work summarizes in layman's
terms various aspects of life during the Holocaust. Chapters include the Nazificaton of Germany,
life in the ghettos, concentration camps, plans for the "Final Solution," deportations, death
marches, resistance, liberation, and the Nuremberg Trials. The work also includes a timeline
of the years 1933 through 1945, a glossary, and a bibliography of related books and videos.
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Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition. 1995. (Book Stacks DS 135 .N6 F73313 1995)
- Anne Frank, the diary's author, contributed to her diary from June 12, 1942 through August 1, 1944, just days
before her and the others sharing her hiding place were arrested. After the war, once it became
clear that Anne was dead, the diaries were found and given to her father, who later had them published.
Since it's original publication in 1947, Anne Frank's diary has become one of the most powerful
memoirs of the Holocaust. Translated into more than 67 languages, the book has
sold over 31 million copies.
- Flares of Memory: Stories of Childhood During the Holocaust. 2001. (Book Stacks D 804.195 .F53 2001)
- This work provides a collection of memoirs of Jewish Holocaust survivors from multiple
countries under German occupation during World War II, as well as the stories of selected American liberators. The work
contains nearly 100 individual essays - some as short as a single page, others over a dozen - written
in the survivor's or liberator's own words. An appendix provides brief biographies and current
photographs of the authors/contributors. The book also contains a timeline of the Holocaust and a
map of European concentration camps during the period.
- Fortunoff Video Archive of Holocaust Testimonies
- "A collection of over 4,200 videotaped interviews with witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust, the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies is part of Manuscripts and Archives, at Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University."
- Fresh Wounds: Early Narratives of Holocaust Survival. 1998. (Book Stacks D 804.195 .F74 1998 &
netLibrary)
- This work presents oral accounts of Holocaust survivors, grouped by country of origin.
The book includes 21 narratives of individuals from Poland and smaller numbers from Lithuania,
Germany, France, Slovakia, and Hungary. Following an introduction which provides background
information on the individual, each essay uses a straight-forward question and answer format
to explain the person's experiences during the Holocaust. The work provides a brief glossary of
terms, an excellent outline of ghettos and camps, and a selected bibliography.
- Maus I: My Father Bleeds History & Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began. 1986 & 1997. (Book Stacks D 804.3 .S64 & DS 135 .P63 S68 1997)
- This set of books by Art Spielgelman, both subtitled A Survivor's Tale, are classics of
narrative Holocaust literature, despite being written using the format of a comic book. With the main characters
depicted as a family of mice, the books, written by the child of Holocaust survivors, describe the
author's parents' experiences as Jews in wartime Poland. The first book covers the mid-1930s through
the winter of 1944, while the second begins when the characters arrived at Auschwitz in March of
1944.
- Mothers, Sisters, Resisters: Oral Histories of Women Who Survived the Holocaust. 1998. (Book Stacks D 804.47 .M67 1998)
- Written from interviews with women who survived the Holocaust, and arranged into
categories entitled Mothers, Sisters and Camp Sisters, and Resisters, this book provides oral
histories of 25 Jewish women who survived the Holocaust. A glossary and bibliography are also
included.
- Night. 1986. (Book Stacks D 810 .J4 W513 1982)
- Originally published in 1960, this consice and highly readable narrative, widely considered a classic of Holocaust literature,
is a vivid, must-read account of one Jewish man's experiences during the Holocaust.
- Uncommon Friendship: From Opposite Sides of the Holocaust. 2001. (Book Stacks DS 135 .H93 R677 2001)
- This lightly illustrated memoir, appropriate for young adults, college students,
and the general public, presents the story of Fritz and Bernie and the 'uncommon friendship'
they developed after meeting by chance in San Francisco years after each left Europe following
the Holocaust. Fritz was a German who's father was in the Wehrmacht during the Holocaust and who
himself was a member of the Jungvolk in Nazi Germany before later emigrating to America. Bernie
was a Hungarian Jew raised in an orphanage after his father was exterminated at Auschwitz before
he also emigrated to the United States in 1947.
- Witness: Voices from the Holocaust. 2001. (Book Stacks D 804.195 .W58 2000)
- Divided into 9 topical chapters, this work records the experiences of Holocaust
victims in hundreds of brief entries written in the words of the victims themselves. Published in
association with the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, the hundreds of survivor
testimonies presented in this book provide "an intimate glimpse of daily existence in the ghettos
and camps, of life before, during, and after the disaster," and illustrate the human dimension of
the tragedy of the Holocaust.
War Crimes
The following titles outlined below represent only a small selection of those available at the UWF libraries. Consult the online
catalog to identify additional materials.
- Case Against the Nazi War Criminals: Opening Statement for the United States of America. 1946. (Book Stacks D 804 .G42 J3)
- This work illustrates the scope of the Nazi crimes by presenting the complete text of
Justice Jackson's opening statement on behalf of the United States, given on November 21, 1945 before
the International Military Tribunal. Two appendices provide the agreement concerning the prosecution and
punishment of the major war criminals and the text of the indictments against them.
- Crimes, Trials, and Laws
- Compiled by Dr. S. D. Stein, a professor at the University of the West of England, this fully cross-referenced online glossary
provides extensive information and numerous links concerning war crimes and trials, including those of the Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg.
Summaries are provided pertaining to the defendants, charges, indictments, and judgments in each case.
- Doctors' Trial: USHMM
- This site presents extensive information about the American military tribunal of criminal
proceedings, opened on December 9, 1946, against 23 leading German physicians and
administrators, for their willing participation in war crimes and crimes against
humanity perpetrated during World War II. Sections include opening statements,
indictments, testimonies, sentences, and the Nuremburg Code.
- Documents Relating to the Holocaust, War Crimes, & Genocide
- Compiled by Dr. S. D. Stein, a professor at the University of the West of
England, this fully cross-referenced glossary provides the text of dozens of primary
sources relating to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Entries include laws and decrees,
studies, orders and proclamations, excerpts from Mein Kampf, treaties, testaments,
and declarations.
- Genocide on Trial: War Crimes Trials and the Formation of Holocaust History and Memory. 2001. (Book Stacks KZ 1176.5 .B598 2001)
- This extensive work provides a contemporary perspective on the war crimes trials and on their impact on Holocaust history. The book
includes a lengthy bibliography.
- Inside the Nuremberg Trial: A Prosecutor's Comprehensive Account. 2 volumes. 1999. (Book Stacks KZ 1176 .S68 1999 &
netLibrary)
- Using documentary evidence and excerpts from witness testimony, this
detailed work provides a summary of events leading to WWII, as well as a critique
of the trial and its place in history. The many chapters deal with the stages
of the Nuremberg Trial, trial procedures, and defendants. In addition, the work
covers the principal subjects covered by the trial, including the Nazi seizure of
power, the persecution of various groups by the Germans, rearmament of Germany,
aggression toward neighboring territories, the establishment of concentration
camps, and the extermination of Jews and others. Multiple appendixes and a
bibliography conclude the work.
- Investigation of Nazi Crimes, 1945-1978: A Documentation. 1980. (Book Stacks KK 73 .R8313)
- This work traces the sequence of events concerning the investigation
and prosecution of Nazi crimes from 1945 to 1978 and provides a brief explanation of the
"legal fundament underlying the due processes of law." The work also provides statistics compiled by
the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Central Office of the Land Judicial Austhorities, while
an appendix outlines the fate of various defendants.
- Justice at Nuremberg. 1983. (Book Stacks JX 5434 .C66 1983)
- In five lengthy sections entitled Crime & Punishment, Interrogation and
Indictment, Prosecution, Defense, and Judgment, this work discusses the
"origins of and preparations for the trial, followed by the trial itself; the characters and actions
of the twenty-one defendants; and the history of Nazi Germany applicable to the trial - particularly
the criminal acts perpetrated." The book also contains a few dozens photographs and a substantial
bibliography.
- Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression. 8 volumes. 1946. (Book Stacks D 804 .G42 A4)
- Published by the Office of United States Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis
Criminality in 1946, this multi-volume work provides transcripts and translations of documentary
evidence and other materials prepared by the American and British prosecuting staffs for presentation
before the International Military Tribunal at Nurnberg against the Nazi war criminals.
- Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression: Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Nazi War Criminal Records
Interagency Working Group: National Archives & Records Administration
- "On January 11, 1999, in accordance with the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act (PL 105-246),
President Clinton established the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group (IWG).
The group is made up of public members and federal agency representatives who are directed to
locate, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available all classified Nazi war
criminal records, subject to certain specified exceptions and to coordinate with federal agencies
to expedite the release of such classified records to the public."
- Nuremberg Diary. 1947. (Book Stacks D 804 .G42 G5)
- Written by the former prison psychologist at the Nuremberg Trial of the Nazi war
criminals, this work provides a day-by-day summary of the trial and summarizes the defense of each defendant.
Appendices provide excerpts from the judgments against individual defendants and a chronology of the
years 1919 through 1945.
- Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, 1945-46: A Documentary History. 1997. (Book Stacks D 804 .G42 N87 1997)
- This concise work combines historical narrative with primary source
documents, and provides background information as well as an analysis of the
documentary material concerning the trial of 22 high-ranking Nazi defendants
before the Internatioanl Military Tribunal in 1945 and 1946. A chronology, summaries
of the defendants and the judgments against them, a bibliography, and an index
conclude the book.
- Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946.
Volumes 11, 26, 27, & 30. 1947-1949. (Book Stacks D 804 .G42 I55)
- Published in Nuremberg in 1947 by the International Military Tribunal,
this work presents the official, English-language account of the proceedings
of the tribunal from November 14, 1945 through October 1, 1946. Unfortunately,
the UWF library only holds selected volumes (as noted above) of this
42-volume, day-by-day, primary source. Other volumes may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.
- Tyranny on Trial: The Trial of the Major German War Criminals at the End of World War II at Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946.
1999. (Book Stacks D 804 .G42 H36 1999)
- Originally published in 1954, this revised edition contains several
new chapters. The lightly illustrated, but extensive work discusses the background
of the trial, the trial itself, the defendants, the defense and prosecution
counsels, and the aftermath of the trials. The work also contains an extensive
bibliography.
- U.S. War Crimes Trial Program in Germany, 1946-1955. 1989. (Book Stacks JX 5434 .B87 1989)
- This work discusses the U.S. war crimes trial program in Germany and
focuses on the goals of and theory behind the program, rather than on the specific
defendants and outcomes of the trials. Chapters include the Search for a
Punishment Policy, Doubts about the U.S. War Crimes Program, and
Early Parliamentary Challenges to Allied War Crimes Authority. Multiple
appendices provide additional information. A lengthy bibliography is included.
- War Crimes & Criminals
- Maintained by the Web Genocide Documentation Centre, this site links to hundreds of online documents related to the trials of Nazi
war criminals.
- War Crimes & Trials
- Part of the Jewish Virtual Library, this site offers links to nearly two dozen documents relating to the
Nazi war crimes trials, including testimonies, summaries, photographs, and trial records.
- War Crimes, War Criminals, and War Crimes Trials: An Annotated Bibliography and Source Book. 1986. (Ref. JX 5419.5 .T8 1986)
- This extensive bibliography provides citations to 4,500 publications
(including monographs, government documents, dissertations, and periodical articles)
concerning war crimes of World War II and the Holocaust. A short chapter at the end of the book also
covers the Vietnam & Korean Wars and selected other conflicts. Multiple
appendices provide additional, valuable information such as statistics, abbreviations,
a glossary of terms, and lists of officials and defendants at the trials.
- Witnesses to Nuremberg: An Oral History of American Participants at the War Crimes Trials. 1998. (Book Stacks KZ 1176 .S73 1998)
- This unique book presents oral histories of those involved in the Nuremberg Trials, including the courtroom's architect, prison and
security guards, interrogators and translators, attorneys, and journalists. Concise tables outline
the defendants, their charges, and their sentences, as well as subsequent trials.
Another appendix provides a transcript of the American Forces Network broadcast of
November 19, 1945 - the day before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
was to begin.
Directories
- International Directory of Organizations in Holocaust Education, Remembrance, & Research: USHMM
- A project of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance,
and Research, this searchable, online directory serves as a catalog of Holocaust education,
remembrance, and research efforts currently underway worldwide. This extensive, international
directory provides essential information for over 1,000 institutions throughout the world
concerned with Holocaust education.
Journals
The following is a partial list of journals available on the second floor of the UWF library. Call numbers and microfilm numbers are
provided. Some titles have electronic links to full text articles.
| American Jewish History |
E 184 .J5 A5 |
v. 58-80 (1968-1991) |
| MUSE |
v. 84 (1996) to date |
| Central European History |
D 901 .C34 |
v. 12-38 (1979-2005) |
| Cambridge Journals |
v. 39 (2006) to date |
| Holocaust and Genocide Studies |
Oxford Journals |
v. 16 (2002) to date |
MUSE |
v. 17 (2003) to date |
| Human Rights Quarterly |
JC 571 .U64 |
v. 4-21 (1982-1999) |
| MUSE |
v. 17 (1995) to date |
| Jewish History |
SpringerLink |
v. 14 (2000) to date |
| Jewish Journal of Sociology |
DS 101 .J4657 |
v. 9-25 (1967-1983) |
| Jewish Social Studies |
DS 101 .J555 |
v.1-26 and 29-45 |
| MUSE |
v. 5 (1999) to date |
| Journal of Semitic Studies |
Oxford Journals |
v. 47 (2002) to date |
| Journal of Social History |
HN 1 .J6 |
v. 1-33 (1967-1999) |
| MUSE |
v. 33 (1999) to date |
Filmographies
- Films of the Holocaust: An Annotated Filmography of Collections in Israel. 1990. (Ref. D 804.3 S59 1990)
- Based primarily on the holdings of the Ghetto Fighters'
Museum and Yad Vashem (both in Israel), this bibliography outlines 1,045
films and videotapes identified by those institutions' efforts as of December
31, 1987. Part 1 presents an alphabetical listing of the films. Each
entry includes title, language, date, production responsibility, director,
running time, and whether the film is in color or black and white. Furthermore, the gauge is provided
for films, as is the standard and format for videotapes. The entries are also annotated
with summaries and list the institution(s) which hold the item. Part
II provides similar information for pieces of untitled footage. Language
and subject indexes are included.
- Guide to Yale University Library Holocaust Video Testimonies: Volume 1. 1990.
(Ref. D 804 .3 F67 1990)
- Volume 1 of this filmography indexes 255 of the approximately
1,450 testimonies of the Holocaust, representing unpublished, primary
source material, held by the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University.
The main body of the work provides essential information about and a
summary of the testimonies. Two following sections contain a survivor
and witness index and a subject and geographic index.
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
- "The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive holds over 3,000 titles on film and video,
constituting the largest collection of Jewish documentary film footage in the world. The vaults
contain material shot in Israel before and after the establishment of the State in 1948, motion
picture records of many Jewish communities in the Diaspora and two special collections relating
to the Holocaust."
- Teaching About the Holocaust: A Resource Book for Educators
- This 25-page videography, developed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and available for viewing or printing in PDF, begins on
page 50 of Part 2 of the Resource Book. The document outlines and provides annotations for videos addressing the Holocaust
which have been used effectively in the classroom. Entries are arranged by topic and further classified as documentaries, survivor
testimonies, animation, docudrama, or drama. Recommendations for appropriate viewing levels (middle school, high school, or adult) are also
provided. Teachers should be aware, however, that because of the nature of the Holocaust, many of the videos may contain graphic or
disturbing footage.
Films & Videos
- End of the Reich. 1990. (Reserve Videorecording VT02219)
- This 60-minute, color film illustrates how Hitler's weaknesses as a
military leader rendered Germany's defeat inevitable, yet the Nazis'
determination to carry out the "Final Solution" to the Jewish Question
continued at a feverish pace. The U. S. entry into the war and scenes
of a defeated Germany are portrayed in this final volume of the series.
- Europe Falls before the Reich. 1990. (Reserve Videorecording VT02217)
- This 60-minute, color video demonstrates how the divided democracies
ignored the coming storm as a re-armed Nazi Germany began a succession of
territorial annexations culminated by the deception of Britain's David
Lloyd George and the non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet
Union.
- Hitler: Anatomy of a Dictatorship. 1984. (Reserve Videorecording VT00720)
- This 22-minute, color film presents a searching look at
conditions in Germany leading to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi era.
- Out of Hitler's Reach. 1998. (Reserve Videorecording VT02585)
- This color video with black and white excerpts illustrates how, from
1939 to 1943, 185 refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe found a safe haven at
Scattergood, a temporary hostel in what had been an abandoned Quaker boarding school on the Iowa prairie. Jews, Hitler opponents, and others built a new life in the New World with the help of Iowa Quaker farmers and college students. The author of the book with the same title, Michael Luick-Thrams, speaks to high school students and shows photos of the refugees. Refugee Gunter (George M.) Krauthamer returns to West Branch in 1998 and is also shown speaking to students.
- Second World War: Episode Forty-Eight. 1990. (Reserve Videorecording VT01373)
- World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies in which civilian populations became targets and the Nazi Holocaust resulted in the extermination of 11 million people, while displacing millions more. This 28-minute, color video discusses the rearrangement of power in Europe after the war into two camps: The Soviet Union and the Western Allies.
- Triumph of the Will. 1934. (Reserve Videorecording VT02328)
- This Leni Riefenstal classic is a pictorial record of the
sixth Nazi congress at Nuremberg and a powerful propaganda film on Nazi
Germany commissioned by Adolf Hitler. The 50-minute, black and white
film was originally produced as a motion picture in 1934 and later
released in an English-language version.
Resources for Educators
- Online Teacher Workshop
- This site, developed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is intended to provide
direction, support, resources, and guidance for teachers tackling instruction on this
difficult phase of history.
- Education Division: USHMM
- This site is divided into 5 categories: For Students, For Teachers, For
Families, For Adults, and For University Faculty and Scholars. The site offers
information regarding the Education Division's online activities; educational information for
students; materials and resources; programs and publications; available fellowships, internships,
and assistantships at the museum; and professional development opportunities for educators.
- Genocide: Resources for Teaching & Research
- This site is a product of the Genocide Research Project, which was jointly developed by scholars at the
University of Memphis and Pennsylvania State University to encourage socio-legal research on
genocide and other crimes against humanity. The site provides a bibliography of hundreds
of books and articles related to genocide, including the Nazi Holocaust of Europe's Jews. In addition, the site offers
information on upcoming conferences and current calls for papers.
- Holocaust Educational Foundation
- The Holocaust Educational Foundation is a "private, non-profit organization established in 1980 by
survivors, their children, and their friends in order to preserve and promote awareness of the
reality of the Holocaust." The foundation focuses on offering a variety of programs to facilitate
teaching and scholarship at the college and university level.
- Holocaust Teacher Resource Center
- Sponsored by the Holocaust Education Foundation, this organization "strives to combat prejudice and bigotry by
transforming the horrors of the Holocaust into positive lessons to help make this a better and safer
world for everybody." The Web site offers resources such as book reviews, feature articles and other publications, lesson
plans and curricula, a bibliography and videography, and information on the organization's speakers bureau.
- Memories of the Night: A Study of the Holocaust - Activity Guide.
1994. (Curriculum Library SOhw.AG Sch/F Gr.9-12 1994 M44)
- New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Guide for Teachers and Scholars. 1996. (Stx. D 804 .33 .N49 1996)
- This guide for teachers and scholars provides 25 lengthy essays, each written by an
expert contributor in the field, which cover the teaching of the Holocaust. The articles are
arranged into three sections: Viewing the Holocaust in Context, Considering Issues of Teaching
and Curriculum, and Teaching Toward Dialogue-Spiritual and Moral Issues.
Each essay concludes with a list of references.
- State of Florida Commissioner's Task Force on
Holocaust Education
- At the Florida Department of Education Web site, choose Holocaust Education
Web Site from the drop-down menu at the top to access general information
about the Holocaust Education Task Force, including its mission, history, and
training programs. Information is also provided concerning
Florida Statute 233.061 which mandates Holocaust education in Florida
public schools. Finally, links to and addresses for Holocaust Task Force
sites in Florida are provided.
- State of Florida Resource Manual for Holocaust Education. 1999.
(Curriculum Library SOhw.S FDE Gr.9-12 1998 S73)
- Teaching About the Holocaust: A Resource Book
for Educators
- This 133-page document, developed by the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum and available for viewing or printing in PDF, provides "guidelines for
teaching about the Holocaust, a historical summary and chronology, and an
annotated bibliography and videography on Holocaust-related topics." It also
describes information about programs offered by Museum educators and additional
resources for teachers.
Children's Literature
- The Cage. 1986. (Juvenile Coll. D 810 .J4 S397 1986)
- Written in relatively large print, this book for young adults
chronicles a teenage Jewish girl's suffering and persecution under the Nazis,
including her time in a Polish ghetto, deportation, and her experience in a concentration
camp.
- Children We Remember: Photographs from the Archives of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. 1986.
(Juvenile Coll. D 810 .J4 A23 1986)
- Focused on the experiences of children, this book recounts the
story of the Holocaust in very simple sentences, accompanied by vivid black and
white photographs. Nonetheless, because of its historical accuracy, the theme and selected
images may be potentially disturbing to young children.
- Grace in the Wilderness: After the Liberation, 1945 - 1948. 1986. (Juvenile Coll. DS 135 .S89 S547 1986)
- Written for young adults, this sequel to Upon the Head of a Goat
continues the true story of a 15-year old survivor of the Nazi death camps and
follows her search for her family in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
- Hidden Children. 1993. (Book Stacks. D 804.3 .G72 1993)
- Written for young adults and general readers, this book provides accounts of
Jewish children who survived the Holocaust by going into hiding. The author weaves
excerpts from his interviews with dozens of individuals into the narrative. Photographs
of many of the featured children are included. The work concludes with a bibliography
of additional reading.
- Hitler's War Against the Jews: A Young Reader's Version of The War Against the Jews, 1933 - 1945. 1978.
(Juvenile Collection D 810 .J4 A475)
- In Kindling Flame: The Story of Hannah Senesh, 1921 - 1944. 1985. (Juvenile Coll. CT 1919 .P38 S363 1985)
- Divided into three chronological parts, this book for young adults
recounts the life of Hannah Senesh, a Jewish woman born in Europe shortly before World War II. Hannah
escaped the Nazis and fled to Palestine where she, and others, were trained by the British to
fight the Germans, before she returned to Hitler's Europe in March of 1944 as a Jewish partisan.
- Island on Bird Street. 1984. (Juvenile Coll. PZ 7 .O633 Is 1984)
- Originally written in Hebrew, this narrative for young adults is based
upon a Jewish boy's experience in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, particularly
his solitary survival during his father's absence.
- My Brother's Keeper: The Holocaust through the Eyes of an Artist. 1985. (Juvenile Coll. D 810 .J4 B435 1985)
- Written for middle level readers, this work presents the story
of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust through the author's colorful
artwork and additional, selected photographs and illustrations.
- My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto. 2000. (Juvenile Coll. DS 135 .P62 L64347 2000)
- The text of this work, written for younger readers, portrays life in the Lodz ghetto. The book is
greatly complemented by candid, black and white photographs, taken secretly
with a camera concealed by the photographer while he was a captive in the
ghetto during the Holocaust.
- No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War. 1998. (Juvenile Coll. DS 135 .P63 L63 1998)
- Born in Krakow, Poland, the author of this work was only 5 years old when World War II began.
Written for young adults and advanced readers, the author presents her recollections of the
early years of her life under the Nazis.
- One Yellow Daffodil: A Hanukkah Story. 1995. (Juvenile Coll. PZ 7 .A2615 O1 1995)
- While primarily a story about Hanukkah, this colorful and heart-warming book's main
character, a Holocaust survivor, briefly recounts his experience at Auschwitz,
and tells how one yellow daffodil encouraged him during his struggles during that difficult time.
- Promise of a New Spring. 1981. (Juvenile Coll. D 810 .J4 K57 1981b)
- Written by a well-known Holocaust survivor, this work for young readers
begins by telling the story of the Holocaust in simple, understandable terms. The
text is supplemented by simple illustrations and selected photographs. The second
half of the book likens the Holocaust to a forest fire and the devastation that
such a catastrophe can bring.
- Raoul Wallenberg: The Swedish Diplomat who Saved 100,000 Jews from the Nazi Holocaust before Mysteriously Disappearing.
1989. (Juvenile Coll. D 809 .S8 W3265 1989)
- Part of the series People Who Have Helped the World, this book provides a biography of Raoul Wallenberg for
young adults. The text is complemented by color and black and white photographs, images, illustrations, and maps. The work concludes with a bibliography, glossary, and chronology.
- Smoke and Ashes: The Story of the Holocaust. 1988. (Juvenile Coll. D 810 .J4 R618 1988)
- This work, written for young adults, chronologically presents the story of the Holocaust in 17 chapters, followed
by a limited bibliography.
- Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps. 2001. (Juvenile Coll. DS 135 .P63 M289 2001)
- Torn Thread. 2000. (Juvenile Coll. PZ 7 .I762 Can 2000)
- This narrative for young adults is based upon the experiences of a Jewish girl
and her sister while they were imprisoned in a slave labor camp in Czechoslovakia
from June 1943 through May 1945.
- Upon the Head of a Goat: A Childhood in Hungary, 1939 - 1944. 1981. (Juvenile Coll. DS 135 .R95 S547 1981)
- This young adult book recounts the childhood experiences of a 9-year old Jewish girl and her family during World War II and
the Holocaust. Also see Grace in the Wilderness: After the Liberation, 1945 - 1948 (Juvenile Coll. DS 135 S89 S547 1986).
Museums & Research Centers
- Anne Frank Center USA
- This organization seeks to "introduce young people to Anne Frank, the Frank family's personal story,
and the history of the Holocaust; to help young people and communities explore the
difficult issues of discrimination, intolerance, and bias-related violence in a
positive and constructive way; to engage young people to examine and challenge
discrimination, intolerance, and bias- related violence; and to illustrate the
importance of personal responsibility and tolerance by honoring those individuals
who actively confront prejudice and bias-related violence."
- Anne Frank House
- Opened in 1960 as a museum, the Anne Frank House, where Anne wrote her diary in hiding during the Holocaust, is now a permanent
exhibition. The non-profit, politically-unaffiliated organization that maintains the museum also develops educational products and
activities.
- Braun Holocaust Institute
- Established in 1977 within the Anti-Defamation League, this institute serves as
a national outreach organization for Holocaust information which teaches others about
the Holocaust era and its impact on contemporary society and culture. The institute
preserves Holocaust-related materials, encourages public and religious schools to
teach about the Holocaust, and offers related programs and publications.
- Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
- Established within the College of Liberal Arts at the University of
Minnesota, the Center's Web site offers a virtual museum of Holocaust and
genocide artwork; histories, narratives, and documents; other educational
resources; a bibliography; and links to related Web sites.
- Center for Holocaust & Human
Rights Education at Florida Atlantic University
- Center for Holocaust / Genocide Studies
- "The mission of the Drew University Center for Holocaust Study, as expressed in 1992 when it was founded, was to
commemorate those who perished in the Holocaust and to celebrate those who survived; to
educate upcoming generations to 'remember for the future'; and to dedicate our energies
to ongoing research and scholarship."
- Florida Holocaust Museum
- Through its permanent exhibit, education programs, outreach efforts, and resource
center, the museum fulfills it mission of educating individuals and organizations about
the Holocaust. The Web site provides information about the museum and offers
educational resources for teachers and individuals.
- Ghetto Fighters' House: Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum in Israel
- Founded by a community of Holocaust survivors who were former members of the
Jewish underground in the ghetto and former partisans, the mission of the Ghetto Fighters'
House includes collecting, preserving, and sharing information and documentation which
tells the story of the Jewish people in the twentieth century and the crimes perpetrated
against it and other groups by Nazi Germany and its supporters. "As the first Holocaust
museum in the world, the GFH is dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust and to
Holocaust education in Israel and worldwide."
- Holocaust Documentation & Education Center, Inc. in North Miami Beach, FL
- Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Central Florida
- Holocaust Museum Houston
- The Web site for this education center and
memorial offers information about the museum, selected online exhibitions, and links to
Holocaust-related Web sites.
- Mechelen Museum of Deportation and the Resistance
- Established at the place where the former Reich's Security detachment set
up its assembly camp, this museum and its Web site promote the understanding of
the history of deportation of Belgian Jews and their resistance efforts.
- Museum of Jewish Heritage
- This "Living Memorial to the Holocaust" opened to the public in September of 1997 with a mission to educate people of all ages and
backgrounds about the 20th century Jewish experience before, during, and after the Holocaust.
- Museum of Tolerance
- "The Museum, the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, was founded
to challenge visitors to confront bigotry and racism, and to understand the
Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts." The Web site provides online
exhibitions of artifacts and documents, survivor testimonies, museum information, a
multi-media learning center, and more.
- Simon Wiesenthal Center
- Established in 1977, the Center serves as an "international Jewish human rights organization dedicated
to preserving the memory of the Holocaust by fostering tolerance and understanding
through community involvement, educational outreach, and social action."
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
- USHMM serves as America's national institution for the documentation, study,
and interpretation of Holocaust history and as this country's memorial to the
millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. The Museum's "primary mission
is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to
preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to
reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust,
as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy."
- Yad Vashem
- Yad Vashem's goal is to "perpetuate the legacy of the Holocaust to future generations so that the world
never forgets the horrors and cruelty of the Holocaust." Its principal missions
include commemoration and documentation of the events of the Holocaust; collection,
examination, and publication of testimonies to the Holocaust; collection and
memorialization of the names of Holocaust victims; and research and education.
Internet Sites
- Cybrary of the Holocaust
http://www.remember.org
- History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/
- Holocaust Archive Project
http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~philip/holo.html
- Holocaust History Project
http://www.holocaust-history.org/
- Holocaust Learning Center: USHMM's Table of Contents for Topics Related to the Holocaust
http://www.ushmm.org/topics/
- Holocaust Online Exhibit: History Wiz
http://www.historywiz.com/holocaust-mm.htm
- Holocaust Pictures
http://www2.stjohnsprep.org/teachers/d_smith/holocaust/pics.htm
- Internet
Jewish History Sourcebook
See the section on the Holocaust toward the bottom of the
page
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html
- JewishGen: Holocaust Global Registry
http://www.jewishgen.org/registry/
- Jewish Holocaust Resources
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Holocaust.htm
- Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/holo.html
- Music of the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/music.htm
- Nizkor Project
http://www.nizkor.vex.net/fast-track.html
- Online Holocaust Exhibitions: USHMM
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/index.php?content=online/
- Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States
http://www.pcha.gov/index.htm
- Varian Fry Foundation
http://www.almondseed.com/vfry/fryfoun.htm
- Wannsee Protocol: January 20, 1942
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Wannsee_Protocol
- Women and the Holocaust
http://home.cfl.rr.com/rgair/women_and_the_holocaust_webquest.htm
- Yahoo: Holocaust
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/Holocaust__The/
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University of West Florida Library
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