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This page was created by David Oldenkamp, Graduate Assistant, Reference Department, Syracuse University Library, in 2003. It has been extensively updated and expanded by Jennifer Nace, Syracuse University Library Reference Department.

 

 

Reference Works | Comprehensive Internet Resources | Suggested Online Databases | Holocaust Interpretation in Literature, Film, and Art | Testimonials | Museums and Organizations | Women and the Holocaust | Other Victims of the Holocaust | Holocaust Denial | America and the Holocaust | Concentration Camps


Reference Works

Encyclopedias:

Continuum encyclopedia of children's literature / Bernice E. Cullinan and Diane G. Person, editors.
Published: New York : Continuum, 2003.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: PN1008.5 .C66 2003

The Encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust / Shmuel Spector, editor in chief; Geoffrey Wigoder, consulting editor; foreword by Elie Wiesel.
Published: Jerusalem : Yad Vashem ; New York : New York University Press, 2001.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: DS135.E8 E45 2001

The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust / Israel Gutman, editor in chief.
Published: New York : Macmillan, 1990.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.3 .E53 1990

The Holocaust encyclopedia / Walter Laqueur and Judith Tydor Baumel, editors.
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2001.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.25 .H65 2001

Holocaust literature: an encyclopedia of writers and their work / S.Lilian Kremer, editor in chief.
Published: New York : Routledge, 2003.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: PN56.H55 H66 2003

Bibliographies:

Holocaust: an annotated bibliography / Harry James Cargas.
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 1985.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D810.J4 C33 1985

Holocaust: an annotated bibliography and resource guide / David M. Szonyi, editor-in-chief.
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Ktav Pub. House for the National Jewish Resource Center and the Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith, New York, 1985..
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D810.J4 H642 1985

Holocaust studies: a directory and bibliography of bibliographies / Martin H. Sable.
Published: Greenwood, Fla. : Penkevill Publishing Co., c1987.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D810.J4 S22 1987

Nazism, resistance, and Holocaust in World War II: a bibliography/ Vera Laska..
Published: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1985.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D810.J4 L2795 1985

Study of Judaism: bibliographical essays / Study of Judaism Series V.1.
Published: Ktav Pub. House for Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1972.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: Z6370 .S8 2001

Dictionaries:

Dictionary of the Holocaust : biography, geography, and terminology / Eric Joseph Epstein.
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.25 .E67 1997

History of the Holocaust : a handbook and dictionary / Abraham J. Edelheit.
Published: Boulder : Westview Press, 1994.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.3 .E33 1994

Other Reference Works:

Guide to Yale University Library Holocaust video testimonies / Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies.
Published: New York : MacMillan Pub.: London : Prentice Hall International, 1996.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.3 .F67 1990

Holocaust and World War II almanac / Peggy Saari and Aaron Maurice Saari, editors; Kathleen J. Edgar and Ellice Engdahl, coordinating editors.
Published: Detroit : Gale Group, 2001.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.17 .H65 2001

Historical atlas of the Holocaust / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Published: New York : MacMillan Pub.: London : Prentice Hall International, 1996.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: G1797.21.E29 H5 1996

Where once we walked: a guide to the Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust / Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack.
Published: Teaneck, NJ : Avotaynu, 1991.
Location: Bird-Maps Reference, 3rd Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: DS135.E8 M65 1991


Comprehensive Internet Resources

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
From the University of Minnesota
http://www.chgs.umn.edu/index.html

Cross Point: Jewish Resources and Shoah
Features well-annotated links.
http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/shoah.html

Holocaust and Jewish Studies Sites
Comprehensive list from Virginia Wesleyan College.
http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~dgraf/holocaus.htm

Holocaust Chronicle
http://www.remember.org/1/holocaust-chronicle.html

Holocaust Education Foundation
http://www.holocaust-trc.org/

Holocaust History Project
http://www.holocaust-history.org/

The Holocaust Including the American Response
http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/holocaust/

Holocaust Resources
Listed by type: museums, maps, Bibliographies, art, memorials, etc. From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/dinur/Internetresources/holocauststudies.htm

The Holocaust Shoah Page
http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/holo.html

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.html

The Nizkor Project--Holocaust Education
http://www.nizkor.org/


Suggested Online Databases

Ethnic Newswatch
http://libezproxy.syr.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=SU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTM4M0U@&clientId=3739

Historical Abstracts
http://libezproxy.syr.edu/login?url=http://serials.abc-clio.com

Oral History Online
http://libezproxy.syr.edu/login?url=http://alexanderstreet2.com/orhilive


Holocaust Interpretation in Literature, Film, and Art

Bearing witness : a resource guide to literature, poetry, art, music, and videos by Holocaust victims and survivors.
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: D804.3 .R67 2002

Encyclopedia of Holocaust literature, edited by David Patterson, Alan L. Berger, and Sarita Cargas.
Published: Westport, Conn. : Oryx Press, 2002.
Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor (does not circulate)
Call Number: PN56.H55 E53 2002

Holocaust in the Arts
From the John and Molly Peacock Collection at Centennial College
http://www.lrc.cencol.on.ca/holocaust_pollock/about_the_collection/subject_guide/holocaust_in_the_arts.htm

Learning About the Holocaust through Art
http://art.holocaust-education.net/

Literature of the Holocaust
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/holhome.html

The Virtual Museum of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
From the University of Minnesota
http://www.chgs.umn.edu/Visual___Artistic_Resources/visual___artistic_resources.html


Testimonials

Anne Frank House
http://www.annefrank.org/

Israeli Center for Holocaust Survivors
http://www.amcha.org/

Survivors of the Shoah Virtual History Project
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/vhi/


Museums and Organizations:

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/html/eng/muzeum/index.html

C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Holocaust Museum
http://www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org/

Global Directory of Holocaust Museums
http://www.science.co.il/Holocaust-Museums.asp

The Holocaust Commission
http://www.holocaustcommission.org/

Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum of Israel
http://www.gfh.org.il/

The Jewish Museum of Berlin
http://www.juedisches-museum-berlin.de/site/DE/homepage.php

Liebeskind and the Jewish Museum
By James E. Young, a Holocaust author on museums
http://iupjournals.org/jss/jss6-2.html

The New England Holocaust Memorial, Boston
http://www.nehm.com/

Simon Wiesenthal Center
http://www.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=fwLYKnN8LzH&b=242023

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Located in Washington, DC. Contains numerous pages of links and materials.
http://www.ushmm.org/

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority-Israel
http://www.yadvashem.org.il/


Women and the Holocaust

Remember the Women Institute
http://www.rememberwomen.org/

Women and the Holocaust/ A Bibliography
http://www.chgs.umn.edu/Links___Bibliography/Bibliography/Bibliography_-_Wo/bibliography_-_wo.html

Women and the Holocaust / A Holocaust Education Resource for Teachers
http://www.njch.org/holocaust/

Women and the Holocaust / A Cyberspace of Their Own
http://www.theverylongview.com/WATH/


Other Victims of the Holocaust

The Disabled:

Disabled Persecution
From the Holocaust Memorial Day Site.
http://www.outside-centre.com/thchair/holoc/manch2.html

Nazi Persecution of the Mentally and Physically Disabled
From the Jewish Virtual Library.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/disabled.html

Gypsies:

Gypsies
From the Museum of Tolerance.
http://motlc.learningcenter.wiesenthal.org/text/x25/xr2525.html

The Holocaust / O Porrajmos
The Patrin Web Journal
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5121/holcaust.htm

Sinti and Roma Victims of the Nazi Era
http://www.holocaust-trc.org/sinti.htm

Homosexuals:

Genocide of Homosexuals
http://www.chgs.umn.edu/Educational_Resources/Curriculum/Homosexuals__Genocide_in_the_H/homosexuals__genocide_in_the_h.html

Homosexuals/ From a Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/VictHomo.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses:

Jehovah's Witnesses and the Holocaust
http://jehovah.to/gen/holocaust/http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/VictJeho.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses/ From a Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/VictJeho.htm

 


Holocaust Denial

Denying the Holocaust / Genocide Under the Nazis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/deniers_01.shtml

Holocaust Denial on Trial
http://www.holocaustdenialontrial.org/ieindex.html

Holocaust Denial Literature / An Additional Bibliography
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/holbib2.html


America and the Holocaust

America and the Holocaust
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust/


Concentration Camps

Auschwitz-Birkenau pictures
http://www.remember.org/jacobs/

Bergen-Belsen main site, English pages
http://www.bergenbelsen.de/en/

Dachau pictures
http://www.scrapbookpages.com/DachauScrapbook/

Hamburg-Neuengamme main site, English pages
http://www.hamburg.de/Neuengamme/welcome.en.html


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