The Holocaust: History
Introduction
The Holocaust was carried out in many different countires and information about it exists in many languages, chiefly German, Yiddish, Polish, Hebrew, and Russian. Please be aware of variances in spelling when translerating from non-Roman alphabets. Further, the names the names of some towns were germanized to make it easier for them. The Polish name of the town was Oświęcim, but it is best known by the German name, Auschwitz.
You may want to consult works on the history of individual countries as background for understanding the economic and political situation prior to the war.
Reference Sources
The a to Z of the Holocaust by Call Number: D804.25 .F573 2005ISBN: 0810855100Publication Date: 2005-10-06
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust by Call Number: Ref D804.3 .E53 1990ISBN: 0028960904Publication Date: 1989-10-01
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945, Volume I by Call Number: D805 .A2 U55 2009ISBN: 9780253353283Publication Date: 2009-05-22
The Yad Vashem Encyclopedia of the Ghettos During the Holocaust by Call Number: D805 .A2 Y33 2009ISBN: 9789653083455Publication Date: 2010-03-01
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust by Call Number: Ref DS135 .E8 E45 2001ISBN: 0814793568Publication Date: 2001-07-01
History
American Jewry and the Holocaust by Call Number: D810.J4 B3158ISBN: 0814316727Publication Date: 1981-07-01
A History of the Holocaust by Call Number: D810.J4 B315823 1982ISBN: 0531098621Publication Date: 1982-01-01
The Holocaust by Call Number: D804.3 .C77 2008ISBN: 9780813343259Publication Date: 2008-01-23
The Destruction of the European Jews by Call Number: D804.3 .H548 2003ISBN: 0300095570Publication Date: 2003-05-11
The Coming of the Holocaust by Call Number: D804.3 .K46 2013ISBN: 9781107043350Publication Date: 2013-09-30
The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, 1945-46 by Call Number: D804 .G42 N87 1997ISBN: 0312136919Publication Date: 1997-01-15
The Holocaust Sites of Europe by Call Number: D804.3 .W56 2010ISBN: 9781848852907Publication Date: 2010-06-30
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