Encyclopedia of the holocaust is a comprehensive, authoritative onevolume reference that provides reliable information on this ignoble and frightening episode of modern history. Education is world books commitment and its editorial team is world books strength. According to the company, its mission is to enhance learning and reading for children around the world by developing trustworthy, engaging content to create products that will engage children of all ages at home, on the go, in the classroom or in libraries worldwide. Born april 20, 1889 braunau, austria died april 30, 1945 berlin, germany dictator of nazi germany from 1934 to 1945. Publications united states holocaust memorial museum. Other features include interactive discussions, a holocaust encyclopedia and a bibliography. The holocaust encyclopedia edited by walter laqueur reference d804. His book gathers accessible articles by many of the worlds leading holocaust scholars on the full range of people and. A compelling book on an ugly subject, the holocaust may be the finest book available for those who want a general understanding of how the rise of the nazis in. Our work to teach the lessons of the holocaust doesnt stop. The holocaust was the statesponsored mass murder of some 6 million european jews and millions of others by the german nazis during world war ii. World book is a leading publisher of nonfiction and mixedgenre childrens book series, reference materials, and digital learning platforms. Holocaust encyclopedia united states holocaust memorial museum.
World book online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades prek through high school. Historians agree that during world war ii, the nazis did kill millions of people during the holocaust, including many people in concentration camps. The holocaust encylopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy, decisions, cities, and individuals. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The holocaust encylopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy, decisions, cities, and individuals, uptodate and designed for easy access, the encyclopedia presents information on the major aspects of the holocaust in. Holocaust encyclopedia indiana university libraries. Winner of the 20 national jewish book award the illustrated threevolume geographical encyclopedia of the holocaust in hungary is a definitive, authoritative, and magisterial resource, thorough and exhaustive. Hansen and john bellow, who realized that existing encyclopedias were offputting to young readers. Looking for holocaust in 1960 world book encyclopedia. The germans called this the final solution to the jewish question.
Holocaust article about holocaust by the free dictionary. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Adolf hitler was the dictator or absolute ruler of germany from 1934 to 1945 and leader of the national socialist german workers party, known as the nazi party. Holocaust survivors, an excellent educational resource about the nazi holocaust of jews in world war ii, includes interviews, photographs and audio recordings of survivors. They agree that there is more proof in writing, pictures, and places about the holocaust than any other great killing of people. The rest were german and eastern european refugees. Yiddishspeaking jews and survivors in the years immediately. The holocaust, also known as the shoah, was a genocide of the european jews during world war ii. The holocaust encyclopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy decisions, fiftyfive years after the fact the world still ponders the enormity of this disaster. The world book encyclopedia is an encyclopedia published in the united states. Jan 01, 2001 the holocaust encyclopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy decisions, fiftyfive years after the fact the world still ponders the enormity of this disaster. Uptodate and designed for easy access, the encyclopedia presents information on the major aspects of the holocaust in. The shamai davidson papers, examines ptsd in holocaust victims using case studies.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In reflections of the holocaust in art and literature, edited by randolph l. Dec 01, 2007 i need to cite the article of concentration camps under the holocaust in the world book encyclopedia 2000 vol. His book gathers accessible articles by many of the world s leading holocaust scholars on the full range of people and. In addition to the searchable entries of the encyclopedia itself, the site, sponsored by the national holocaust museum, includes historical films, photographs,lists of book titles and scholarly journals, and guides to archival resources, among them a guide to oral histories. Holocaust encyclopedia information for students resources for professionals and student leaders resources for educators resources for academics and research collections search holocaust survivors and victims resource center. His numerous publications include the threevolume bibliography on holocaust literature and books such as history of the holocaust. A magisterial book, unique in its clarity of organization, scope, and attention to issues that have been at the heart of holocaust research since the end of world war ii. Mazal holocaust collection alphabetically arranged entries in laqueurs encyclopedia provides fresh and lengthy articles on such topics as antisemitism, historiography, jewish women, memorials, and resistance, just to brush. The holocaust encyclopedia is the only comprehensive singlevolume work of reference providing both a reflective overview of the subject and abundant detail concerning major events, policy decisions, cities, and individuals. Between 1941 and 1945, across germanoccupied europe, nazi germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million jews, around twothirds of europes jewish population. Holocaust denial simple english wikipedia, the free.
Encyclopedia of the holocaust, volume 2 encyclopedia of the holocaust, israel. The world book was first published in 1917 and revised annually from 1925. In 1915, they enlisted the help of michael vincent oshea, a professor of education at the university of wisconsin the first edition of the world book encyclopedia was published as simply the world book in 1917, by the hansonroachfowler. It features eight essays on the history of the holocaust and its antecedents, as well as coverage of such topics as the history of european jewry. An integrated chronology of the holocaust and world war ii, and the yishuv in the shadow of the holocaust. It documents and chronicles the wartime fate of the jewish communities in that country where virulent antisemitism is anything but dead, even today. Fiftyfive years after the fact the world still ponders the enormity of this disaster. Most jews lived in the countrys capital and largest city, copenhagen. One of the boldest choices and most salient features of the book is that it uses different animals to represent humans.
Holocaust, the systematic statesponsored killing of six million jewish men, women, and children and millions of others by nazi germany and its collaborators during world war ii. They believed that the germans belonged to a race that was superior to all others. Bibliography the holocaust is the most common name for the systematic destruction of almost 6 million european jews under german national socialism between 1933 and 1945. The nazis came to power in germany in january 1933. The site is both emotionally moving and factually informative. Mar 10, 2020 encyclopedia of the holocaust edited by israel gutman reference d804. Romani gypsies, homosexuals, jehovahs witnesses, the disabled, and others were also victims of the holocaust.
H66 2001 the holocaust encyclopedia presents information on the major aspects of the holocaust in essays by scholars from eleven countries who draw on a number of sources to provide indepth studies on the political, social, religious, and moral issues of the holocaust as. List of books and articles about holocaust online research. Each team member is dedicated to producing accurate and unbiased information by utilizing contemporary technological tools and following traditional practices of. They claimed that the jews belonged to a race that was. The holocaust has been the subject of countless books, works of art, and memorials. Although antisemitism in europe has had a long history, organized persecution of german jews began with hitlers rise to power in 1933. Encyclopedia of the holocaust 1st edition by israel gutman editor 5. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The book reaches beyond facts and details to reveal the depths of the holocaust experience and its aftermath. Holocaust denial is the claim that the holocaust did not happen, or was not as bad as most people think it was. The holocaust encyclopedia by judith tydor baumel 2001. Museums and memorials have been established in a number of cities worldwide to preserve the memory of the holocaust. E53 1990 v14 published by yad vashem, the holocaust remembrance authority in israel, the encyclopedia contains hundreds of entries and was a winner of the 1990 american library associations dartmouth medal. The holocaust simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Today the holocaust is viewed as the emblematic manifestation of absolute evil. The holocaust was the systematic, statesponsored persecution and murder of six million jews by the nazi regime and its allies and collaborators. Germans as cats, jews as mice, and nonjewish poles as pigs.
If you have encyclopedia s from prior to 1965, hang on to them as they have been removed from the library of congress as well as other libraries and will never be found on the internet that is the major eradicator of truth and history. This web site contains every word and image that appear in the print edition of the holocaust chronicle, published by publications international, ltd in april 2000 the 800 pages and more than 1,800 images can be searched and viewed in a number of ways. The holocaust encyclopedia baumel judith tydor laqueur. During world war ii, adolf hitler and the nazis attempted to exterminate european jews by forcing them into concentration camps, where both children and adults were sent to their deaths in gas chambers. As far as a reference it is an excellent book to have in your library if you are a holocaust nonfiction book collector or world war ii enthusiast i have many world war ii books especially about the holocaust and this one is very compelling and extremely informative so i would recommend it 100%. Yad vashem, the world holocaust remembrance center, is the ultimate source for holocaust education, documentation and research. Thus, the holocaust encyclopedia, edited by walter lacquer a modern european historian who has taught at harvard, brandeis, and tel aviv university, among others, fills an important gap in existing holocaust literature. Buy a cheap copy of the holocaust book by martin gilbert. Stay up to speed on all we have to offerplus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter.
Weitzman zionist, jewish activist and leader of the slovakian jewish community during the holocaust, gisi fleischmann 1892 1944 worked tirelessly to rescue jewish victims of nazi persecution, to smuggle refugees to palestine, and in attempts to bribe nazi officials to stop deportations. American cartoonist spiegelman interviewed his father about his experiences as a holocaust survivor. This monumental 7volume encyclopedia, the result of years of work by the jack, joseph, and morton mandel center for advanced holocaust studies at the united states holocaust memorial museum, will describe the universe of camps and ghettossome 20,000 in allthat the nazis and their allies operated, from norway to north africa and from france to russia. About six million jews were killed, as well as five million others that the nazis claimed were inferior mostly slavs, communists, romaniroma people, people with disabilities, homosexuals, and jehovahs witnesses. Shaman davidsons holding on to humanity the message of holocaust survivors. He took advantage of germanys economic hardships and the bitterness of its citizens after world war i. Other survivors studied in this book include cambodian refugees who survived the genocide of khmer rouge regime.
Encyclopedia of the holocaust, volumes 12 israel gutman snippet view 1995. The united states holocaust memorial museum encyclopedia. Hashoah and the porrajmos in romani, is the name applied to the systematic persecution and genocide of the jews, other minority groups, those considered enemies of the state and also the disabled and mentally ill of europe and north africa during world war ii by nazi germany and its collaborators. Welcome to the holocaust chronicle web site t his is a notforprofit project. Holocaust encyclopedia united states holocaust memorial. The museum is free and open every day except yom kippur and christmas day. When germany occupied denmark on april 9, 1940, the jewish population was approximately 7,500, accounting for 0. My encyclopedia britannica, 1952 has no entry for the holocaust. Works include volumes by leading holocaust scholars, translations, holocaust testimonies, reprints of classic volumes in the field, and more. World book encyclopedia, american encyclopaedia designed to meet the curriculum needs of elementary through highschool students.
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