Night and The Holocaust
Overview Articles
"Night" from Literature and Its Times
"Introduction to the Holocaust" from the United States Holocaust Museum
"The Holocaust" from Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
"Holocaust: A Pictorial History" from the Encyclopedia Judaica
NYT Daily 360 - Genocide's Legacy: Preserving Auschwitz (2 minute video)
NYT Upfront Holocaust Magazine (sign in with your school google account to view)
Adolf Hitler
What caused him to want to exterminate the Jewish population? What led him to become a dictator? What eventually happened to Hitler as WWII came to an end?
- Adolf Hitler from the World War II Reference Library
- Adolf Hitler from Historic World Leaders
Nazi Party
How did they rise to power? What was their role in the Holocaust?
- Establishment of the Nazi Dictatorship from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Background to War from World War II Reference Library
- How People Persuaded to Commit Genocide from Genocide
Concentration Camps
What were the different types of camps? What were the experiences in these camps?
- Concentration Camps from Learning About the Holocaust
- Extermination Centers from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
- Nazi Labor Camps from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Survivors of the Holocaust
What happened to the survivors of the concentration camps? Where did they go, what become of the rest of their lives, etc?
- Life After the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Displaced Persons from Learning About the Holocaust
- Survivors of the Shoah from the Shoah Visual History Project
- Psychology of Survivors from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
SS Officers / Nazis
What happened to them after WWII? Were they punished for their crimes, etc?
- Nuremberg Trials from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
- The Search for Perpetrators from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- How People Persuaded to Commit Genocide from Genocide
- Oskar Groening, Auscwitz Bookkeeper On Trial from the BBC
- Inside the US Effort to Find Nazi War Criminals Before Its Too Late from TIME Magazine, this week
- Jewish Students Protest Outside New York City Home of Accused Nazi War Criminal from Jerusalem Post, this week
Liberation of the Concentration Camps
How were the camps finally liberated? Who freed the prisoners of the concentration camps? Why did it take so long for the camps to be liberated? (should look up individual camps by name)
- Liberation of the Nazi Camps from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Liberation of Concentration Camps from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- US Army and the Holocaust from the Encyclopedia Judaica
Conditions of the Camps
How were women and men treated in the camps? What were the differences? How were children treated in the camps? (see also Ravensbruck (women) and Theresienstadt(children))
- Women During the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Violence Against Women was an Important Part of the Holocaust from Gendercide
- Did Men and Women Experience the Holocaust Differently? from History in Dispute
- Holocaust from Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood
- Children in the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Gisella Perl: Angel of Life from Toronto Globe & Mail
War Profiteering
How did the Nazi's make money from WWII?
- Forced Labor from Learning About the Holocaust
- Confiscated Jewish Wealth Funded the German War Effort from The Telegraph
- Germany to Compensate Nazi Slave-Laborers from The Telegraph
- Audi Employed Thousands of Concentration Camp Inmates from The Daily Mail
- Forced Labor from US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Resistance
What did people do to resist the Holocaust and the Nazis? Who was involved? What were their tactics and strategies (guerilla warfare vs. hiding Jews)? Were they successful? Was it individuals or organized groups of people?
- Jewish Resistance from the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust (includes ghetto and camp uprisings)
- Jewish Resistance from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- The White Rose and German Resistance to Hitler from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Adolf Hitler
What caused him to want to exterminate the Jewish population? What led him to become a dictator? What eventually happened to Hitler as WWII came to an end?
- Adolf Hitler from the World War II Reference Library
- Adolf Hitler from Historic World Leaders
Nazi Party
How did they rise to power? What was their role in the Holocaust?
- Establishment of the Nazi Dictatorship from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Background to War from World War II Reference Library
Concentration Camps
What were the different types of camps? What were the experiences in these camps? (should look up individual camps)
- Concentration Camps from Learning About the Holocaust
- Extermination Centers from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
- Nazi Labor Camps from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Survivors of the Holocaust
What happened to the survivors of the concentration camps? Where did they go, what become of the rest of their lives, etc?
- Life After the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Displaced Persons from Learning About the Holocaust
- Survivors of the Shoah from the Shoah Visual History Project
- Psychology of Survivors from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
SS Officers / Nazis
What happened to them after WWII? Were they punished for their crimes, etc?
- Nuremberg Trials from the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
- The Search for Perpetrators from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Oskar Groening, Auscwitz Bookkeeper On Trial from the BBC - This week!!
Liberation of the Concentration Camps
How were the camps finally liberated? Who freed the prisoners of the concentration camps? Why did it take so long for the camps to be liberated? (should look up individual camps by name)
- Liberation of the Nazi Camps from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Liberation of Concentration Camps from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- US Army and the Holocaust from Encyclopedia Judaica
Conditions of the Camps
How were women and men treated in the camps? What were the differences? How were children treated in the camps? (see also Ravensbruck and Theresienstadt)
- Women During the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Did Men and Women Experience the Holocaust Differently? from History in Dispute
- Holocaust from Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood
- Children in the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Gisella Perl: Angel of Life from Toronto Globe & Mail
War Profiteering
How did the Nazi's make money from WWII?
- Forced Labor from Learning About the Holocaust
- Do German Companies that Employed Slave Labor Owe Reparations? from History in Dispute
- Confiscated Jewish Wealth Funded the German War Effort from The Telegraph
- Germany to Compensate Nazi Slave-Laborers from The Telegraph
- Audi Employed Thousands of Concentration Camp Inmates from The Daily Mail
- Forced Labor from US Holocaust Memorial Museum
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- Nazi Propaganda from Learning About the Holocaust
- Nazi Party from Encyclopedia of World History
- Auschwitz from Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
- Buchenwald from Europe Since 1914
Biographies of 600,000 individuals, with 50,000 added each year.
Includes additional information through full-text access to reference books, newspapers, and journals. All articles include citations.
- Adolph Hitler from World of Criminal Justice
An 800-page searchable e-book, including over 1,800 images. It is arranged chronologically, with a separate chapter for each year (1933-1946).
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Includes a searchable Holocaust Encyclopedia (scroll down to browse popular topics), including
- Auschwitz and its liberation
- Buchenwald
- Establishment of the Nazi Dictatorship
- The Third Reich: An Overview
An overview of the Holocaust can be found on their Learning Site for Students.
Also look at their many themed online exhibits. Including exhibits on
Shoah Foundation online exhibits
Includes online exhibits on
A BBC website that includes survivor testimony, basic information ("information cards"), as well as maps, statistics, timelines and more.
Created by the London Jewish Cultural Center, it includes a variety of general information as well as eyewitness testimonials.
Created by Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Memorial Foundation. Includes and overview, as well as more in-depth information, exhibits, and primary source material.