| To Find books on ... | Look in the Catalog under ... | Look on the shelf here ... |
|---|---|---|
| Holocaust (general works) | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | D804.3 |
| Specific county | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--<Country> ; or Jews--<Country> | DS 135 (alphabetic by county) |
| Personal narratives, memoirs (individual) | If the person is associated with a particular place, search under Jews in that place, e.g. Jews--Poland--Warsaw--Personal narratives or Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--<place>--Personal narratives | There is not a specific call number. Most books will be shelved with books about Jews in a specific place in DS 135 Memoirs/biographies of people not associated with a particular place will be in D 804.196 |
| Personal narratives, memoirs (group, collections) | If the person is associated with a particular place, search under Jews in that place, e.g. Jews--Poland--Warsaw--Biography or Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--<place>--Biography | D 804.195 or D 811.5 |
| Yizkor books Memorial books |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --<Country>--<City> ; or Jews--<Country>--<City>--<History> | DS 135 (alphabetic by county) |
| Concentrations camps | Concentration camps--<place> or by name of camp, e.g. Auschwitz (Concentration camp) | General works D 805 A1-A2 |
| Ghettos | There is no specific subject heading for ghettos. Search under the City(country) or Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--<country>--<city> | DS 135 (alphabetic by county) |
| Survivors | Holocaust survivors | There is not a specific call number. Most books will be shelved with books about Jews in a specific place in DS 135. Memoirs/biographies of people not associated with a particular place will be in D 804.196 or D 811.5 |
| Other victim groups | <group name>--Nazi persecution ; or <group name>--Abuse
of ; or <group name>--Germany Group names include: Gays ; Romanies ; Handicapped |
D 804.5 (in alphabetic order by group, e.g. G3.8 (Gays) ; H3.5 (Handicapped)) |
| Holocaust denial | Holocaust denial | D 804.35 |
| Rescue efforts, Righteous gentiles | Righteous gentiles in the Holocaust ; World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. | D 804.6-804.66 |
| Jewish theological views and responses to the Holocaust | Holocaust (Jewish theology) | BM 645 H6 |
Selected Websites
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
"An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust
through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature" This site
includes many resources for teachers and activities for students in various grade
levels.
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm
Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education
http://www.holocaustandhumanity.org/
"...pedagogic resource center for educators."
Holocaust Timeline
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
http://www.jewishpartisans.org/
Kindertransport Association
http://www.kindertransport.org/
Nizkor Project
http://www.nizkor.org/
Designed to refute Holocaust denial, this site has a biographical
dictionary and research guides.
Remember.org, a Cybrary of the Holocaust
http://www.remember.org/
Online articles, educational materials, and discussion forums.
Simon Wiesenthal Center
http://www.wiesenthal.com/
" ...dedicated to generating change through the Snider Social Action
Institute and education by confronting antisemitism, hate and terrorism, promoting human rights
and dignity, standing with Israel, defending the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaching the lessons
of the Holocaust for future generations"
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org
Includes articles, photographs, teaching resources, exhibits,
Holocaust encyclopedia, and personal histories.
USC Shoah Foundation Institution
http://college.usc.edu/vhi/
"To overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry and the suffering they cause
through the educational use of the Institute’s visual history testimonies"
Yad Vashem,The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
http://www.yadvashem.org/
Yizkor (Holocaust Memorial) Books at the New York Public Library
The NYPL has digitized hundred of their Yizkor books.
http://legacy.www.nypl.org/research/chss/jws/yizkorbooks_intro.cfm
While the Library thinks that these sites are useful, their content is not under our control and may express views that are not shared by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
If you have any further questions about finding information on this, or any other topic, ask your local HUC-JIR librarian or email us using the form on the campus library homepage.