Researching The Holocaust and Moral Choice
This guide will help you get started with finding the information you need. If you have any questions or need more help, please contact the Reference Desk in Scarborough Library.
Major websites on the Holocaust
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (http://www.ushmm.org) Besides information specific to the Museum, lots of useful background on the Holocaust, including
- Holocaust Encyclopedia (http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/)
- detailed articles about all aspects of the Holocaust
- Chronology of the Holocaust (http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/resource/chronology.pdf)
- an in-depth timeline
- History of the Holocaust (http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/resource/history.pdf)
- a chapter of the Museum's book, Teaching About the Holocaust (http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/)
Yad Vashem (http://www.yadvashem.org/)
The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Israel, its website has a wide range of resources, including
- Shoah Resource Center (http://www1.yadvashem.org/Odot/prog/index_before_change_table.asp)
- links and search capability for the large collection of documents and media
- Main Nazi Camps (http://www1.yadvashem.org/education/MainCamps/eng1.html)
- a detailed interactive map
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust (http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm)
"An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature." Particularly useful:
- Timeline (http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/timeline.htm)
- with lots of illustrations
- Teacher Resources (http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/resource.htm)
- A guide to the site's documents, images, movies, and maps, among other things
Holocaust History Project (http://www.holocaust-history.org/)
extensive primary sources and specialized articles about the history of the Holocaust, particularly focused on refuting denials of the Holocaust
Other websites with lists of links
- H-Holocaust Links (http://www.h-net.org/~holoweb/links/)
part of the H-Net system, WWW sites and discussion groups on humanities and social sciences - Holocaust Links (http://www.remember.org/links/)
- Teacher's Guide ot the Holocaust: Websites (http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/website.htm)
- Resources: Holocaust (http://www.dinur.org/resources/resourceCategoryDisplay.aspx?categoryID=464&rsid=219)
maintained by the Dinur Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
