Pathfinder: The Holocaust

Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Specialized Reference Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications|Videos|Web Sites 

SCOPE: The Holocaust, 1941-1945, was a catastrophic event in world history in which the Jews of Europe faced mass destruction by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party. Between 5 and 6 million Jews were killed. This pathfinder is a selective sampling of resources available on this topic and is not intended as a comprehensive listing of all of the materials available. The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for students in locating library resources.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Books dealing with the subject of the Holocaust are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 Jews Poland Antisemitism--Germany

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give you a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES REF E 169.12.A419 American Decades 1940-1949 REF D 421.G6 A History of the World In the Twentieth Century
SPECIALIZED REFERENCE SOURCES REF PN 56.H55 E53 2002 Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature

 CIRCULATING BOOKS

Representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library.

Barnett, Victoria. Bystanders: Conscience and Complicity During the Holocaust. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2000.

Gilbert, Martin. The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1986.

Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah. Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust. New York: Random House, 1996.

Kolbert, Jack. The Worlds of Elie Wiesel: An Overview of His Career and Major Themes. Selinsgrove, A: Susquehanna University Press, 2001.

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

VIDEOS D895.G3N3 1993 Nazi Concentration Camps D422.P46 1998 V. 9 People's Century 1933, Master Race 911 Schindler's List

WEB SITES

The Nizkor Project
http://www.nizkor.org/
This site contains extensive links to documents relating to the Jewish Holocaust.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Flight and Rescue
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/flight_rescue/
A powerful interactive exhibit recalling the events leading to over 2100 Jewish refugees who were able to flee the Holocaust with the help of a Dutch businessman and a Japanese diplomat.