Recourse
Books
The Holocaust: A New History
Laurence Rees
General Holocaust History
The Origins of the Final Solution
Christopher Browning
General Holocaust History
Bystanders: The Apathy of the Good
Raul Hilberg
General Holocaust History
The Drowned and the Saved
Primo Levi
General Holocaust History
Night
Elie Wiesel
General Holocaust History
The Righteous: The Christian Rescuers Who Defied the Nazis
Martin Gilbert
Righteous Among the Nations
Schindler's List
Thomas Keneally
Righteous Among the Nations
To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue
Ellen G. Friedman
Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Gentiles: How Ordinary People Saved Jews from the Holocaust
Nechama Tec
Righteous Among the Nations
Some Who Risked and Some Who Stayed: Rescuers and Bystanders During the Holocaust
Nechama Tec and Daniel Weiss
Righteous Among the Nations
In a Different Light: Rescuing Jews in the Time of the Holocaust
Yaffa Eliach
Righteous Among the Nations
The Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe
Samuel P. Oliner and Pearl M. Oliner
Righteous Among the Nations
The Hiding Place
Corrie ten Boom
Biography/Memoir
Just and Honorable Men: A History of the Polish Righteous
Martin Gilbert
Biography/Memoir
My Father's Blessings
Celina Fein
Biography/Memoir
Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of One Woman Who Smuggled 2
500 Children Out of the Warsaw Ghetto
Tilar J. Mazzeo
Biography/Memoir
A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women
Friendship
and Resistance in Occupied France
Caroline Moorehead
The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith
Related Themes
Giving: How We Become Generous
Dean Koontz
Related Themes
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
Christopher R. Browning
Related Themes
Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Nechama Tec
Related Themes
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Younger Audiences
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
Younger Audiences
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
Younger Audiences
Websites
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
US
A comprehensive resource covering various aspects of the Holocaust
Gedenkstätten in Berlin
Germany
Berlin.de/gedenkstaetten
Memorials in Berlin
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
Germany
bpb.de
Federal Agency for Civic Education
Haus der Geschichte
Germany
hdg.de
Museum of contemporary German history
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Poland
polin.pl
Yad Vashem - Polish Desk
Poland
Check Yad Vashem's site for country-specific pages
Mémorial de la Shoah
France
memorialdelashoah.org
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah
France
fondationshoah.org
Anne Frank House
Netherlands
annefrank.org
National Monument Kamp Westerbork
Netherlands
kampwesterbork.nl
Mauthausen Memorial
Austria
mauthausen.org
Erinnern.at
Austria
erinnern.at
Terezín Memorial
Czech Republic
terezin.cz
Prague Jewish Museum
Czech Republic
jewishmuseum.cz
Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History
Lithuania
jsmuseum.lt
Holocaust Memorial Center
Hungary
holokausztkozpont.hu
Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
Ukraine
babynyar.org
Memoriale della Shoah di Milano
Italy
memorialeshoah.it
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
UK
hmd.org.uk
Movies
Shoah (1985): A monumental documentary by Claude Lanzmann featuring interviews with Holocaust survivors, witnesses, and perpetrators.
Night and Fog (1956): A short but powerful film reflecting on the horrors of concentration camps.
The Holocaust: A History (2006): A comprehensive documentary series providing historical context.
Inside the Third Reich (2005): Explores the inner workings of the Nazi regime.
Anne Frank Remembered (1995): A documentary about Anne Frank's life and diary.
One Day in September (1999): Focuses on the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and its connection to the Holocaust.
Documentaries (offering historical context and survivor testimonies):
Schindler's List (1993): The classic story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews.
The Pianist (2002): The true story of Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist's survival in Warsaw.
Sophie's Choice (1982): Explores the psychological trauma of a Holocaust survivor.
Life is Beautiful (1997): An Italian father tries to shield his son from the horrors of a concentration camp.
The Hiding Place (1975): Based on the true story of Corrie ten Boom and her family's efforts to hide Jews.
Europa Europa (1990): A German Jewish teenager disguises himself as a "super Aryan" to survive.
Ida (2013): A Polish nun discovers she is Jewish and confronts her family's past.
Feature Films (with Holocaust themes, some focusing on rescuers):
Righteous Among the Nations (Various documentaries exist focusing on specific rescuers or groups of rescuers. Research and include relevant ones.)
My Father's Blessings (Documentary about a Polish rescuer family)
Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers (Documentary about Irena Sendler)
Feature Films (with Holocaust themes, some focusing on rescuers):
Academic Journals and Articles
Documentaries (offering historical context and survivor testimonies):
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
JSTOR: A large archive of academic journals.
Yad Vashem Studies
Project MUSE: Another excellent source for humanities and social sciences journals.
The Journal of Holocaust Education
Google Scholar: A good starting point for broad searches, but always check the original source.
Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History
Your local library or university library: They will have subscriptions to relevant databases.
Patterns of Prejudice
WorldCat: A global catalog of library collections, helpful for finding articles and books.
Journal of Genocide Research
History & Memory
Contemporary European History
German History
Slavic Review (for Eastern European contexts)
French Historical Studies (for French contexts)
Journal of Modern History
Where to Find Articles
Documentaries (offering historical context and survivor testimonies):
Documentaries (offering historical context and survivor testimonies):
Documentaries (offering historical context and survivor testimonies):
Primary Sources:
Major International Archives and Collections:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) - Extensive collection of documents, photographs, films, and oral histories.
Yad Vashem - Another massive collection of documents, testimonies, photos, and artifacts.
The Wiener Library for the Study of Antisemitism & the Holocaust: Significant archive with a focus on antisemitism and the Holocaust.
The Shoah Foundation - Visual History Archive: Collection of video testimonies from Holocaust survivors and witnesses.
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies: Another important collection of video testimonies.
International Tracing Service (ITS) Digital Archive: Holds records related to the persecution and displacement of individuals during the Nazi era.
Germany - Bundesarchiv (Federal Archives): Holds official government records from the Nazi period.
Poland - Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie (Warsaw State Archives): Holds various historical documents, including those related to the Holocaust in Poland. (Research similar archives for other countries.)
France - Archives Nationales: French national archives, including records from the WWII period.
Major International Archives and Collections:
Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names: https://names.yadvashem.org/ - A searchable database of Holocaust victims' names compiled by Yad Vashem.
JewishGen: https://www.jewishgen.org/ - A valuable resource for genealogical research related to Jewish families, including those affected by the Holocaust.
Organization
International
Europe
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)
An intergovernmental organization that promotes Holocaust education, research and remembrance.
International
EU
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Works on issues of human rights and discrimination within the EU, including those related to antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
International
Europe
Council of Europe
Promotes human rights and democracy in Europe, including through education and remembrance initiatives related to the Holocaust.
National
US
Yad Vashem
The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
National
US
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
National
Germany
Stiftung Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Foundation
National
Germany
Haus der Wannseekonferenz
House of the Wannsee Conference
National
Germany
Topography of Terror
National
Poland
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
National
Poland
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
National
Poland
Yad Vashem's Polish branch
National
France
Mémorial de la Shoah
National
France
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah
National
Netherlands
Anne Frank House
National
Netherlands
Nationaal Monument Kamp Westerbork
National
Austria
Mauthausen Memorial
National
Austria
Erinnern.at
National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism
National
Czech Republic
Terezín Memorial
National
Czech Republic
Prague Jewish Museum
National
Lithuania
Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History
National
Lithuania
Paneriai Memorial
National
Hungary
Yad Vashem's Hungarian branch
National
Hungary
Holocaust Memorial Center
National
Ukraine
Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
National
Italy
Memoriale della Shoah di Milano
National
Italy
Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea (CDEC)
National
UK
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
National
UK
Wiener Library for the Study of Antisemitism & the Holocaust