holocaust, 1939-1945

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
holocaust, 1939-1945

Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Treblinka

the Holocaust camps
Describes the establishment of Nazi concentration camps throughout Europe and their eventual use as a means of eliminating the Jews.
Cover image of Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Treblinka

Anne Frank

child of the Holocaust
A biography of the thirteen-year-old Jewish girl whose diary, published after her death in a Nazi concentration camp, made her famous all over the world.
Cover image of Anne Frank

Night

Presents a true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp.
Cover image of Night

Why did the Holocaust happen?

Explains why the Holocaust occurred in Germany during World War II, features excerpts from speeches, letters, diaries, and other primary source materials that provide insights into events, and includes photographs and opinions from historians.
Cover image of Why did the Holocaust happen?

Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker, risked her life as she helped more than four hundred Jewish children escape from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

Torn thread

In an attempt to save his daughter's life, Eva's father sends her from Poland to a labor camp in Czechoslovakia where she and her sister survive the war.

Anne Frank

hidden hope
Chronicles the life of Anne Frank, discussing her childhood in Germany, years hiding from Nazi troops during World War II, the journal entries that made her famous, and other related topics.

Liberation

teens in the concentration camps and the teen soldiers who liberated them
Tells the story, in their own words, of two survivors of World War II concentration camps, and two American soldiers who helped liberate the camps.

Clara's war

After young Clara and her family are sent by the Nazis to the Czechoslovakian ghetto of Terezin, she copes by looking forward to auditions for a children's opera, "Brundibar"--but plans change when she learns her friend Jacob is plotting an escape.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - holocaust, 1939-1945