holocaust, 1939-1945

In 1941, ten-year-old Joseph Joffo and his older brother, Maurice, must hide their Jewish heritage and undertake a long and dangerous journey from Nazi-occupied Paris to reach their other brothers in the free zone.

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.

Elie Wiesel chronicles the events of the Holocaust from the rise of Hitler to the liberation, presenting photos from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and including commentary by a child of a survivor on the importance of bearing witness into the twenty-first century.

Draws from journals, diaries, photographs, poetry, and personal testimonies of Holocaust victims, as well as documents of the Nazi regime, to provide information about the day-to-day lives of Jews and others who were persecuted by the Nazis.

Contains one hundred primary source documents that provide insights into the major aspects of the Holocaust, covering such issues as the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, Kristallnacht, the "Final Solution," resistance movements, and others; and features supplemental background information, a glossary, and a chronology.

Examines the causes of the Holocaust and the evolution of Nazi Jewish policy, and describes several aspects of the Holocaust including the siege of Poland, the ghettoes, the Final Solution, resistance movements, rescue operations, and the aftermath, presenting photos, statistics, maps, and excerpts from victims' and other participants' writings.

Presents selections from Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil," as well as excerpts from Arent's reporting on high-ranking Nazi Adolf Eichmann's war crimes trial for "The New Yorker" magazine, in which she considers the tendency of ordinary people to follow orders and conform to mass opinion without thought to the consequences of their actions.

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.

Thirteen-year-old Anna, who was a "hidden child" in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II, gradually learns to deal with the realities of being a survivor.