World Almanac Library of the Holocaust

Describes Jewish persecution throughout the centuries and chronicles Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany.

Presents a short history of the period between 1933 to the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, and describes the persecution of the Jews, the efforts of many to emigrate to other countries, and why the majority of the Jewish people were powerless against the Nazi regime.

A photo-illustrated look at the ways Jews and non-Jews resisted the Nazis during the Holocaust, covering Jews who went into hiding or hid in plain sight, uprisings in and escapes from the ghettos and camps, and the efforts of partisan groups.