Databases
The below databases were chosen because they either allow you to find additional information on victims of the Holocaust or important leaders/people. Descriptions and sample results are also given so that you have an idea of what kind of information you may get.
Yad Vashem: Central Database of Shoah Victims
URL: http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/IY_HON_Welcome
Format: Database/Website
Description: This database can be used to search for information about Holocaust Victims. Currently, they have collected & recorded half the 6 Million Jews that were murdered by Nazis. Each result comes up with a short biography and basic information, which is usually submitted by a family member. They also include links to additional information related to the person, such as the county or city they were located in.
Results can be find with a basic or advanced search. With the simple search you can search by family/maiden name, first name or country. The advanced search gives you even more options such as family member names, year of birth, and year of death. It also give parameters on how sure a searcher is on the details. For example, if one selected year of birth they can choose exact, +/- 2 yrs, or +/- 5 years.
Sample Search: Preforming an advance searched, I entered Ann as a first name and then 1942 (exact) as a year of birth. It came back with 129 results. The first person listed was Anna Heksch, who was only two years old when she died. It give where she was born, who her parents were, and where she died.
Biography Resource Center (via Inspire)
URL: http://inspire.net/
Format: Database/Website
Directions: Click on the "Search Inspire Databases" logo and then select Biography Resource Center. Since links for locations and results are unique/require log in please click here for screen caps.
Description: This database contains biographical information on over 340,000 people. It is a great source to get quick facts and additional information major leaders and people from during the Holocaust. You can search the database by name or by browsing occupations.
Sample Search: I did a basic search for Adolf Hitler. Results are divided into Biographies, Brief Biographies, Magazines and News, and Websites. The number of results depend on what option you are looking at. For example, Biographies gave me 6 results where as Brief Biographies only gave me 2. The first result under Biography came from Contemporary Authors Online. It listed basic information, personal life, career, and awards. It also gave resources on additional resources that one could look into to gain more information. Below is a sample of information that was given.
Adolf Hitler
1889-1945
Also known as: Adolf Hitler, Adolf Schickelgruber
Birth: April 20, 1889 in Braunau on the Inn, Austria
Death: April 30, 1945 in Berlin, Germany
Nationality: German
Occupation: Writer
Reference Resources
The below Reference Resources are focused on the Holocaust or WWII. They will be good sources for gatehering information or facts needed for a paper or project.
Electronic
The Holocaust Chronicle
URL: http://www.holocaustchronicle.org/
Format: Website
Description: This is the online version of The Holocaust Chronicle. It contains all 800 pages and 1,800+ images that are in the print version. Covering the years 1933-1946, it tells the story of 6 million Jews (and others) that were systematically murdered by Hitler Nazis and associates. You can read information page by page or skip from chapter to chapter. You can also do a keyword or index search.
Print
Please consult your librarian on finding the following reference resources in your library
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust by Israel Gutman
Publisher: Macmillan Pub. Co., 1999
Format: Book
Historical Atlas of the Holocaust by US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Publisher: MacMillan Pub., 1996
Format: Book
Holocaust: A Grolier Student Library by Geoffrey Wigoder and Samuel Totten
Publisher: Oxford, 1986
Format: Book
Holocaust and World War II Almanac by Peggy Saari and Aaron Maurice Saari
Publisher: Gale Cengage, December 200
Format: Book
People of the Holocaust by Linda Schmittroth
Publisher: Thomson Gale, 1998
Format: Book
World War II: An Illustrated History by David Scott Daniell
Publisher: E. Benn, 1966.
Format: Book
