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Holocaust
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Anne Frank Center, USA 
 Site of a nonprofit organization that promotes tolerance "by developing and disseminating a variety of educational programs, including exhibitions, workshops, and special events." Contains a biographical timeline of Anne Frank, including photographs and diary excerpts. Also features resources for students and teachers. http://www.annefrank.com/ Topics: History, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Aug 22, 2005 Anne Frank House
Web site of the Amsterdam museum located in the house where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis during World War II. Contains a biography, photos, a history of the pogroms instituted against the Jews, the reasons the Frank family went into hiding, and information on their final days in the concentration camps. Also includes brief excerpts of her diary, its history, and its publication background. Available in several languages, including English and Spanish. http://www.annefrank.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Museums, Museums by Place, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jun 15, 2004 Centropa: Jewish Heritage in Central and Eastern Europe
An online collection of Central and Eastern Europe "pre (and post)-Holocaust family photographs and oral histories," Assembled by an "international team of historians, filmmakers, web designers, journalists, educators, photographers and Jewish community activists," these historical and contemporary materials may be accessed by subject, theme, country, and family. The site also has columns featuring books, travel, and food. http://centropa.org/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 11, 2004 The Holocaust History Project
This site presents "a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and [original] essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial." Features a question-and-answer email service as well as an archive of questions and answers. http://www.holocaust-history.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, World War II Last updated Mar 25, 2007 The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students
"Organized by theme, this site uses text, historical photographs, maps, images of artifacts, and audio clips to provide an overview of the Holocaust. It is the first step in a growing resource for middle and secondary level students and teachers." The site features information about Nazi rule, Jews in Germany, the "Final Solution," Nazi camps, and rescue and resistance. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/ Topics: History, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated May 19, 2004 International Shoah Art Museum & Holocaust/Genocide Education Through Art
Presents "Under the Wings of G-D," a series of drawings about the Holocaust by Seattle artist Akiva Kenneth Segan. His ink drawings, inspired by Warsaw Ghetto photographs, include winged figures. The online gallery features the drawings, some of the historic photographs that inspired them, and the artist's detailed explanations of the works. The site includes other work by Segan, information about his classes, and links. http://www.holocaust-art.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 23, 2009 Ira Nowinski: The Photographer as Witness
Ira Nowinski, a San Francisco photographer, has been documenting the world's Jewish communities for more than 30 years. This online exhibit offers a selection of his work, featuring photographs of Holocaust sites, Soviet Jews in San Francisco, and Karaite communities (followers of "a variant of post-biblical Judaism that follows a literal application of principles laid down in the Hebrew Scriptures, or the Old Testament"). From Stanford University Libraries. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/exhibits/nowinonline.html Topics: Judaism, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Apr 14, 2005 Jasenovac: Holocaust Era in Croatia, 1941-1945
"This Web site chronicles crimes committed during the Holocaust in Croatia and highlights artifacts from the Jasenovac Memorial Area Collection," including "documents, photographs, maps, film, textiles, transcripts, testimony, and personal objects." Produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/jasenovac/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 11, 2003 Museum of Tolerance
Part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this Los Angeles museum is "a high tech, hands-on experiential museum that focuses on two central themes through unique interactive exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America and the history of the Holocaust." In addition to information on the museum, the site features thousands of Holocaust-related documents and photographs, resources for teachers, virtual exhibits, "Children of the Holocaust," and more. http://www.museumoftolerance.com/ Topics: History, Judaism, Museums, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Apr 16, 2006 The Nazi Olympics, Berlin 1936
"This site presents an online version of an exhibition created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC." Features photos and a description of the events of the 1936 Olympics held in Germany, including a discussion of racism and a threatened U.S. boycott. Includes a bibliography. http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/olympics/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Social Issues, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future, World War II Last updated Jun 2, 2004 Photographs From the Warsaw Ghetto
Exhibition of amateur and professional photographs taken by Germans and others, depicting life and events in the Warsaw Ghetto, which was liquidated by the Nazis in World War II after resistance by the Jewish residents. Divided into four sections: self-help organization, album of a German soldier, workshops in the Warsaw Ghetto, and the SS General Jurgen Stroop Collection. From Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. http://www1.yadvashem.org.il/exhibitions/warsaw_ghetto/home_warsaw.html Topics: History, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Poland at War
"Photographs of Nazi occupied Poland taken between 1939-1945." Browse the photographs by categories including Warsaw at war, the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the Warsaw Ghetto, and Jews of Poland. These photos were not taken by professionals. From a British man who is also seeking information about his Polish relatives. http://www.thornb2b.co.uk/Poland_at_War/ Topics: History By Place, Photograph Collections: History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 20, 2004 Simon Wiesenthal Center
"The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust." The site features information on the Center, including a biography of the late Simon Wiesenthal, a concentration camp survivor who became a renowned Nazi hunter. See also "Explore & Learn" for online exhibits, resources for teachers, thousands of photographs, a glossary, a timeline, bibliographies, and more. http://www.wiesenthal.com/ Topics: History, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Apr 5, 2006 A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
"An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature." Ample resources for teachers, including K-12 lesson plans. Produced by the College of Education, University of South Florida. http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/ Topics: History, Judaism, Lesson Plans, Musical Genres, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Sep 13, 2005 To Save A Life: Stories of Jewish Rescue
"True stories narrated by six rescuers accompanied by the narratives of thirteen people whom they rescued [from the World War II Holocaust]....Contemporary photographic portraits of the rescuers and people whom they helped were made by the author, while vintage photographs and other documents relating to the individual rescue stories were collected from the subjects' personal albums and historical archives." http://www.humboldt.edu/~rescuers/ Topics: History, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 21, 2002 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Exhibits, photographs, history, about the museum, located in Washington D.C. http://www.ushmm.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Dec 21, 2000 Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
The world's "largest and most comprehensive repository of information on the Holocaust," Yad Vashem was established in 1953 to impart "the legacy of the Holocaust for generations to come through its archives, library, school, museums" and recognition of those who risked their lives to save the lives of Jews. Also find information about Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (observed in April), photo archives, museum exhibits, a chronology, a bibliography, and much more. Searchable. http://www.yadvashem.org.il/ Topics: History, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Nov 9, 2004 |
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