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The Holocaust (/ ˈ h ɒ l ə k ɔː s t / ⓘ), [1] known in Hebrew as the Shoah (שואה), was the genocide of European Jews during World War II.Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust (1990) has been called "the most recognized reference book on the Holocaust". [1] It was published in an English-language translated edition by Macmillan in tandem with the Hebrew language original edition published by Yad Vashem (יד ושם), the Holocaust Remembrance Authority in Israel.
The Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945 is a seven-part encyclopedia series that explores the history of the concentration camps and the ghettos in German-occupied Europe during the Nazi era. The series is produced by the USHMM and published by the Indiana University Press.
It was 80 years ago that Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Some of the last survivors will be joined by world leaders on Monday, to commemorate the 1.1 million ...
The encyclopedia was first published in English in two volumes in 2009, edited by Guy Miron and Shlomit Shulhani, with the support of the Claims Conference, and contained 1,100 entries. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2013, the Hebrew version of the encyclopedia was launched on the internet. [1] [2]
Van Pelt and German historian Klaus-Peter Friedrich [9] compare Volume II to The Yad Yashem Encyclopedia of the Ghettos During the Holocaust, [32] which covers similar territory. The Yad Vashem book has less detail on what took place during the war, instead emphasizing Jewish life before the war and continuity between the prewar community and ...
Nicholas Winton remained guarded about his work during the Holocaust, and it was only after his wife discovered a notebook of his work in 1988 did the world learn of his brave wartime efforts.
Just last month, the town's Jewish cemetery was completely defaced, and on a more global scale, the vandalization of Holocaust memorials isn't new at all. We've seen incidents occur everywhere ...