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ENG 598: Holocaust and Genocide in Literature

Getting Started: Historical Overviews

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia: A multimedia web-based resource that includes articles and bibliographies, personal narratives, and primary sources such as historical film footage and photos. Keyword search box for all materials.  

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide Prevention

The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe (2008): A comprehensive work that includes primary source materials such as documents, images, streamed audio and video, and maps.

Yad Vashem Holocaust Resource Center: Alphabetical lexicon and thematically-arranged entries for topics. 

Encyclopaedia Judaica: A comprehensive source for Jewish Studies, including many articles about the Holocaust (2nd edition, 2007).

Bloxham, Donald. The Final Solution: A Genocide. 1st ed., Oxford University Press, 2009.

Phillips, Gervase. Persecution and Genocide: A History. vol. 1, Routledge, 2025.

Shelton, Dinah, et al. Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity. Macmillan Reference USA, 2005.

Genocide and Mass Violence in the Age of Extremes: A 4-book series edited by Frank Jacob. Berlin: De Gruyter 2019 - 2023.

 

Thematic Encyclopedias: Specific Topics

 

Holocaust Literature: A History and Guide. Roskies, David G., and Naomi Diamant. Waltham, Mass: Brandeis University Press, 2012. Print book.

Holocaust Literature: an Encyclopedia of Writers and their Work. S. Lillian Kremer, editor. New York: Routledge, 2003. Print book.

 

Criticism and interpretation

 

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