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Holocaust Research Genocide Studies Survivor Testimony Academic Programs Human Rights Advocacy Social Justice
INFORMATION TO HELP GUIDE YOUR RESEARCH
Holocaust Research
INTRODUCTION
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem are both dedicated institutions with comprehensive databases of Holocaust information. The following links [•] are to help you get started.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024
"A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide and promote human dignity."
Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Jerusalem, Israel
"Yad Vashem is at the forefront of unceasing efforts to safeguard and impart the memory of the victims and the events of the Shoah period; to document accurately one of the darkest chapters in the history of humanity; and to grapple effectively with the ongoing challenges of keeping the memory of the Holocaust relevant today and for future generations."
A BASIC OVERVIEW OF DEFINITIONS, DATES & KEY EVENTS
- European Jewish life before the Holocaust
- About Ghettos
- Daily Life in the Ghettos
- The Camp Systems
- Daily Life in the Camps
- Nazi Germany and the Jews 1933-1939: Actions against Jews prior to institutionalized extermination
- Kristallnacht: A turning point
- The Final Solution: An overview of the goals, processes, and outcome of Hitler's attempted genocide
- Rescue
- Resistance
- The Human Spirit in the Shadow of Death
- Artwork from the Holocaust
- Aftermath
Three Sisters, One Survivor.
Survivor Testimony
University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive
Here you will find about 3,000 complete, in-depth interviews with survivors and witnesses of Holocaust and other genocides. You must register first. It's easy. Once you have access, you can search the collection by names, places and other specific topics. If you need help, please use the Resource Questions button above.
The full archive has about 55,000 videos, but not all are available online. There are universities and other institutions around the world with on-site access to this complete collection. Full-access sites in North Carolina are Appalachian State University, Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest University. Forsyth Technical Community College is a partial-access site.
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Genocide Studies, Social Justice & Academic Programs
Find more information from the following institutions:
- Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies - University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC)
- Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies - Appalachian State University (ASU)
- Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice - Queens University, Charlotte, NC
- Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice - Teacher Resources for the Holocaust & Human Rights
- USC Shoah Foundation - University of Southern California
The Museum of Tolerance - Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA