The Holocaust
This research guide is intended to assist those doing research
on the Holocaust. For further assistance, please consult with librarians
at the Reference and Information Desk. This guide is arranged in
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Subject Librarian:
Shmuel Ben-Gad
Location: Gelman Library
E-mail: shmuelb@gwu.edu
Phone: 202-994-6048
Updated: August 2007
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The URL for this page is http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/guides/arts/shoah.html.
To locate BOOKS and VIDEOS, use the
ALADIN Catalog. Subject headings that may be helpful to search under are:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish Children in the Holocaust
Jewish Women in the Holocaust
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
World War, 1939-1945 Atrocities
World War, 1939-1945 Jewish Resistance
World War, 1939-1945 Jews
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in Art
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in Literature
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in Motion Pictures
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945 in Textbooks
Holocaust (1939-1945) on Television
Holocaust (Christian Theology)
Holocaust (Jewish Theology)
Holocaust and Jewish Law
Holocaust Survivors
Holocaust Survivors in Literature
Children of Holocaust Survivors
Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
Holocaust Memorials
Holocaust Denial
Holocaust Denial Literature
ALADIN databases are available for use only by current GW students, staff, and faculty. If you are using this page from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter the barcode number from the back of your GWorld ID card before you can access the database.
- Historical Abstracts. 1954 -.
Location: ALADIN
This covers articles (not dealing with U.S. or Canadian history) in historical journals.
- Index to Jewish Periodicals. 1988 -
Location: ALADIN and also Z 6372.M35 (1963/1964-1986/1987, 1989-2006)
This covers articles appearing in general and scholarly English language periodicals.
- Reshimat Ma'amarim be Mada'e ha-Yahadut (Index of Articles
on Jewish Studies) 1971/1972-2000.
Location: Z 6367.J62. The full run, including post-2000, is available
at http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi
This covers articles in periodicals and collections of essays in many languages.
- Ethnic
Newswatch. 1960 -
Location: ALADIN
Provides the full-text of many popular and scholarly U.S. ethnic periodicals.
- America: History and Life. 1964 -.
Location: ALADIN
This covers articles on U.S. and Canadian history in historical and American Studies journals.
- International
Political Science Abstracts. 1989 -
Location: ALADIN
Covers almost 900 journals.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. 1975-
Location: ALADIN
Includes ABC Political Science (below) back to 1975 but is not limited to it.
- ABC Political Science. 1969-1983
Location: Z 7161 .A214
This covers articles in political science journals.
- Sociological Abstracts. 1963 -.
Location: ALADIN; also HM1.S6 1953-1998 with the last fifteen years in reference and the prior years on the fifth floor.
- ATLA Religion Database. 1949 -.
Location: ALADIN
This covers articles in periodicals and collections of essays.
- Readers'
Guide Retrospective 1890 - 1982
Location: ALADIN
This indexes general interest, popular, and news magazines. This is the online version of the item below.
- Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. 1900 - 1999
Location: REF AI 3 .R48
This indexes general interest, popular, and news magazines. Print version of item above.
- New
York Times (Historical) 1851 - 1999
Location: ALADIN
- Washington
Post (Historical) 1877 - 1987
Location: ALADIN
- Encyclopedia of the Holocaust.
Location: D 804.3.E53 1990 (Also in stacks at D 804.3 .E53 1995)
- Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Location: D 804.25 .H66 2001 (Also at the Mt. Vernon Campus Library)
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust.
Location: DS 135 .E8 E45 2001
- Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and their Work
Location: PN 56 .H55 H66 2003
- Encyclopaedia Judaica.
Location: REF DS 102.8 .E5 1972
- Encyclopaedia
Judaica. Second Edition.
Location: ALADIN and REF DS 102.8 .E496 2007 and on Gale Virtual Library
- Encyclopedia of Genocide.
Location: REF HV 6322.7 .E53 1999
- Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
Location: REF HV 6322.7 .E532 2005
- History of the Holocaust: A Handbook and Dictionary
Location: D 804.3 .E33 1994
- A World in Turmoil: An Integrated Chronology of the Holocaust and World War II.
Location: D 804.3 .E34 1991
- Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust.
Location: DS 135 .E83 M65 1991 (Also in the Kiev Collection)
- Central Database
of Shoah Victims' Names
Location: http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal
- Yad vaShem [Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes'] Remembrance Auhority in Jerusalem].
Location: http://www.yad-vashem.org.il
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Location: http://www.ushmm.org
- Bearing Witness: A Resource Guide to Literature, Poetry, Art, Music, and Videos by Holocaust Victims and Survivors.
Location: Z 6374 .H6 R67 2002
- Bibliography of Holocaust Literature.
Location: D 810 .J4 B46 1986
There is the original volume and also two supplementary volumes together on the shelf.
- Guide to Yale University Library Holocaust Video Testimonies (2nd ed)
Location: D 804.3 .F67 1994
- Holocaust: An Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide.
Location: D 810 .J4 H63 1985 (Also in the stacks)
- Holocaust Film Sourcebook
Location: Z 6374 .H6 H66 2004
- Holocaust in Books and Films: A Selected, Annotated List.
Location: D 810 .J4 M83 1986
- Holocaust, Israel, and the Jews: Motion Pictures in the National Archives.
Location: DS 115.95 .Z9 G45 1989
- Western Civilization: A Cultural Guide to Documentary Films.
Location: CB 245 .H45 1996
Has a section on the Holocaust
For more information, call the Reference Desk at 202-994-6048 or use
the E-mail Reference Form. This page is maintained
by Shmuel Ben-Gad.
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