This book is the first in a projected multivolume reference work on the thousands of concentration camps and ghettos administered by Nazi Germany both prior to and during WW II. All told, millions of prisoners from all over Nazi-occupied Europe were placed in these camps. After being incarcerated for various reasons involving race, politics, and Germany's need for labor, millions were murdered. Although Jews were the special targets, other groups included were Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), homosexuals, resistance fighters, common criminals, communists, prisoners of war, and more. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum undertook this project to provide a reliable, up-to-date reference based on the massive amount of archival material that has become available since the expiration of the 50-year archival restrictions in many countries and the successful effort to open the Bad Arolsen archives in Germany. Toward this end, the project directors enlisted the leading experts on the Holocaust and on Nazi Germany to write the articles included in this work. The result is a readable encyclopedia with very up-to-date bibliographical sources. This important reference work belongs on every library bookshelf. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.J. Fischel, Professor Emeritus, Messiah College, CHOICE, November 2009
(J. Fischel, Professor Emeritus, Messiah College, CHOICE 2009)
"Well researched... accessible... this valuable resource covers an aspect of the Holocaust rarely addressed and never in such detail. A valuable addition to libraries focusing on the Holocaust." —Library Journal
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Library Journal 2009)
"The most efficacious way of fighting the scourge of Holocaust denial is with the facts. No argument posed by deniers can withstand the overwhelming weight of the truth. This encyclopedia will provide a host of detail about crucial aspects of the Holocaust that cannot be found elsewhere." —Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving
(Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving 2009)
"An indispensable source that no one individual could compile in a lifetime of research.... An especially useful reference work for anyone working with survivor memoirs and testimonies." —Christopher R. Browning, author of Ordinary Men: Reserve Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
(Christopher R. Browning, author of Ordinary Men: Reserve Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland 2010)
"A readable encyclopedia with very up-to-date bibliographical sources. This important reference work belongs on every library bookshelf." —Choice, November 2009
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"[This] volume would well serve those who research the Holocaust or work with survivor memoirs and testimonies." —The American Jewish World, April 2, 2010
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The American Jewish World )
"This work will be of particular use to specialists in the fields of German and Austrian history, European labor history, and the history of World War II." —Jewish Book World, Fall 2010
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Jewish Book World )
