Research Guides: The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide : Resources

Articles and Databases

Oxford Bibliographies- Holocaust
A series of pages related to the Holocaust, both by country and by content type (cinema, literature, etc. Includes pages on acts of genocide throughout history.
Oxford Bibliographies- Genocide
Oxford Bibliographies: Jewish Studies

RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies, Holocaust Studies. Coverage: 1966 to present

RAMBI is a selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Israel. Material listed in Rambi is compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages- mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library, a world center for research on the Jewish people and Israel.
Historical Abstracts
World history (except U.S. and Canada) journals. Historical coverage: 1450 to present. Journal coverage: 1954 to present.

Historical Abstracts is a reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). This database offers annotated references to information on topics from the Renaissance to the present. Over 2,000 journals published throughout the world are covered in the database. In addition to including the key historical journals from virtually every major country, it includes a selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities that are of special interest to researchers and students of history.
ATLA Religion Database
Journal articles, essays, and book reviews in the field of religion. Coverage: 1949 to present ATLA

ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Religion Database indexes journal articles, essays, and book reviews in the field of religion. Citations cover all religions and all theological perspectives.

Websites

Yad Vashem
The largest repository of information on the Holocaust in the world.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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.
The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine
The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine promotes universal respect for human rights through outreach and education. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other events past and present we encourage individuals and communities to reflect and act upon their moral responsibilities to confront prejudice, intolerance and discrimination.

Primary Sources

Shanghai Jewish Community Oral History Project
The project collects oral histories of surviving Shanghai Jews, focusing especially on the German-speaking refugees. The interviews show not only how they survived, but also how they created a community of synagogues, cafes, theaters, schools, and newspapers. The first interviews were done on a trip to China in spring 1989. The rest were taped in Florida, California, Berlin, Vienna, Salzburg, Chicago, and other places.

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The collection consists of 99 audiotaped interviews with over 115 Shanghai Jews. Currently 64 of the interviews have been transcribed and transcription work continues. These interviews are made accessible for research purposes only, and may not be reproduced, published, or quoted from without permission of the collection's creator.

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories
American and Canadian immigrant primary sources. Coverage: Colonial to 1950

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories includes 2,162 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of information, so providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines. In selected cases, users will be able to hear the actual audio voices of the immigrants.
Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online
Search tool for a number of personal narrative collections.

The index contains diary entries, letter entries, and oral history entries. It also contains pointers to audio and video files and bibliographic records. Approximately one quarter of the index points to materials that are in copyright.

List of Newspapers Available Electronically at Bates
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
Links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. Includes video or sound files, maps, photographs or other imagery, databases, and other documentation.
Europeana
An online portal to digitized collections from across Europe. Includes curated collections based on location or event.

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