Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust Research Guide

Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust Research Guide

Prepared by: Susan Irving and Joe Price
Library Liaison: Belinda Yff
(502) 456-6773
libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated April 2007

Finding Books:

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Reference Books:

Current Issues. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ : R306.0973 C976

Ethics. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ : R1703 E84

Encyclopedia Britannica. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ : R031 E55b v.20 2005

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ: R940.53 E56

Encyclopedia of Sociology. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ: R301.03 E56

Encyclopedia of war crimes and genocide / Leslie Alan Horvitz and Christopher Catherwood. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ: R364.1 H823e

Major Twentieth-Century Writers: A Selection of Sketches From Contemporary Authors. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ : R809 M234 v.1-4

The world must know: the history of the Holocaust as told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ: R940.53 B488w

Audiovisual:

Elie Wiesel goes home	DVD 940.53 E42
The Goebbels experiment [videorecording] / a film by Lutz Hachmeister & Michael Klotz	DVD 943.086 G593
The hiding place [videorecording]	DVD 791.43 H632
The short life of Anne Frank	DVD 940.53 S559

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Periodicals: the following paper-format periodicals in the Sullivan University Library may be searched for articles in this subject area:

Christian Century

Journal of Social Psychology

Databases & Electronic Journals:

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Academic Search Premier

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Relevant journals in this database:

American Historical Review

Christian Century

Human Rights Quarterly

Jewish Quarterly Review

Journal of Genocide Research

Journal of Social Psychology

Multicultural Perspectives

Reviews in Religion & Theology

Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies

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History & Memory

History of the Human Sciences

Modern Fiction Studies

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Relevant journals in this database:

Christian Century

Journal of Social Psychology

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Relevant journals in this database:

Jewish Social Studies

Journal of Education

Journal of Social Psychology

Sociological Collection

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Webliography (Internet Resources):

The Anne Frank House : An English-language version of the official website of the building where diarist Anne Frank was hidden with her family in Amsterdam.

Chicago Public Library Study Guide for Night : Includes background information about Wiesel and his works.

Children of the Holocaust : A section of the Anti-Defamation League website with information about children's experiences in the Holocaust.

Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity : Includes information about Elie Wiesel's humanitarian work today.

Hidden Children Foundation : A part of the Anti-Defamation League devoted to the children hidden for their own safety during the Holocaust.

The History Place Holocaust Timeline : Provides information about the Holocaust and the events leading up to it.

Holocaust Memorial Center : Includes information and images from the museum, located in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

In the First Person: Includes oral histories from the Holocaust

The Jewish Virtual Library--The Holocaust Wing : A section of the Jewish Virtual Library.

Remember.org : Provides a number of links on different aspects of the Holocaust.

Social Psychology Network - A collection of links divided by topic, some of which deal with prejudice and anti-Semitism.

A Teacher's Guide To the Holocaust : Provided by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.

United States Holocaust Museum : A comprehensive website that includes the Holocaust Encyclopedia

World War II: A related research guide created by the library staff at Sullivan University.