Holocaust+Research

__**Holocaust Research Resources **__

SMHS Databases--usernames and passwords available at the library desk Go to [|http://library.smcisd.net] Click San Marcos High School
 * EBSCO: Magazines, journal, newspaper, and e-book search for people, places, and events

__**General Holocaust History Sites **__

[|The Holocaust History Project] The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial.

[|Voices of the Holocaust] Listen to survivors tell their stories. This a database of recordings and transcripts of people involved in the Holocaust. Under the //Explore the Archive// tab, select interviews in English. Includes maps and other resources.

[|US Holocaust Memorial Museum] An introduction to the topic areas which provide context for the events of the Holocaust: anti-Semitism, Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust, the aftermath of World War I, and the Nazi rise to power.

[|Holocaust Survivors] This web site presents history with a human face. Read the stories of the survivors. Hear them speak. Look at their family photographs. Consult our encyclopedia. Read a historical introduction to the Holocaust.

[|The History Place] The Web site presents a fact-based, common sense approach in the presentation of the history of humanity, with great care given to accuracy. Links to Nazi Germany and World War II are about half way down the page.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Infotopia.info] has a page dedicated to selected link sites to Holocaust resources

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Promise of Never Again] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">An introduction to the concept of "never again" as a response to the Holocaust and highlight the one-man crusade by Raphael Lemkin, a Polish, Jewish lawyer and Holocaust survivor, to establish an international convention that would prevent and punish the crime of genocide. Check out the links included down the right side to the web page.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Remember Me: Displaced Children of the Holocaust] Children. They are the most vulnerable victims of war and genocide. Between1933 and 1945, millions of children were displaced as a result of persecution by the Nazis and their collaborators. After World War II, relief agencies photographed some of the children who survived to help find their families. Now, more than 65 years later, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is working to discover what became of these young survivors.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Yad Vashem] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As the Jewish people's living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, as the world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is today a dynamic and vital place of intergenerational and international encounter.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Jewish Virtual Library] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Holocaust Wing of the Jewish Virtual Library contains articles, original documents, a holocaust glossary, a bibliography, and much more, all covering The Holocaust.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Holocaust Museum Houston] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims and honoring the survivors' legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, we teach the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy.

<span style="color: blue; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust, and to teaching the moral and ethical response to prejudice, hatred and indifference, for the benefit of all humanity. A group of local survivors created the Holocaust Center to preserve the memory of what they had endured.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Learning about the Holocaust]a webguide from Finding Dulcinea which includes a timeline, inspiring people, the legacy of the Holocaust, and books and movies of interest.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hiding Jews & the Resistance **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">True stories of people who hid Jews during the Holocaust. Audio, video, and photos. Click on "Table of Contents" to read the stories.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Non-Jewish Resistance] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explains that people in many countries opposed Hitler and fought against Nazi forces.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Resistance] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A timeline of resistances forces from 1942-1944. Includes photos.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The White Rose] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Describes the origin and activities of the White Rose organization.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">***Search __Hans Scholl__ in the Biography Resource Center Database**

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hitler Youth **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Indoctrinating Youth] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explains how Hitler used children to build his armies and spread his views through the organizations Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Concentration Camps **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Dachau] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dachau information from the Holocaust Encyclopedia. Photos and information about the Dachau camp. Includes a timeline and personal stories.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Holocaust: crimes, heroes, and villains] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Links to the Schindler Story, essays, poetry, photos, timelines, and Holocaust links.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Auschwitz] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Auschwitz-Birkenau became the killing centre where the largest numbers of European Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Auschwitz-Birkenau] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Memorial and museum

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Death Marches **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Marches] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Information plus pictures and personal stories about the Nazi death marches

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Oppression **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Psychological Trauma] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">From the Sidran Institute: A description of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, causes of trauma, and lasting effects.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Children & Trauma] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The National Institute for Mental Health: How different age groups cope with traumatic experiences.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-Semitism **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Anti-Defamation League] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Links to Holocaust denial, ADL's Braun Holocaust Institute, and other articles.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism:A Report Provided to the United States Congress] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A survey of anti-Semitic incidents throughout the world. Scroll down to the table of contents to see the information included in the report.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1936 Olympics **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A collection of information and photos about the 1936 Berlin Olympic games. Click “__Explore the Online Exhibition__” in the middle of the page. Tabs at the top let you choose information about the boycott, sports, and other aspects of the games.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Nazi Olympics]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Jesse Owens Official Homepage] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A biography of the Olympic runner plus photos and additional links.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Book Burning **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burning] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The home page is very busy, but if you click on “__The Book Burnings__” in the upper right you can get some good info about when and why the Nazis burned books. Other parts of the site have good info and photos so explore other sections.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Propaganda **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|German Propaganda Archive] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Speeches, posters, and other propaganda used by the Nazis to influence Germans and terrorize enemies.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Nazi Propaganda Campaigns] <span style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Includes a timeline, themes, and examples of propaganda posters.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|World War II Propaganda, Cartoons, Film, Music, & Art]

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Death **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|End of Life Issues] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Search for information pertaining to death, coping with death, preparing for death and more.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|How the Grim Reaper works] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explores the idea of a figure that is “Death” and how cultures represent the figure.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Color **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Color Matters: Symbolism and Emotions] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explains color theory and symbolism.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Color Symbolism and Culture]

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Music Therapy **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|American Music Therapy Association] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Go to the FAQ page to find out about music therapy and how it is used.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Music and Your Body] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Looks at the benefits of music on overall health.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Altered Books **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Karen's Whimsy: Altered Books Gallery] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Describes altered books and a gallery of images of transformed books.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Altered Book] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource for making altered books. FAQs give history of altered books. You’ll find techniques, tips, how-to information, links to altered book resources, product information, and a whole lot more on this site.