History Of The Holocaust

This two-part volume combines an accessible overview of contemporary Jewish history with a unique dictionary of Holocaust terms. In addition to assessing the Holocaust specifically Part 1 of the book discusses the history of European Jewry anti-Semitism the rise and fall of Nazism and fascism World War II and the postwar implications of the Holocaust. The authors also consider key historiographical and methodological issues related to the Holocaust.Part Two provides a complete dictionary of terms relating to the Holocaust culled from dozens of primary and secondary sources in a range of languages. Included here is a comprehensive set of tables on Aktionen Aliya Bet anti-Jewish legislation anti-semitic organizations collaboration concentration camps Fascism the Third Reich the Nazi Party Jewish and non-sectarian organizations publications Judenr te and resistance movements. Each table is prefaced by a descriptive overview of pertinent issues.Graphs photographs and documents supplement the text and an extensive bibliography as well as separate person place and subject indexes make this unique work invaluable as a reference tool.