What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust refers to a specific event during the 20th century. It was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and destruction of European Jewish people by the Nazis and their collaborators (helpers) between 1933 and 1945. While Jews were the primary target of Nazi hatred, the Nazis also persecuted and murdered Roma Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Poles, and people with disabilities. Six million Jews (two-thirds of the European Jewish population) and five million others were murdered in the Holocaust.
Where can I go to learn more about the Holocaust and to read/hear the stories of survivors?
- Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center -
www.wsherc.org or
click here to go directly to the stories of local Holocaust survivors.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum—www.ushmm.org.
- Jewish Foundation for the Righteous—www.jfr.org.
- Yad Vashem, Jerusalem—www.yadvashem.org.
- Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation—www.jewishpartisans.org.
Is there a list of suggested book and films?
Yes. Please see the annotated bibliographies for the Center's Holocaust
teaching trunks. Choose the trunk at the appropriate grade level for suggested
list of books and films.
Where can I get some of these materials?
The Holocaust Center is a lending library. We would be happy to loan
books, films, posters, teacher guides and other materials to you. Please contact
the Center at info@wsherc.org.
Need more information? Contact the Holocaust Center at
info@wsherc.org or 206-441-5747.
