The Holocaust, also known as Shoah, refers to the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews, as a program of systematic state-sponsored killing by Nazi Germany, while under the leadership of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, taking place in Nazi Germany and in German occupied territories during World War II. Others who were victims of mass murder by the Nazis include the Romani, people with disabilities, homosexuals, and others.
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Offering a focus on the death camps of the Third Reich, the site offers photographs, information, and people associated with the camps, including Auschwitz, Sobibor, Treblinka, Belzec, and Bergen-Belsen. Camp maps are included, where available.
http://www.deathcamps.info/
The Holocaust Cybrary is a website dedicating to preserving the memory of Holocaust. The site also has special exhibits on the history of this terrible events, including Aushwitz. You can also find books by Holocaust survivors on this website as well as art works inspired by this horrible tragedy.
http://www.remember.org/
The website commemorates and recognizes the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including Polish citizens, Afro-Europeans, gypsies, the Jehovah Witnesses, the disables, and homosexuals. Personal stories of survivors are told, in textual form and through video.
http://holocaustforgotten.com/
The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of recordings, essays, photographs and other material on the history of the Holocaust. You can also find resources to help you refute Holocaust denials. The website also covers the Auschwitz Protocols, Holocaust tattoos and more.
http://www.holocaust-history.org/
A British organization that encourages awareness of the events of the Holocaust. The website provides dedicated sections for journalists and teachers, as well as an online film about the Holocaust. Each year on January 27th, Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated to honor the victims of the Holocaust.
http://www.hmd.org.uk/
Funded by Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, the project is designed to foster the study of the Holocaust, and to serve as a living memorial to the millions of victims of the Holocaust. Essays published over the years are archived, and made available, along with photographs, comments, and other information about the program.
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
The stories of survivors of the Holocaust are told here, in text, and sometimes in audio recordings. Photographs, documentation, and an encyclopedia of events, places, and people who played a part are featured for the purpose of providing background information.
http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/
The Holocaust: Crimes, Heroes and Villains
The topics included in this account include the Schindler story, essays on the Holocaust, biographies of prominent Nazis, poetry, photographs, a historical timeline, and an online shopping area.
http://www.auschwitz.dk/
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Washington D.C. that educates the public about genocide generally and the Holocaust specifically. Volunteers and interns at the Museum can find ways to support the institution's mission. You can also plan a visit to the museum on this website.
http://www.ushmm.org/
The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority is dedicated to preserving the memory of those who suffered through the Holocaust. You can find a list of those who died in this terrible event, as well as an interesting series of lecture podcasts on Holocaust subjects.
http://www.yadvashem.org/
