Encyclopedia of the Holocaust

The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust (1990) has been called "the most recognized reference book on the Holocaust".^[1] It was published in an English-language translated edition by Macmillan in tandem with the Hebrew language original edition published by Yad Vashem (יד ושם), the Holocaust Remembrance Authority in Israel. All its contributors are reputable Holocaust scholars and academics.^[1] Although the encyclopedia is easy to read and use and contains no disturbing pictures, it is not recommended for users younger than high school age.

The Encyclopedia was the winner of the 1991 American Library Association’s Dartmouth Medal.

Features

Basic introductory overview of the Holocaust written by Elie Wiesel.
Glossary
Chronology
Maps, illustrations, photographs
Persons of interest
Places of interest (including concentration camps, ghettos, murder sites)
Political movements and resistance movements.
Major Jewish organizations in Germany 1893-1943
Structure of the einsatzgruppen
Nuremberg Trial results
Subsequent Nuremberg proceedings
Subsequent British trial results
Estimated Jewish losses in the Holocaust

International Editorial Board

Editor in chief:

Israel Gutman, Yad Vashem; Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The other editors:

Yitzhak Arad, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Yehuda Bauer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Randolph L. Braham, City University of New York
Martin Broszat (1926–1989), University of Munich
Christopher R. Browning, University of North Carolina
Richard I. (Yerachmiel) Cohen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Henry L. Feingold, City University of New York
Saul Friedländer, Tel Aviv University
Martin Gilbert, University of London
Andreas Hillgruber (1925–1989), University of Cologne
Eberhard Jäckel, University of Stuttgart
Steven Katz, Boston University, USA
Shmuel Krakowski, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Otto Dov Kulka, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dov Levin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Czesław Madajczyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Michael Marrus, University of Toronto
György Ránki, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Jehuda Reinharz, Brandeis University, USA
Shmuel Spector, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Jerzy Tomaszewski, University of Warsaw
Aharon Weiss, Yad Vashem; University of Haifa
Leni Yahil, University of Haifa
Geoffrey Wigoder editor of the English edition.

References

^ ^a ^b "Encyclopedias". drew.edu. Madison, New Jersey: Drew University Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study. OCLC 20594356. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.