The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust (1990) has been described as "the most recognized reference book on the Holocaust". It was published in an English-language translated edition by Macmillan in tandem with the Hebrew-language original edition published by Yad Vashem (), the Holocaust Remembrance Authority in Israel.
All of its contributors are reputable Holocaust scholars and academics. While the encyclopedia is accessible, easy to navigate, and contains no graphic images, it is not recommended for readers below high school age due to the seriousness and complexity of its subject matter.
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), LMU 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
External links The entire Encyclopedia of the Holocaust, online, on Yad Vashem website
Further reading Encyclopedia of the Holocaust, Israel Gutman, editor-in-chief. New York: Macmillan, 1990. 4 volumes. . Ha-Entsiklopedya shel ha-Shoah (Hebrew: האנציקלופדיה של השואה), Israel Gutman, editor-in-chief. Jerusalem: Yad Vashem; Tel Aviv: Sifriat Poalim Publishing House, 1990. 6 volumes.