Holocaust (Shoah)
Searching for Encyclopedias or Reference Books? 
Atlases of the Holocaust
Encyclopedias of the Holocaust
World Book Online: Type in “Holocaust” for dozens of articles
Canadian Encyclopedia Online: Jews: The Great Depression and WWII
Holocaust Encyclopedia: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Searching for Books?
Books about the Holocaust
Biographies of people who lived through the Holocaust
Books about rescue of Jewish people
Books about causes of the Holocaust
Books about the impact of the Holocaust on society and communities
Books with personal stories and interviews of people from that time
Searching for Audiovisual material?
Feature Films and movies about the Holocaust
Documentaries about the Holocaust
Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?
Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website but we recommend you try the ones below first.
*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.
Globe and Mail: Canada’s Heritage from 1844
Try searching on jews or names of specific concentration camps and limit your search to specific years in the war.
These are articles considered primary source material. They were published during the war and provide insight on Canadian impressions and gonvernment decisions about the Holocaust and providing asylum to the survivors.
Recommended Websites
Voices of the Holocaust
Listen to recordings of over 100 interviews with Holocaust survivors recorded in 1946.
Yad Vashem
A world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust.
