The Holocaust: (greenwood Press Guides To Historic Events Of The Twentieth Century)

Designed for secondary school and college student research, this work is a readable history and ready-reference guide to the Holocaust based on the most recent scholarship. It provides the reader with an overview of Nazi Germany's attempt to exterminate world Jewry. Fischel, a leading authority on the Holocaust, combines narrative description, analytical essays, a timeline of events, lengthy biographical profiles, and the text of key primary documents relating to the Nazi plan for the Final Solution to help students gain a comprehensive understanding of the causative factors and major events and personalities that shaped the Nazi genocide. A glossary of key terms, selected tables, and an annotated bibliography of recommended further reading will aid student research. Topical essays designed for the student and general reader provide an accessible historical overview and analysis of Hitler and the Jews, the racial state, genocide, the Final Solution, and resistance to the Nazis. Fischel explains the factors that led to the Holocaust, the implementation of the decision to exterminate the Jews, the response of the free world and the Papacy, the role of righteous gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews, and the resistance of the Jews to their fate under the Nazis. Biographical sketches provide valuable information on the key personalities among both the Nazis and Allies, and the text of key primary documents brings the Nazis blatant plan for genocide to stark reality. In providing valuable information, analysis, and ready-reference features, this work is a one-stop resource on the Holocaust for students, teachers, library media specialists, and interested readers. Contents......Page 8 Series Foreword......Page 10 Preface......Page 14 Chronology of Events......Page 18 Introduction......Page 30 The Holocaust Explained......Page 40 1 Hitler and the Jews......Page 42 2 The Nazi Racial State......Page 54 3 Genocide......Page 72 4 The Final Solution......Page 94 5 Resistance......Page 144 Conclusion......Page 172 Biographies: Major Participants in the Holocaust......Page 178 Primary Documents of the Holocaust......Page 210 Appendixes......Page 226 A......Page 230 B......Page 231 E......Page 232 H......Page 233 N......Page 234 S......Page 235 W......Page 236 Z......Page 237 Annotated Bibliography......Page 238 B......Page 244 D......Page 245 G......Page 246 H......Page 247 M......Page 248 R......Page 249 S......Page 250 Z......Page 251 A photo essay......Page 130 Contents 8 Series Foreword 10 Preface 14 Chronology of Events 18 Introduction 30 The Holocaust Explained 40 1 Hitler and the Jews 42 2 The Nazi Racial State 54 3 Genocide 72 4 The Final Solution 94 5 Resistance 144 Conclusion 172 Biographies: Major Participants in the Holocaust 178 Primary Documents of the Holocaust 210 Appendixes 226 Glossary of Selected Terms 230 A 230 B 231 C 232 D 232 E 232 F 233 G 233 H 233 I 234 J 234 K 234 L 234 M 234 N 234 O 235 P 235 R 235 S 235 T 236 U 236 V 236 W 236 Y 237 Z 237 Annotated Bibliography 238 Index 244 A 244 B 244 C 245 D 245 E 246 F 246 G 246 H 247 I 248 J 248 K 248 L 248 M 248 N 249 O 249 P 249 Q 249 R 249 S 250 T 251 U 251 V 251 W 251 Y 251 Z 251 A photo essay 130 9780313298790