St. Mary Magdalen School Bibliography Listing

Listed below are the nonfiction books and videotapes relating to the Holocaust that are part of the St. Mary Magdalen Library Collection. These are wonderful sources to supplement your research in the primary source area.  The call number and barcode number are listed first, followed by the author, title , and note.

808 BEA (BC#13809)
Rochman, Hazel. Bearing witness : stories of the Holocaust. New York: Orchard Books, 1995.
Note: Offers a multifaceted view of the Holocaust, from a child's bewilderment at having to wear a star and later go into hiding, to the agony of the camps themselves.

92 FRA (BC#42616)
Frank, Anne, and Van der Rol, Ruud. Anne Frank beyond the diary : a photographic remembrance. New York, N.Y., U.S.A: Viking, 1993. Note: Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world.

940.53 BER (BC#14064) Berenbaum, Michael. The world must know : the history of the Holocaust as told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. lst ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1993.

940.53 SPI (BC#14071 and #14072)
Spiegelman, Art. Maus : a  survivor's tale. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
Note:  A graphic novel that tells the story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.

940.53 ADL (BC#14063)
Adler, David A. We remember the Holocaust. lst ed. New York: H. Holt, 1989.
Note: Discusses the events of the Holocaust and includes personal accounts from survivors of their experiences of the persecution and the death camps.

940.53 GRE (BC#14066)
Greenfeld, Howard. The hidden children. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1993.
Note: Describes the experiences of those Jewish children who were forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust and survived to tell about it.

940.53 GIL (BC#14065)
Gilbert, Martin. Atlas of the Holocaust. lst U.S. ed. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1993.
Note: Traces each phase of the Holocaust, beginning with the anti-Semitic violence of prewar Germany to the expulsion of Jews from towns and villages, the establishment of ghettos, and the setting up of the death camps, and including acts of resistance and revolts, areas of Jewish partisan activity, killings of children and non-Jews, the flight of survivors. Explanatory text accompanies the maps, chronicling the details and explaining the sources--many of which are records the Nazis themselves kept.

940.53 ROG (BC#14069)
Rogasky, Barbara. Smoke and ashes: the story of theHolocaust. lst ed. New York: Holiday House, 1988.
Note: Examines the causes, events, and legacies of the Holocaust which resulted in the extermination of six million Jews.

940.53 SPI (BC#14073)
Spiegelman, Art. Maus II : a survivor's tale. lst ed. New York: Pantheon Books, 1991.
Note:  The narrative sequel to Maus, in which Vladek, who survives Auschwitz, is reunited with his beloved Anja.

940.53 ROS
Rosenberg, Maxine B.  Hiding to survive:  stories of Jewish children rescued from the Holocaust.  New York: Clarion Books, 1994.
Note:  Gives accounts of fourteen Jewish children hidden by non-Jews from the Nazis.

943.086 AYE (BC#14093)
Ayer, Eleanor H, and others. Parallel Journeys. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1995.

92 FRA (BC#14388)
Frank, Anne, and Van der Rol, Ruud.Anne Frank beyond the diary : a photographic remembrance. New York, N.Y., U.S.A: Viking, 1993.
Note: Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world.

92 FRA (BC#14387)
Frank, Anne. The diary of a young girl. [lst ed.]. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1952.

92 FRA (BC#14390)
Rol, Ruud van der, and Verhoeven, Rian. Anne Frank: beyond the diary : a photographic remembrance. New York, N.Y., U.S.A: Viking, 1993.
Note: Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world.

92 FRA (BC#14389)
Tames, Richard. Anne Frank. New York: F. Watts, c1989.

92 LOB (BC#20303 )
Lobel, Anita. No pretty pictures : a child of war. 1st ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1998.
Note: The author, known as an illustrator of children's books, describes her experiences as a Polish Jew during World War II and for years in Sweden afterwards.

940.53 Ros (BC#30023)
Rosenberg, Maxine B. Hiding to survive : stories of Jewish children rescued from the Holocaust. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.
Note: This book gives accounts of fourteen Jewish children hidden from the Nazis by non-Jews.

940.53 FRO (BC#42128)
Frontline : Memory of the camps. New York: PBS Video, 1984.
Note: Includes film footage shot by British and American film crews who entered the camps moments befoere troops liberated the survivors.

940.23 PER (BC#42212)
Perl, Lila, and Lazan, Marion Blumenthal. Four perfect pebbles : a Holocaust story. New York: Greenwillow, 1996.
Note: The story of the Blumenthal family, who escaped Nazi Germany to Holland, but were captured by the Nazis and sent to Bergen-Belsen.

92 FRA (BC#42316)
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank : Diary of a young girl. New York: Bantam, 1967.
Note: The diary of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl hidden in an attic with her family during World War II. Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt.

VC 940.53 JOU (BC#42347)
The journey of butterfly. New York: Bolthead Communications Group, 1996.
Note: A documentary which weaves together the music, art, poetry and history of the children imprisoned by the Nazies in the ghetto at Terezin in Czechoslovakia from 1941 to 1945. The 1995 Cine Golden Eagle Award Winner.

940.54 STE (BC#20094)
Stein, R. Conrad. World War II in Europe : "America goes to war". Hillside, N.J., U.S.A: Ensiow Publishers, 1994.
Note: Tells of Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 which started World War II, explains war strategies of Axis and Allied powers, the air war, and the Holocaust.

940.53 HOL (BC#42462)
Schiff, Hilda. Holocaust poetry. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1995.
Note: A collection of Holocaust poetry written by survivors and rescuers on different topics, ranging from alienation to and persecution to destruction.

940.53 FRI (BC#42446)
Friedman, Ina R. The other victims. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Note: Personal narratives of Christians, Gypsies, deaf people, homosexuals, and blacks who suffered at the hand of the Nazis before and during World War II.

VC 940.53 SUR (BC#13203)
Spielberg, Stephen. Survivors of the Holocaust. Turner Home Entertainment, 1995.
Note: Stephen Spielberg presents an unprecedented documentary which chronicles the events of the Shoah (Holocaust) as witnessed by those who survived. Includes archival footage and an original score with survivors, personal testimonies and photographs. Includes an additional segments hosted by Ben Kingsley, which takes the viewer behind the scenes at Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.

92 FRA (BC#42615)
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank : Diary of a young girl. New York: Bantam, 1967.
Note: The diary of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl hidden in an attic with her family during World War II. Introduction by Elenor Roosevelt.

940.53 HOL (BC#42630)
Holliday, Lauren. Children in the holocaust and World War II: their secret diaries. New York: Pocket Books, 1995.
Note: The secret diaries of children of the Holocaust, ranging in ages from 10 to 18 years, from Poland, Czechoslovakia, England, Holland, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Denmark, and Hungary.

940.53 GOL (BC#43710)
Gold, Alison Leslie. Memories of Anne Frank: reflections of a childhood friend. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1997.
Note: Hannah Goslar, one of Anne's closest friends, tells of her own struggle during the war, and of a young, funny, bright Anne Frank who had sleepover parties and wanted to be famous like any other girl.

VC 940.53 ANN (BC#90011)
Blair, Jon, and Branagh, Kenneth. Anne Frank remembered. Culver City, CA: Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1996, cl995.
Note: A documentary tribute to Anne Frank, featuring a rare home movie, interviews with family and friends, and extracts from her diary.

940.53 Aye (BC#80052)
Ayer, Eleanor H. A firestorm unleashed : 1942-June 1943. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
Note: This book explores the unique aspects and events in the period of the Holocaust between January 1942 and June 1943, blending historical narrative and primary sources.

940.53 Shu (BC#80056)
Shulman, William L. Resource guide : a comprehensive listing of media for further study. Woodbridge,Conn: Blackbirch, 1998.
Note: This book contains annotated lists of books and other materials, including videos and CD-ROMS, that support study of the Holocaust.

940.53 She (BC#80051)
Sherrow, Victoria. The blaze engulfs : January 1939-December 1941. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
Note: Using primary source material along with historical narrative, this book explores the unique aspects and events in the period of the Holocaust between January 1939 and December 1941.

940.53 Voi (BC#80055)
Shulman, William L. Voices and visions : a collection of primary sources. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
Note: This book is a compilation of personal narratives of people who survived the Holocaust.

92 WIE (BC#80103)
Jeffrey, Laura S. Simon Wiesenthal : tracking down Nazi criminals. Springfield, N.J: Enslow Publishers, 1997.
Note: This book presents the life and exploits of a Nazi-hunter, including the stories of how he caught and brought to justice such infamous war criminals as Adolf Eichmann.

940.53 She (BC#80050)
Sherrow, Victoria. Smoke to flame : September 1935-December 1938. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
Note: This book explores the unique aspects and events in the period of the Holocaust between September 1935 and December 1938, blending historical narrative and primary sources.

940.53 AYE (BC#80054)
Ayer, Eleanor H. and chicoine, Stephen D. From the ashes: May 1945 and after. Woodbride, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
This book discusses the fate of those Jews who survied annihilation by the Nazis; their further persecution, search for a homeland in Jpalestine, and hunt for war criminals. It also examines other cases of genocide in bosnia, Rwands, and elsewhere.

940.53 ALT (BC#80049)
Altman, Linda Jacobs. Forever outsiders: Jews and history from ancient times to August 1935. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
This book provides an overview of the history of Jews from ancient time to 1935, including struggles for religious freedom, persectuion, and rights violations.

940.53 AYE (BC#80053)
Ayer, Eleanor H. Inferno: July 1943-April 1945. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998.
This book explores the unique aspects and events in the period of the Holocaust between July 1943 and April 1945.

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