Dictionary of the Holocaust
Subtitle: biography, geography, and terminology
By: Eric Joseph Epstein and Philip Rosen ; foreword by Henry R. Huttenbach.
Contributors: Rosen, Philip, 1928-
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Dictionaries.
Description: This concise, easy-to-use resource on the Holocaust is rich in factual and statistical information, and provides a comprehensive compilation of the people and terms that are essential for an understanding of the Holocaust. In 2,000 entries, it profiles major personalities, covers concentration and death camps, cities and countries, and significant events. Also included are important terms translated from German, French, Polish, Yiddish, and twelve other languages.

Biographical entries give a brief history, the person's significance, and their historical context. Geographical entries pinpoint exact locations using other cities or countries as landmarks, and give the number of Jewish inhabitants before Nazi occupation, and the percentage of Jews killed.

Historical background is provided for such events as Kristallnacht and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and entries on concentration and death camps give details on the nationalities interned, each camp's specific location, and its history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-381) and index.