8th Grade Holocaust Unit

Now that we have completed our

Holocaust Social Studies Unit:
1. Use library resources to decide on your Holocaust
research topic for your final paper.
2. Gather information, evidence, quotes, primary sources
etc to help you when you begin to write your paper.
3. Begin writing your Holocaust paper. Remember to
focus on your chosen topic!
*Cite all sources!!!
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Pathfinder: The Holocaust

Angela Keena
Olivet Nazarene University
LSCI 602: Reference & Information Services
Bonita Slovinski
October 2015

THE HOLOCAUST
8th Grade Pathfinder
Use this Pathfinder to:
1. Decide a research topic
2. Locate resources
3. Choose trustworthy sources
4. Help you start your final product

Pathfinder resources:
*Books
*Databases
*Videos
*Websites

Non-Fiction
Books
Title: The Holocaust
Author: Susanna Davidson
Publisher: Usborne Pub Ltd.
Year: 2008
Call Number: J 940.5318 DAV
Tells the story of the Holocaust from the ancient roots
of anti-Semitism through persecution in Post-World
War One Europe and the horrors of the 'Final
Solution'.this book combines first hand testimony
from Holocaust survivors with historical fact.

Title: Heroes of the Holocaust

Author: Rebecca Love Fishkin
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Year: 2011
Call Number: J 940.5318 FIS
Contains subjects such as: Adolf Hitler and the Jews
of Europe, fighting the final solution, resistance in
ghettos and concentration camps, extraordinary
efforts, safe havens, remembering the heroes.

Title: The Holocaust

Author: Jeff Hill
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Year: 2006
Call Number: J 940.5318 HIL
Contains one hundred primary source documents that
provide insights into the major aspects of the Holocaust,
covering such issues as the rise of the Nazi party in
Germany, Kristallnacht, the "Final Solution,"
resistance movements, and others; and features
supplemental background information, a glossary,

Keywords to use while Searching:

Holocaust

Pogrom

Nazis

Death Camp

Causes of + Holocaust

Survivors of + Holocaust

World War II

Children of + Holocaust

Genocide

Concentration Camp

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Reminder!
This Pathfinder is just
a starting point for you.
Use other resources as
well. Just make sure it
is a reliable
source.

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When
searching the
internet make sure
to use credible
sources: avoid blogs
and social
media!
Keeping
a list of resources
used will make
completing your
works cited later
easier!

Websites/Online Resources
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
Here you can learn about the Holocaust, remember the survivors &
victims, and confront antisemitism & genocide.

History.com: The Holocaust

www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust
Search here for videos, pictures, articles, and
information about the Holocaust

The Holocaust Explained

www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/what-was-the-holocaust/#.Vig5hFUV
This site offers some great background information on the Holocaust

Jewish Virtual Library

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.html
A great resource for reference information, maps,
pictures, and more

Encyclopedia.com: Holocaust

More Non-Fiction
Title: Anne Frank and Children of the
Holocaust
Author: Carol Ann Lee
Publisher: Viking
Year: 2006
Call Number: J 940.5318 LEE
The story of Anne Frank and other children
affected the Nazi occupation is explored with
personal accounts of survivors, excerpts from
victims' journals, and black and white

Title: The Holocaust

Author: Lynn Peppas
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Year: 2015
Call Number: J 940.5318 PEP
This book examines evidence from the early
1900's of racism, intolerance, and nationalism
in Germany that led up to the genocide now
called the Holocaust.

Title: Why Did the Holocaust Happen?

Author: Sean Sheehan
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Year: 2011
Call Number: J 940.5318 SHE

www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Holocaust.aspx#1
Here you can find information about the Holocausts origins,
casualties, and its overall effect on history

Remember.org: A Peoples History of the

Holocaust & Genocide
remember.org

Search here for stories of survivors & gain more understanding

for the toll the Holocaust took on many people

Including firsthand speeches, letters, diary entries,

and other primary source materials that give the
reasons these unforgettable events unfolded as they
did, this book describes the Holocaust, a genocide of
devastating proportions, perpetrated by theGerman
government during World War II.

Britannica Online

VIDEOS/MEDIA

Information from the Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Websters

Collegiate Dictionary, and selected websites. Great source for
background information, facts, videos, pictures, and primary sources.

Encyclopedia Americana
More than 45,000 full-text articles with hypertext links to guide users to
research-oriented websites. A great starting point for all research topics.

Databases
1. Scan the QR code or go to
http://www.cooklib.org/index.php/databases-a-to-z
to access Cook Memorial Librarys Database Center.
2. Choose a database

History.com Videos: Adolf Hitler

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/theholocaust/videos/adolf-hitler

History.com Videos: America Enters World War II

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/theholocaust/videos/america-enters-world-war-ii?
m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

History.com Videos: Concentration Camp Liberation

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust/
videos/concentration-camp-liberation?
m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

3. To access the database type in the code:

21122002826888

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Chicago Tribune

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and

scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and
unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

World History in Context

Multicultural and global content that moves
geographically around the globe and chronologically,
from antiquity to the present. Provides videos, primary sources,
essential information, and other sites to visit.

DVDs
Title: America and the Holocaust
Year: 2005
Call Number: DVD 940.5318 AME
Title: Histories of the Holocaust:
Dachau, State Within a State
Year: 2010
Call Number: DVD 940.5318 HIS