NKU Book Connection presents...
All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein
Gerda Weissmann Klein's book touches on topics such as World War II, The Holocaust, slave labor camps, and liberation . You may want to read more about these topics! In fact, these issues would be excellent starter ideas for research projects.
Read more about Gerda Weissmann Klein herself:
- Biography Reference Bank
- This database indexes biographical articles in periodicals and books. Search using Klein, Gerda Weissmann as the search term.
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
- This database indexes biographical articles in hundreds of reference books.
- Academic Search Premier
- To locate articles about Gerda Weissmann Klein published in magazines and journals, search this database with her name.
Read more about the Holocaust:
Books
- NKUIRE
- Search here for books using subject headings such as:
- "Holocaust, Jewish, (1939-1945)"
- "World War, 1939-1945 Jews Rescue"
- "Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust Interviews"
- "Holocaust survivors Interviews"
- "Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives"
- "Jewish women in the Holocaust"
- "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Polish"
- "Auschwitz (Concentration camp)"
- "Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Moral and ethical aspects"
- "World War, 1939-1945 Concentration camps Germany"
- "World War, 1939-1945 Concentration camps Poland"
When searching NKUIRE using these terms, make sure you choose LC Subject Heading in the "Find results in" drop down box.
Reference Books
The Steely Library Reference collection has a number of books dedicated to the Holocaust and World War II. Highlighted below are a few of these books.
- Bearing Witness
- (REF D 804.3 .R66 2002x) A resource guide to literature, poetry, art, music and videos by Holocaust victims and survivors.
- The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust
- (REF D 804.3 .N54 2000)
- Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
- (REF D 804.3 E.53 1990, 4 Volume set)
- World War II Almanac
- (REF D 743.5 G.64)
- The Encyclopedia of World War II , A Political, Social, and Military History
- (REF D 740 .E516 2005, 5 volume set)
- Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature
- (REF PN 56 H55 R43 2002) This source has good coverage of Gerda Weissmann Klein and All But My Life
You can also just browse the Reference collection in these two areas to find Subject Encyclopedias of the Holocaust (Reference D 804 section) and World War II (Reference D 740 section)
Children's/Young Adult Holocaust Literature
- Booklist of Children's/Young Adult Holocaust Literature
- Jennifer Smith, a librarian in Steely, has compiled a list of children's and young adult books that are related to the Holocaust. Most of these titles can be found in Steely's Learning Resource Collection on the 4th floor.
Find Web Sources about the Holocaust:
Web Reference Sources
- Holocaust Education Resource Center, Northern Kentucky University
- "The focus of this site is to inform individuals of the Holocaust Education Resource Center and what it provides to all individuals interested in the subject. It is the first and only Holocaust education center affiliated with a university in Kentucky or the mid-South."
- The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- The Center and its website "reach out to all communities, religious and secular, from the Greater Cincinnati area to communities throughout the world, to advance tikkun olam, the repair of the world."
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- "This very extensive website of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum contains an expanding set of materials and resources for Holocaust study and teaching."
- The Holocaust Timeline
- This is part of a webiste called The History Place. The History Place website also has information on Nazi Germany and World War II in some depth.
- Holocaust Survivors
- "This site's contents emphasize the personal dimension of Holocaust history, particularly in the survivor stories, which are supplemented by a photo gallery and audio gallery"
- To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue
- "web site includes the rescuers' narratives, photos, and brief biographies of both survivors and rescuers"
- Voice Vision: Holocaust Survivor Oral Histories
- Contains information about the oral history project conducted by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, which encompasses over 150 interviews of Holocaust survivors."
- Women and the Holocaust
- "Created by Holocaust survivor Judy Cohen and a team of contributors, this website includes first-person accounts, reviews of relevant books,articles and essays, poetry, and links to additional first-person accounts and other Holocaust resources."
- Holocaust History Project
- "This website seeks to refute Holocaust denial and revisionism through the presentation of documents, photos, audio files, essays and links to related web sites."
- Dr. Seuss Online Exhibit
- This website from the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, Hebrew Union College, looks at the Holocaust throught the eyes of Dr.Seuss
- The Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation
- "Through their Foundation, Gerda and Kurt Klein have created the opportunity for young people to understand the world and translate that understanding into positive actions. The Foundation, which became operational in 1998, promotes tolerance for differences, respect for others and the empowerment of students through education and community service."
Electronic Databases
You might wish to do research in databases to get journal, magazine or newspaper articles. These are a few highlighted that you might like to use, or you might browse the databases and choose those that fit your specific needs. You might want to try a variety of search terms when doing your research. Ideas: You might want to use general terms like Holocaust or genocide or narrow your terms based on your research needs. You might try names of the camps or cities,or phrases such as "concentration camp", or combined terms such as Poland and World War II. Librarians are available to assist with finding search terms if you need extra help.
Articles from Popular and News Publications
- Historical New York Times
- This database is an online version of the New York Times newspaper covering 1851-2001. This would be a good way to view press coverage of the time. Note: You might want to use camp / city names or words such as "deportation" to find what you're seeking, since it will have the phrases that were used in the newspaper at that time.
- Academic Search Premier
- Use this index to find periodical articles from popular, consumer-oriented magazines and journals in many fields.
Articles from Scholarly Sources
- America: History and Life
- A comprehensive index to journal articles, books, book reviews and dissertations related to history of the U.S. and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Abstracts are provided, but it does not include full-text articles.
- Historical Abstracts
- Coverage: 1954-present Index to journal articles on topics related to history (outside the U.S. and Canada) since 1450.
- Project Muse
- Full text of over 100 scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences
updated: Wednesday, 19-Oct-2005 10:41:17 EDT