Encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionanries are useful for identifying key events, people, and concepts. Usually these works will also provide a short list of books and other resources for further research.
This list includes both print and online materials. Further infromation on print materials can be found by clicking on the title.
Columbia Guide to the Holocaust
Encyclopedia Judaica
Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust
Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Holocaust: A Chronology and Documentary
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945
Yad Vasham Encyclopedia of the Ghettos During the Holocaust
Holocaust Literature : a Handbook of Critical, Historical, and Literary Writings