LibGuides: Holocaust: Biographies

BBC Archive

Wartime Memories
Stories from WWII told by the people who lived them. Collected and documented by the BBC.

Nazi Perpetrators - Jewish Virtual Library
Biographies for over 100 Nazi criminals, including Eva Braun

"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

--Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) Romanian-American survivor of Auschwitz & Buchenwald and Nobel Laureate

Biography.com Survivor Stories
Quick facts and biographies of notable Holocaust survivors.
Jewish Virtual Library Survivors
The Jewish Virtual Library is a comprehensive compendium of Holocaust survivors from all walks of life.

Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies; Alison Leslie Gold (As told to)
Call Number: 940.53 GIE
ISBN: 9780671662349
Publication Date: 1988-04-15
Mark It with a Stone by Joseph Horn
Call Number: 940.53 HOR
ISBN: 9781569800683
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
Heroes of the Holocaust by Arnold Geier
Call Number: 920 GEI
ISBN: 0425160297
Publication Date: 1998-02-01
Schindler's Legacy by Elinor J. Brecher; Jill Freedman (Photographer); Thomas Keneally (Afterword by)
Call Number: 940.53 BRE
ISBN: 9780452273535
Publication Date: 1994-11-01
The Cage by Ruth M. Sender
Call Number: 940.53 SEN
ISBN: 0027818306
Publication Date: 1986-10-31
And the Violins Stopped Playing by Alexander Ramati
Call Number: 940.53 RAM
ISBN: 0531150283
Publication Date: 1986-09-01
Four Perfect Pebbles by Lila Perl; Marion Blumenthal Lazan
Call Number: 940.531 PER
ISBN: 0590381962
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Fragments of Isabella by Isabella Leitner; Irving A. Leitner (Editor)
Call Number: 943.086 AUS
ISBN: 0690017790
Publication Date: 1978-10-01

Rescuers - Jewish Virtual Library
The "righteous among nations" is a moniker given to the hundreds of non-Jewish world citizens who aided in the hiding, transportation, and aiding of Jews and other potential Holocaust victims.

Jewish and German Resistance Fighters
The Jewish Virtual Library maintains a large database of biographies related to the Holocaust. Find the stories of over 50 resistance fighters here.