The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945, Volume II

[A] staggering achievement. . . . at around 2,000 pages it's an even more impressive compendium of scholarly research and editorial enterprise than Volume I . . . Without the efforts of this consortium of international contributors, most of these places . . . might have disappeared from historical memory and slipped into oblivion. * The Jewish Daily Forward * All in all, the USHMM encyclopedia is a most welcome contribution to the history and memory of the Nazi concentration camps. For scholars, this first volume is a valuable reference work whose great strength lies first and foremost in the transfer of knowledge, bringing the hitherto mostly German discourse to the wider international audience. * Studies in Contemporary Jewry * The USHMM Encyclopedia is a highly significant and overdue synthesis of existing documentary studies and specialized knowledge on the history and profile of Nazi concentration camps. * German Studies Review * This user-friendly reference work belongs on every library bookshelf. * CHOICE: Social & Behavioral Sciences * Using a variety of scholarly and archival materials, the editors provide a very detailed analysis and history of the events that took place in the towns, villages, and cities of German-occupied Eastern Europe. . . . A rich source of information, this will make an excellent addition to reference collections. * Library Journal * [This] volume would well serve those who research the Holocaust or work with survivor memoirs and testimonies.April 2, 2010 * The American Jewish World * This work will be of particular use to specialists in the fields of German and Austrian history, European labor history, and the history of World War II.Fall 2010 * Jewish Book World * An essential addition to any public or academic library with significant collections of Holocaust literature or Jewish genealogy. * Jewish Libraries Newsletter * A readable encyclopedia with very up-to-date bibliographical sources. This important reference work belongs on every library bookshelf.November 2009 * Choice * The massive two-volume set . . . focuses specifically on the ghettos of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. It stands without doubt as the definitive reference guide on this topic in the world today. This is not hyperbole, but simply a recognition of the meticulous collaborative research that went into assembling such a massive collection of information. . . . Every serious scholar of the Holocaust in the East and every academic library should have this encyclopedia on hand. * Holocaust and Genocide Studies * Well researched . . . accessible . . . this valuable resource covers an aspect of the Holocaust rarely addressed and never in such detail. A valuable addition to libraries focusing on the Holocaust.August 15, 2009 * Library Journal *

Geoffrey P. Megargee and Martin Dean are applied research scholars at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum