WEBSITES
The following websites may provide additional useful information for your research journey. Please click the titles (active links) which will take you directly to each websites home page. This is by no means a definitive list.
New Zealand
Holocaust & Antisemitism New Zealand - Was Shadows of Shoah
A charitable trust established for the purpose of Holocaust and education against anti-Semitism.
Jewish Lives
The Jewish Lives website exists to tell the story of Jewish people who settled in New Zealand and the contribution they have made to New Zealand society. Whether they arrived in 1850 or 1950, we want to recognise and share their experiences; to understand and share their history, whilst also reaching out to the wider population.
New Zealand Jewish Archives
The New Zealand Jewish Archives Trust Inc. is a registered charity; registration number CC58092. We are located at the Wellington Jewish Community Centre, 80 Webb Street, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
New Zealand Jewish Council
The New Zealand Jewish Council is the representative body of Jewish communities in New Zealand. There are congregations in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin. There are approximately 10,000 Jews in New Zealand with the largest population in Auckland followed by Wellington.
Australia
Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants Inc. (AAJHS&D)
Represents Holocaust survivors and their descendants; honours the memory of the martyrs and heroes; gathers testimonies and provides facilities for teaching the legacy of the Holocaust. On this site, you can read testimonies and watch videos of Holocaust survivors.
Melbourne Holocaust Museum
The Jewish Holocaust Centre is an organisation dedicated to the memory of the 6 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933-1945.
Resources on the website, include 15-minute video recordings of Survivor testimonies from the JHC Eyewitness Project.
Sydney Jewish Museum
The Sydney Jewish Museum is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust. This world-class museum challenges visitors’ perceptions of democracy, morality, social justice and human rights, and places the Holocaust in its historical and contemporary context.
The Centre holds over 2,500 testimonies from Holocaust survivors interviewed in Australia.
The Anti-Defamation Commission
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) is an Australian Jewish community organisation whose mission is to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism, combat the defamation of the Jewish people and Israel, and promote and cultivate respect and understanding between people of all religions and backgrounds.
Courage to Care
A volunteer-based not for profit organisation that empowers individuals to stand up against prejudice and discrimination. Initially inspired by the stories of rescue and courage displayed by non-Jews who saved or helped Jews during the Holocaust.
The Holocaust Institute of Western Australia
Established in 1990 by the Council of WA Jewry to combat misinformation about the Holocaust, now an autonomous organisation dedicated to the education of West Australians on the Holocaust.
Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Comprises academics in this field of study based in Australia.
Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI)
OHPI was established in 2012 as a dedicated Institute for addressing online hate. OHPI’s principal activity is the promotion of the prevention/control of human behaviour harmful or abusive to human beings – specifically, emotional abuse, physical abuse, self-harm and suicide.
Israel
Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official Holocaust remembrance authority and the largest memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.
Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum
The first Holocaust Museum in the world - and the first of its kind founded by Holocaust survivors. Since its establishment in 1949, the Museum has focused on the story of the Holocaust during World War II, emphasising the bravery, spiritual triumph and ability of Holocaust survivors (and resistance fighters) to rebuild their lives in a new country.
USA
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
USHMM is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. A very teacher and student-friendly site. Good summaries of key information and lesson ideas.
USC Shoah Foundation – (University of Southern California) -The Institute for Visual History and Education.
Dedicated to producing audio-visual interviews with Holocaust survivors and witnesses, and other genocides.
Digital archive of survivor testimonies.
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Global human rights organisation researching the Holocaust and hate in a historic and contemporary context.
Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance (MOT)
MOT is the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, dedicated to education and information about the Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts, and to confronting all forms of prejudice and discrimination in our world today.
International/Europe
International March of the Living
The International March of the Living is an annual educational program, bringing individuals from around the world to Poland and Israel to study the history of the Holocaust, and to examine the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hatred.
Taking place annually on Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Memorial Day - The March of the Living is a 3-kilometer walk from Auschwitz to Birkenau as a tribute to victims of the Holocaust.
IHRA | International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1998, uniting governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide, and to uphold the commitments of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
YIVO is dedicated to fostering knowledge of the history and culture of East European Jewry. Home to a world-renowned library and archive of Jewish history and culture.
The YIVO Holocaust Archive was established in 1945.
The Holocaust History Project
A free online archive of documents, photographs, recordings, videos and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial.
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Poland’s memorial to the Holocaust.
Excellent information on Polish Holocaust resources and virtual tour of the Museum (the Museum itself includes a life-size recreation of a street from the Warsaw Ghetto).
Claims Conference - The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc
Represents world Jewry in negotiating for compensation and restitution for the victims (and their heirs) of Nazi persecution.
Project Aladdin - The Holocaust and Muslims: Holocaust; A Call to Conscience
The Aladdin Project is an independent, international non-governmental organisation based in Paris, launched under the patronage of UNESCO in March 2009.
Includes: FAQ’s, a photo gallery of Holocaust survivor stories, video interviews, Muslim’s Guide to Judaism and Non-Muslims Guide to Islam.
Centropa - An Interactive Database of Jewish Memory
Preserving Jewish memory - Bringing history to life.
Centropa does not focus primarily on the Holocaust, but offers a web-based educational programme based on 1,200 interviews with Jewish Holocaust survivors and 22,000 of their family pictures that Centropa collected since 2000. In 2005 Centropa began an exhibition program based on the interviews and photos collected in 15 countries. As of 2017, twelve Centropa exhibitions are travelling through community centers, libraries, universities and schools in Europe and in the USA.
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme
In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 61/255 which also condemns any denial of the Holocaust and urges all Member States unreservedly to reject any denial of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was a turning point in history, which prompted the world to say "never again". The significance of resolution A/RES/60/7 is that it calls for a remembrance of past crimes with an eye towards preventing them in the future.
Holocaust & Antisemitism New Zealand - Was Shadows of Shoah
A charitable trust established for the purpose of Holocaust and education against anti-Semitism.
Jewish Lives
The Jewish Lives website exists to tell the story of Jewish people who settled in New Zealand and the contribution they have made to New Zealand society. Whether they arrived in 1850 or 1950, we want to recognise and share their experiences; to understand and share their history, whilst also reaching out to the wider population.
New Zealand Jewish Archives
The New Zealand Jewish Archives Trust Inc. is a registered charity; registration number CC58092. We are located at the Wellington Jewish Community Centre, 80 Webb Street, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
New Zealand Jewish Council
The New Zealand Jewish Council is the representative body of Jewish communities in New Zealand. There are congregations in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin. There are approximately 10,000 Jews in New Zealand with the largest population in Auckland followed by Wellington.
Australia
Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants Inc. (AAJHS&D)
Represents Holocaust survivors and their descendants; honours the memory of the martyrs and heroes; gathers testimonies and provides facilities for teaching the legacy of the Holocaust. On this site, you can read testimonies and watch videos of Holocaust survivors.
Melbourne Holocaust Museum
The Jewish Holocaust Centre is an organisation dedicated to the memory of the 6 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933-1945.
Resources on the website, include 15-minute video recordings of Survivor testimonies from the JHC Eyewitness Project.
Sydney Jewish Museum
The Sydney Jewish Museum is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust. This world-class museum challenges visitors’ perceptions of democracy, morality, social justice and human rights, and places the Holocaust in its historical and contemporary context.
The Centre holds over 2,500 testimonies from Holocaust survivors interviewed in Australia.
The Anti-Defamation Commission
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) is an Australian Jewish community organisation whose mission is to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism, combat the defamation of the Jewish people and Israel, and promote and cultivate respect and understanding between people of all religions and backgrounds.
Courage to Care
A volunteer-based not for profit organisation that empowers individuals to stand up against prejudice and discrimination. Initially inspired by the stories of rescue and courage displayed by non-Jews who saved or helped Jews during the Holocaust.
The Holocaust Institute of Western Australia
Established in 1990 by the Council of WA Jewry to combat misinformation about the Holocaust, now an autonomous organisation dedicated to the education of West Australians on the Holocaust.
Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Comprises academics in this field of study based in Australia.
Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI)
OHPI was established in 2012 as a dedicated Institute for addressing online hate. OHPI’s principal activity is the promotion of the prevention/control of human behaviour harmful or abusive to human beings – specifically, emotional abuse, physical abuse, self-harm and suicide.
Israel
Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official Holocaust remembrance authority and the largest memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.
Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum
The first Holocaust Museum in the world - and the first of its kind founded by Holocaust survivors. Since its establishment in 1949, the Museum has focused on the story of the Holocaust during World War II, emphasising the bravery, spiritual triumph and ability of Holocaust survivors (and resistance fighters) to rebuild their lives in a new country.
USA
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
USHMM is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. A very teacher and student-friendly site. Good summaries of key information and lesson ideas.
USC Shoah Foundation – (University of Southern California) -The Institute for Visual History and Education.
Dedicated to producing audio-visual interviews with Holocaust survivors and witnesses, and other genocides.
Digital archive of survivor testimonies.
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Global human rights organisation researching the Holocaust and hate in a historic and contemporary context.
Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance (MOT)
MOT is the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, dedicated to education and information about the Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts, and to confronting all forms of prejudice and discrimination in our world today.
International/Europe
International March of the Living
The International March of the Living is an annual educational program, bringing individuals from around the world to Poland and Israel to study the history of the Holocaust, and to examine the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hatred.
Taking place annually on Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Memorial Day - The March of the Living is a 3-kilometer walk from Auschwitz to Birkenau as a tribute to victims of the Holocaust.
IHRA | International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1998, uniting governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide, and to uphold the commitments of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
YIVO is dedicated to fostering knowledge of the history and culture of East European Jewry. Home to a world-renowned library and archive of Jewish history and culture.
The YIVO Holocaust Archive was established in 1945.
The Holocaust History Project
A free online archive of documents, photographs, recordings, videos and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial.
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Poland’s memorial to the Holocaust.
Excellent information on Polish Holocaust resources and virtual tour of the Museum (the Museum itself includes a life-size recreation of a street from the Warsaw Ghetto).
Claims Conference - The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc
Represents world Jewry in negotiating for compensation and restitution for the victims (and their heirs) of Nazi persecution.
Project Aladdin - The Holocaust and Muslims: Holocaust; A Call to Conscience
The Aladdin Project is an independent, international non-governmental organisation based in Paris, launched under the patronage of UNESCO in March 2009.
Includes: FAQ’s, a photo gallery of Holocaust survivor stories, video interviews, Muslim’s Guide to Judaism and Non-Muslims Guide to Islam.
Centropa - An Interactive Database of Jewish Memory
Preserving Jewish memory - Bringing history to life.
Centropa does not focus primarily on the Holocaust, but offers a web-based educational programme based on 1,200 interviews with Jewish Holocaust survivors and 22,000 of their family pictures that Centropa collected since 2000. In 2005 Centropa began an exhibition program based on the interviews and photos collected in 15 countries. As of 2017, twelve Centropa exhibitions are travelling through community centers, libraries, universities and schools in Europe and in the USA.
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme
In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 61/255 which also condemns any denial of the Holocaust and urges all Member States unreservedly to reject any denial of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was a turning point in history, which prompted the world to say "never again". The significance of resolution A/RES/60/7 is that it calls for a remembrance of past crimes with an eye towards preventing them in the future.
