Holocaust on the Internet

Throughout my current course work and while working on this project, I have come across a lot of interesting things on the internet.  I thought I would share some of these things as another resource for learning about this horrible time in history.


1.  Virtual Tour of Auschwitz/Birkneau:  Here you can take of virtual tour of the actual Auschwitz and Birkneu camp.  It is a 360 tour with real images of the different areas of each camp.  You can move around and zoom in and out as well as enter different parts of the camp.  This is cool because it gives you an idea of where a lot of the things that we read about occurred.  It paints a picture for these horrific stories and facts that we have learned about during this time.  You can access this tour at: http://remember.org/auschwitz/info.php?topic=info&start=yes&size=l&fmt=qtvr&ex=aus

2.  Holocaust Survivors Stories:  Here you can select different Holocaust survivors and read their story or listen to them tell their stories.  You can select to hear their whole story or pick specific parts.  There are also galleries with each survivor that allows you to get a better idea of their overall experience during this time.  You can access these stories at: http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/survivors.php

3. Holocaust Timeline:  Here you can find a detailed timeline of events leading up to the Holocaust, events during the Holocaust, and events that occurred after the Holocaust.  Not only does it give a detailed idea of what happened, there are also links within many of the events to get further information.  You can access this timeline at:  http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html

4.  Jewish Virtual Library:  Here you can find lots of different photographs from the time of the Holocaust and after.  Many of the pictures are graphic but they all help you understand how bad this time really was.  You can access these pictures at:  http://dev.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/phototoc.html

5.  Holocaust Statistics:  Here you can find an estimation for the number of people involved in the Holocaust, where they were from, how many survived and how many were killed.  It allows you to get a better idea of how many were killed and where they came from.  You can access these statistics at: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-statistics.htm

6.  Holocaust Survivors Holocaust Gallery: Here you can find dozens of pictures that are all Holocaust related.  You can access these photos at: http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/data.show.php?da=photos&di=list&so=title  Some examples of the photos from this website:

Survivor's Tattoo
[http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/data.show.php?di=record&da=photos&ke=80]

Stairs of death-prisoners were forced to
carry heavy loads of rocks up this
staircase.
[http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/data.show.php?di=record&da=photos&ke=50]

Electric Fencepost at Auschwitz
[http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/data.show.php?di=record&da=photos&ke=93]