But before world war one, these prisons were known simply as concentration camps and they started in Cuba in the 1890s to control an uprising against the Spanish colonizers. The Kleins became advocates of Holocaust education and human … Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1995. Includes a general history of the camp along with details of daily life, such as the distribution of food, the types of forced labor, punishments, and general living conditions. Gerda goes to a transit camp in Sosnowitz, where Abek’s family makes (D 805 .A2 C5613 1988) [Find in a library near you]. Case study of life in one concentration camp that makes connections to the broader history of Nazi Germany. The concentration camps and police in Germany were under the control of Heinrich Himmler’s SS in 1934 until 1935. (stands for Schutzstaffel, the term for Hitler’s elite group of Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, 2005. supervisor’s advances and is punished by being forced to work both the day and night 19. She married Kurt Klein in 1946. own survival. Discusses general conditions in the camp, with particular notice of the medical consequences of daily life. All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. have been incarcerated in a growing network of more than 1,000 concentration camps. Gerda Weissman Klein was a Polish Jew along with her family who encountered many hardship from the German Nazis. House, 1997. Includes descriptions of the Gypsy camp in Auschwitz and an analysis of the social order of the camps. Draws from a wide range of sources, including works by Primo Levi, Victor Frankl, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Memoir written by a Jewish woman imprisoned in Moringen for her anti-Nazi beliefs. A Day in the Life of a Concentration Camp Prisoner. Gerda becomes increasingly aware of how truly horrifying the situation has Niewyk, Donald, editor. (RC 451.4 .H62 D47 1980) [Find in a library near you]. Nazi Labour Camps in Paris: Austerlitz, Lévitan, Bassano, July 1943-August 1944. Details the author’s arrest from his parish in Wrzesnia, Church of the Holy Cross, in November 1939 and his subsequent internment in four concentration camps, beginning with Stutthof before being transferred first to Grenzdorf, then to Sachsenhausen, and finally to Dachau where he remained for over four years until liberation in 1945. New York: Henry Holt, 1997. Those lower on the social ladder had more physically demanding tasks such as factory work, mining, and construction, and suffered a much higher mortality rate from the combined effects of physical exhaustion, meager rations, and extremely harsh treatment from guards and some kapos. 120 of them survived—but she expresses no regrets about being assigned to this Some, such as the kapos (work supervisors) or camp elders held the power of life and death over other prisoners. [Find in a library near you]. the cothes colors were black and white. invaded by the Allies. Prisoners standing during a roll call at the Buchenwald concentration camp. (D 804.195 .B634 1949) [Find in a library near you]. Provides a sociological perspective on the structure of control and order in the camps. During the Holocaust, it is estimated that the Nazis established approximately 15,000 labor, death, and concentration camp. The Romans built camps for Goths who were moving into Roman territory peacefully, afraid of the Hun invasion. She is living in Bielitz, Poland, the town of her birth, and she reacts with horror as she watches her neighbors greet the invading Nazis with joy. Prisoners with a higher social status within the camp were often rewarded with more desirable work assignments such as administrative positions indoors. A project of JewishGen, a major Jewish genealogy Web site. Also includes survivor interviews, a glossary of camp terminology, and a listing of companies that used concentration camp inmates for slave labor. Personal journal of a Jewish teenager from Transylvania originally maintained on scraps of paper during her internment in various work and concentration camps, including Auschwitz. becomes worse and worse. Todorov, Tzvetan. Provides a psychological perspective on life and behavior in the camps as experienced by both prisoners and perpetrators. Describes administrative and office work, the laundry detail, mending, tailoring, cleaning, and work in a grain warehouse. more dire for the Jews, as their Aryan neighbors take advantage of the situation as Includes chapter notes, bibliographical references, and index. The aim of the Nazi concentration camps was to contain prisoners in one place. group. Human Behaviour in the Concentration Camp. (D 805 .G3 B7746 1995) [Find in a library near you]. Gerda Weissmann Klein’s story begins on September 3, 1939, when she is Describes the daily life, social hierarchies, and the author’s personal suffering and struggles in each of the camps. Gerda Weissmann Klein: Character Analysis. (D 805.G3 A7513 1998) [Find in a library near you]. Includes brief biographical notes for individuals mentioned in the text as well as a brief biography and index. Novac, Ana. Provides detailed insight into many aspects of camp life, including the author’s work in the camp infirmary. (D 805.5 .A96 N45 2000) [Find in a library near you]. New York: Grove Press, 1986. Berenbaum, Michael, and Yisrael Gutman, editors. When searching library catalogs or other electronic search tools for materials on life in the concentration camps or related topics, use the following Library of Congress subject headings to retrieve the most relevant citations. The Theory and Practice of Hell: The German Concentration Camps and the System Behind Them. Gerda manages to buy enough poison for both herself and Ilse so It is little known, however, that music of all types, styles and genres formed a fundamental component of life in the concentration camps, including the death camps. gotten when she receives a letter from her friend Erika, telling her how her mother, Herzberg, Abel J. Includes series of articles on prisoner administration and prisoner psychology; camp hospitals; the experiences of women, children, and families; as well as specific articles on Roma (Gypsies) and Hungarian Jews. Originally published in English in 1960. Auschwitz Concentration Camp opened in former Polish army barracks in June 1940. From her comfortable home in Bielitz (present-day Bielsko) in Poland to her miraculous survival and her liberation by American troops--including the man who was to become her husband--in Volary, Czechoslovakia, in 1945, Gerda takes the reader on a terrifying journey. Kogon, Eugen. Malak, Henry M. Shavelings in Death Camps: A Polish Priest's Memoir of Imprisonment by the Nazis, 1939-1945. The main function of the concentration was to torture the enemies of politics and hold them inside the concentration camps. (D 805.5 D33 N49 2005) [Find in a library near you]. The situation becomes more and The Holocaust was not just intended to exterminate the Jews but to cleanse the earth of all inferior … At first, there were 45,000 prisoners kept inside the camps. Neuhäusler, Johann. Morrison, Jack G. Ravensbrück: Everyday Life in a Women’s Concentration Camp, 1939-45. Before he is because she realizes that she will be so thoroughly in their debt that she will be Originally published in under the title If This is a Man in 1958. Includes an index. Bergen-Belsen [ˈbɛʁɡn̩.bɛlsn̩], or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle.Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. Gerda Weissmann Klein’s story begins on September 3, 1939, when she is fifteen. ... That with all the atrocities of the camps no one touched the electrified fence, life is precious and should be treated that way. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers. Thematically-arranged eyewitness testimonies of concentration camps assembled from 125 sources. The main killing center during the Holocaust was Auschwitz, the largest of Nazi Germany concentration camps. (D 805 .G3 M2913 2012). Includes a bibliography and an index. soon cross the Czechoslovakian border. This day, she says, was the beginning of a tragedy that lasted six years. (D 805 .G3 S845513 2013). The bomb does not go off, however, and the Czech people unlock the doors, On May 6, 1944, the girls find out that they are to be transferred again. and Gerda continue to mourn the loss of their families but still have hope for their Diary of a Dutch Jew interned in Bergen-Belsen from 1944 until liberation in 1945. Fresh Wounds: Early Narratives by Holocaust Survivors. The "assembly centers" were hastily erected quarters located throughout the West Coast at fairgrounds, racetracks and other similar facilities. Most of the Nazi's dispersed before the Americans arrived at the concentration camps. Once their town is invaded, though, they can no Presents the text of a report compiled by U.S. Army military intelligence operators who interviewed former prisoners of the Buchenwald concentration camp prisoners in the days and weeks after their liberation. However, it is not long before all the Jews are told they will be Discusses relationships among inmates and with camp guards. Overview of different prisoner categories in the camps and their color-coded uniform markings. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/list-of-major-nazi-concentration-camps Includes a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Includes insights into the evolving nature of camp life, as the three authors each experienced the camp at different times during the war. Feigenblatt, who quickly falls in love with her, although his feelings are not Intended for young adult readers. Includes bibliographical references and index. This day, she says, was the beginning of a tragedy that lasted six years. Addresses overarching themes of prisoner’s conceptions of space and time, social structures, work, and violence and death as methods of controlling inmates through terror. Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account. are in the same group. they didn’t want to upset him. [Find in a library near you]. Draws from diaries kept by the author during his internment to describe life in the camps, including medical experiments, disease, and hard labor. longer keep it a secret from him. Draws from both survivor testimonies and secondary sources. Facts about Concentration Camps 2: the control. Includes article by historian Falk Pingel, titled “Social life in an unsocial environment: the inmates’ struggle for survival” (p. 58) which draws from both prisoner accounts and SS documents to explore life and death in the concentration camps focused on political prisoners’ experiences. An exploration of the daily experiences of prisoners in Dachau, with an emphasis on the experiences of Catholic clergy imprisoned in the camp. (DS 135 .N6 H47 1997) [Find in a library near you]. (D 805.5 .A96 V73 1986) [Find in a library near you]. Dee, 1999. Draws from primary sources including SS, police records, and materials created by prisoners to explore the history of Nazi concentration camps from their inception in 1933 through liberation in 1945. (PQ 4872 .E8 S4313 1986) [Find in a library near you]. 20. Living conditions were harsh and extreme but varied greatly from camp to camp and also changed over time. (Fisbane, Jonathan) Diseases were spread quickly due to the packed, unsanitary living spaces. Caplan, Jane, and Nikolaus Wachsmann. camp in all of Germany. Includes an image of a classification chart based on badges worn my prisoners. (D 805 .5 .A96 H45 1997) [Find in a library near you]. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1949. [6] "The survivor is the figure who emerges from all those who fought for life in the concentration camps, and the most significant fact about their struggle is that it depended on fixed activities: on forms of social bonding and interchange, on collective resistance, on keeping dignity and moral sense active. Examines the existence and nature of morality among concentration camp inmates, resistance fighters, and inhabitants of Nazi-occupied territories. (D 804.34 .S639 2003) [Find in a library near you]. Includes an appendix of plans of the camp and a glossary. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1992. The following bibliography was compiled to guide readers to selected materials on daily life in the Nazi concentration camps that are in the Library's collection. (D 805.5 .A96 M8513 1999) [Find in a library near you]. starvation and cold. Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. with all of the other young men in town. Prisoners were killed in every camp across Poland. Neurath, Paul Martin. Holocaust Encyclopedia: Classification System in Nazi Concentration Camps. forced to marry Abek, which she does not want to do. In January 1945, they find out that Germany is being (D 804.195 .F74 1998) [Find in a library near you]. Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust, Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2012. says she knows she will never be alone again. shifts. Located just outside the Polish city of Lublin, this camp was the site of the murder of eighty thousand Jews over a period of a few years. Five Chimneys. Jerusalem: Gefen Pub. Luckily, Gerda and Ilse 328 pp. New York: Berkeley, 1960. Vrba, Rudolf. All But My Life by Gerda Weissman Klein is a memior written about the authors's experiences during World War II. (D 805.5 .A96 L4613 1995) [Find in a library near you]. Within the camps, the Nazis established a hierarchical identification system and prisoners were organized based on nationality and grounds for incarceration. Describes life as a kommando in the Gandersheim labor camp as well as the death march from the camp to Dachau. The Weissmanns are forced to switch homes with their Join us right now to watch a live interview with a Westport: Praeger, 1996. English translation of one of the earliest accounts of life in Auschwitz, originally published in Polish in 1946. TTY: 202.488.0406. The first concentration camp in the Nazi system, Dachau, opened in March, 1933. Provides a detailed account of life in Auschwitz written by a former prisoner who worked in the Kanada complex, processing clothing and goods taken from prisoners who had been sent to the gas chambers. Heimler, Eugene. in vain to protect her. receives letters from him throughout much of the war. Shelley, Lore, editor. 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