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 Journ