Among the readily available lists of defined terms about the Holocaust, very few are comprehensive. Most of them only include those that serve the mission of the product or information in which the terms and definitions are mentioned. This dictionary, a combination of six such lists, attempts to go beyond singular sources for all students of the Holocaust, regardless of level of education. It also contains select terms about genocide beyond the Holocaust. The numbers behind e

There is a myth that many victims of the Holocaust were tattooed at several camps. This is not true. Only Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooed its victims. The info sheet below, created and copyrighted in 2014 by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, clarifies who received tattoos, how they received them, when, and why. It is presented here verbatim. Tattoos and Numbers: The System of Identifying Prisoners at Auschwitz   During the Holocaust, concentration camp prisoners receiv