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Summary

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The USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945 provides authoritative documentation of camps, ghettos, and other persecutory sites operated by the Nazi regime and its allies in a vast network that extended across the European continent and reached as far as the Soviet Union and North Africa. It is the most comprehensive resource on the Nazi camp universe, detailing the complexities of the camps and their impact on millions of inmates.

The series comprises 7 volumes that will document approximately 6,000 sites in narrative format. Each volume provides foundational information on a particular subset of camps organized according to type, subordination, or distinct inmate population. Entries also describe the camps' evolution and their links to other sites to illuminate the persecutory system as a whole. Photographs, charts, and maps supplement the text. A forthcoming database will contain data about an estimated additional 38,000 forced labor camps.

Editor Bios

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Alexandra Lohse

Dr. Lohse is an applied research scholar at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Since 2020, she has served as general editor for The USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. A historian of modern German history, she has published on topics related to WWII and the Holocaust, including German popular opinion in the final war years, the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942, and a case study of Nazi forced labor camps.

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Oliver Parken

Dr. Parken joined the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies in 2024 as associate managing editor of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos series. A historian of war and culture, his research focuses on British belief cultures during World War II. Recent publications include articles in the journals Historical Research and The London Journal.

About the Museum

A nonpartisan federal institution, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, dedicated to ensuring the permanence of Holocaust memory, understanding, and relevance. Through the power of Holocaust history, the Museum challenges leaders and individuals worldwide to think critically about their role in society and to confront antisemitism and other forms of hate, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. For more information, visit ushmm.org.

Funding

Funding for the new digital Encyclopedia is provided in part with assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, sponsored by the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future." The project is also supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

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