International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Reading List

January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 2005, the United Nations declared the 27th of January to be International Holocaust Remembrance Day in honor of this anniversary.

To commemorate this day, the UN urges us to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides. To honor the stories of the Jewish and other victims of the Holocaust and Nazism, we have developed this list of non-fiction and fiction reads for all ages.

The Pope At War : the Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by Kertzer, David I
The Pope At War : the Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by Kertzer, David I

The Pope At War : the Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by Kertzer, David I

When Time Stopped : A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Neumann, Ariana
When Time Stopped : A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Neumann, Ariana

When Time Stopped : A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Neumann, Ariana

The Holocaust : A New History by Rees, Laurence
The Holocaust : A New History by Rees, Laurence

The Holocaust : A New History by Rees, Laurence

Maus II : A Survivor's Tale : and Here My Troubles Began by Spiegelman, Art
Maus II : A Survivor's Tale : and Here My Troubles Began by Spiegelman, Art

Maus II : A Survivor's Tale : and Here My Troubles Began by Spiegelman, Art

Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies : Unsung Women of the Holocaust by Swartz, Sarah Silberstein
Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies : Unsung Women of the Holocaust by Swartz, Sarah Silberstein

Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies : Unsung Women of the Holocaust by Swartz, Sarah Silberstein

Never Again : A History of the Holocaust by Gilbert, Martin
Never Again : A History of the Holocaust by Gilbert, Martin

Never Again : A History of the Holocaust by Gilbert, Martin

Nicky & Vera : A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Sís, Peter
Nicky & Vera : A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Sís, Peter

Nicky & Vera : A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Sís, Peter

They Went Left by Hesse, Monica
They Went Left by Hesse, Monica

They Went Left by Hesse, Monica

We Were the Lucky Ones by Hunter, Georgia
We Were the Lucky Ones by Hunter, Georgia

We Were the Lucky Ones by Hunter, Georgia

The Ravine : A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed by Lower, Wendy
The Ravine : A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed by Lower, Wendy

The Ravine : A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed by Lower, Wendy

Survival and Resistance by Levy, Patricia
Survival and Resistance by Levy, Patricia

Survival and Resistance by Levy, Patricia

Art From the Ashes : A Holocaust Anthology by
Art From the Ashes : A Holocaust Anthology by

Art From the Ashes : A Holocaust Anthology by

The Tower of Life : How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her VIllage In Stories and Pictures by Stiefel, Chana
The Tower of Life : How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her VIllage In Stories and Pictures by Stiefel, Chana

The Tower of Life : How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her VIllage In Stories and Pictures by Stiefel, Chana

Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust : A New History In the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived by Smith, Lyn
Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust : A New History In the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived by Smith, Lyn

Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust : A New History In the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived by Smith, Lyn

The Complete Maus by Spiegelman, Art
The Complete Maus by Spiegelman, Art

The Complete Maus by Spiegelman, Art

Austerlitz by Sebald, Winfried Georg
Austerlitz by Sebald, Winfried Georg

Austerlitz by Sebald, Winfried Georg

Survivors of the Holocaust by Shuter, Jane
Survivors of the Holocaust by Shuter, Jane

Survivors of the Holocaust by Shuter, Jane

Just A Girl : A True Story of World War II by Levi, Lia
Just A Girl : A True Story of World War II by Levi, Lia

Just A Girl : A True Story of World War II by Levi, Lia

Anne Frank : the Diary of A Young Girl by Frank, Anne
Anne Frank : the Diary of A Young Girl by Frank, Anne

Anne Frank : the Diary of A Young Girl by Frank, Anne

The Diary of A Young Girl : the Definitive Edition by Frank, Anne
The Diary of A Young Girl : the Definitive Edition by Frank, Anne

The Diary of A Young Girl : the Definitive Edition by Frank, Anne

The Last Days October Films ; Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the Shoah VIsual History Foundation Present A Ken Lipper/june Beallor Production ; A Film by James Moll ; Directed by James Moll ; Produced by June Beallor ; Produced by Ken Lipper. by
The Last Days October Films ; Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the Shoah VIsual History Foundation Present A Ken Lipper/june Beallor Production ; A Film by James Moll ; Directed by James Moll ; Produced by June Beallor ; Produced by Ken Lipper. by

The Last Days October Films ; Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the Shoah VIsual History Foundation Present A Ken Lipper/june Beallor Production ; A Film by James Moll ; Directed by James Moll ; Produced by June Beallor ; Produced by Ken Lipper. by

Survivors of the Holocaust by
Survivors of the Holocaust by

Survivors of the Holocaust by

Hidden : A Child's Story of the Holocaust by Dauvillier, Loïc
Hidden : A Child's Story of the Holocaust by Dauvillier, Loïc

Hidden : A Child's Story of the Holocaust by Dauvillier, Loïc

The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Hellinger, Magda
The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Hellinger, Magda

The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Hellinger, Magda

The Years of Extermination : Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Friedländer, Saul
The Years of Extermination : Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Friedländer, Saul

The Years of Extermination : Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Friedländer, Saul

The Happiest Man On Earth : the Beautiful Life of An Auschwitz Survivor by Jaku, Eddie
The Happiest Man On Earth : the Beautiful Life of An Auschwitz Survivor by Jaku, Eddie

The Happiest Man On Earth : the Beautiful Life of An Auschwitz Survivor by Jaku, Eddie

Maus : A Survivor's Tale, I : My Father Bleeds History by Spiegelman, Art
Maus : A Survivor's Tale, I : My Father Bleeds History by Spiegelman, Art

Maus : A Survivor's Tale, I : My Father Bleeds History by Spiegelman, Art

The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Blau, Magda Hellinger
The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Blau, Magda Hellinger

The Nazis Knew My Name : A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage In Auschwitz by Blau, Magda Hellinger

Fever At Dawn by Gárdos, Péter
Fever At Dawn by Gárdos, Péter

Fever At Dawn by Gárdos, Péter

The Holocaust : the Origins, Events, and Remarkable Tales of Survival by Steele, Philip
The Holocaust : the Origins, Events, and Remarkable Tales of Survival by Steele, Philip

The Holocaust : the Origins, Events, and Remarkable Tales of Survival by Steele, Philip

Motherland : Growing Up With the Holocaust by Goldberg, Rita
Motherland : Growing Up With the Holocaust by Goldberg, Rita

Motherland : Growing Up With the Holocaust by Goldberg, Rita

Day After Night : A Novel by Diamant, Anita
Day After Night : A Novel by Diamant, Anita

Day After Night : A Novel by Diamant, Anita