Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide
Encyclopedia
The Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide was founded in Jerusalem, in 1979, by Israeli scholars Israel W. Charny, Shamai Davidson
and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel
.
In 1982 the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide held an interdisciplinary, multiple ethnic conference on the genocide
s of all peoples "First International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide", while the New York Times and other world press reported about the efforts of several government
s to close the conference down. In particular, despite of reported Turkish threats of reprisals against Israel
and Turkish Jews, it included also lections on Armenian Genocide
.
Among the notable publications of Institute are "Medical and Psychological Effects of Concentration Camps on Holocaust Survivors" by Robert Krell, Marc I. Sherman and Elie Wiesel
(Transaction Publishers
, 1988), "Genocide: A Critical Bibliographic Review" by Israel W. Charny, Vol. 1, 1988; Vol. 2, 1991 (London
, re-issued in New York
), "Enciclopedia of Genocide" (Santa Barbara
, 1999) and "Holding on to Humanity - The Message of Holocaust Survivors" by Shamai Davidson
(New York University Press, 1992).
Since 1987 the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide is publishing a newsletter, Internet on Holocaust and Genocide that covers studies, books and magazine articles on Holocaust and other genocide
s.
Shamai Davidson
Shamai Davidson was an Israeli professor, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, who spent 30 years working with Holocaust survivors, trying to understand the nature of their experience...
and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Sir Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE; born September 30, 1928) is a Hungarian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz, Buna, and...
.
In 1982 the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide held an interdisciplinary, multiple ethnic conference on the genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
s of all peoples "First International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide", while the New York Times and other world press reported about the efforts of several government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
s to close the conference down. In particular, despite of reported Turkish threats of reprisals against Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Turkish Jews, it included also lections on Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
.
Among the notable publications of Institute are "Medical and Psychological Effects of Concentration Camps on Holocaust Survivors" by Robert Krell, Marc I. Sherman and Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Sir Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE; born September 30, 1928) is a Hungarian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz, Buna, and...
(Transaction Publishers
Transaction Publishers
Transaction Publishers is a New Jersey-based publishing house that specializes in social sciences books. Some of its books have been published with the imprint "Transactions Publishers".-Overview:...
, 1988), "Genocide: A Critical Bibliographic Review" by Israel W. Charny, Vol. 1, 1988; Vol. 2, 1991 (London
London
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, re-issued in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
), "Enciclopedia of Genocide" (Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, 1999) and "Holding on to Humanity - The Message of Holocaust Survivors" by Shamai Davidson
Shamai Davidson
Shamai Davidson was an Israeli professor, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, who spent 30 years working with Holocaust survivors, trying to understand the nature of their experience...
(New York University Press, 1992).
Since 1987 the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide is publishing a newsletter, Internet on Holocaust and Genocide that covers studies, books and magazine articles on Holocaust and other genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
s.
Sources
- Dictionary of Genocide, by Samuel Totten, Paul Robert Bartrop, Steven L. Jacobs, 2007, p. 213