The ZEKELMAN Holocaust Center Library Archive

The Zekelman Holocaust Center Library Archive is a research, reference collection documenting the history, background, aftermath and impact of the Holocaust. It is our mission to acquire, preserve and service materials in all formats for our museum and the community-at-large.

Hours

Due to Covid-19 safety measures, Library Archive hours are by appointment only.

For research appointments, questions, book or archive donations, please call Feiga Weiss at 248-553-2834 or email feiga.weiss@holocaustcenter.org.

Location

The Library Archive is located on the second floor of The Holocaust Center to the right of the walkway.

Services

A non-circulating research center open to the public free of charge.
The Library Archive is wheelchair accessible.
Reference librarians available.
Online Catalog
Photocopying available at $0.10 per page.
Tracing Holocaust Survivors and Victims
Donations of books, documents and memorabilia relating to the Holocaust and pre-WWII history are welcome.
Audiovisual documentaries may be viewed in the library. Duplicates are circulated exclusively to educators.

Subject Specialties

The collection specializes in the Holocaust, European Jewish history, and Judaica. Pursuant to these three general subjects are strong holdings in the following areas:

Allied Response
Antisemitism
Art
Bibliography
Biography
Children
Concentration Camps
Curricula
Displaced Persons
Dissertations
European Jewish History
Genealogy
Geographical Finding Aids
Ghettos
Jewish-Christian Relations
Judaica
Juvenile Literature
Kindertransport
Legislation
Liberation
Literature of the Holocaust

Medical Aspects
Memorial Books
Memorials and Museums
Music
National Socialism
Newspapers and Periodicals
Personal Narratives
Propaganda
Psychological Studies
Refugees
Registers
Relief Organizations
Rescue Efforts
Resistance
Revisionism
Righteous Gentiles
Second Generation
U.S. Role
War Crime Trials
WWII Aftermath