The Holocaust: A Guide to Europe's Sites, Memorials and Museums

A unique travel guide to Holocaust memorials, museums and sites across Europe

This groundbreaking guidebook explores European locations that tell the story of the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews and other persecuted groups. In recent years, countries once reluctant to confront this dark chapter have begun documenting the Holocaust and its aftermath, creating powerful new museums and memorials that illuminate both past and present. From the infamous sites like Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald and Dachau to lesser-known but equally significant locations, this guide covers destinations across Nazi-occupied territories, as well as nations like the UK and neutral Sweden that played vital roles before and after the Holocaust.

Organised around city hubs in each country, the guide takes you beyond the most famous names. Walk the streets of Vienna to see the new wall of names, visit the Memorial des Martyrs de la Deportation in Paris, explore Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, or discover how babies were smuggled out of the Kovno ghetto in potato sacks in Lithuania. You'll learn remarkable stories of survival, such as that of Kloster Indersdorf, Bavaria's remarkable children's home for survivors.

Written by a journalist and travel writer specialising in Jewish history, this comprehensive guide goes far beyond listing must-see sites. It includes organisations that run tours, commemorations and volunteer schemes, as well as practical suggestions for where to eat and stay, including Kosher restaurants and hotels, plus information on local Jewish organisations. Whether you're seeking to understand the Holocaust through the places where it unfolded, or looking to engage meaningfully with this history, this is an essential companion for navigating Europe's complex past.