Kazerne Dossin's library
Extent and Medium
over 9,000 books
Scope and Content
Kazerne Dossin's library is thematic and focused on the Holocaust. It contains mainly:
- reference works on the persecutions and racial deportations (Jews and Roma people), the spoliations, the resistance, the rescue, the hidden children... in Belgium and in the north of France as well as in Europe,
- undergraduate theses on Judaism and Jewish history
- testimonies of survivors, hidden children, resistance fighters, sometimes published by authors.
- a section of "precious books", published before 1950
Conditions Governing Access
The library and research centre are open by appointment from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. One of our experts will be pleased to welcome and assist you. Unfortunately it is not possible to borrow books from the library.
Finding Aids
catalogue: https://bibliotheek.kazernedossin.eu/books
You can select the fields in which you want to search: all fields, only the title and/or the author and/or the publisher, and/or the year of publication, and/or keywords... Some tips for an efficient search:
Keywords are always in English. If you cannot find what you are looking for, use synonyms for the keywords entered. The search engine is case sensitive, it takes all accents into account. Please note that the search results may be displayed on several pages. Do not forget to consult all the pages.
Archivist Note
Description added by Kazerne Dossin, 28 June 2024
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0