Maus: A Survivor's Tale Resources

Websites

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has extensive information about the Holocaust.

USHMM Online Exhibitions

Some of our favorite content on the USHMM website are their online exhibitions, which tend to be packed with information, photos, and videos.

USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia

Another fantastic resource. This encyclopedia provides detailed information on numerous Holocaust-related topics, and is a great place to find information on (and photographs of) the concentration camps mentioned in Maus.

The Internet Modern History Sourcebook

A website hosted at Fordham University offers online versions of important documents related to World War II.

Brief Biography

Art Spiegelman's bio and links.

Historical Documents

Personal Histories

Survivors share stories of their experiences during the Holocaust, including the ghettos, deportation, hiding, life in the camps, resistance, and much more.

Life After the Holocaust

This site offers oral histories, with survivors telling about their lives <em>after</em> the Holocaust.

Nuremberg Trial Records at Yale

Yale’s Lillian Goldman Law Library offers online texts related to the Nuremberg Trials, which were held after World War II to try war crimes related to the Holocaust.

Video

An Interview with Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman appeared on the Charlie Rose Show on PBS to discuss his work.

Audio

Art Spiegelman on National Public Radio (NPR)

This NPR site has clips of interviews with Art Spiegelman as well as recordings of Vladek’s testimony.

2008 Interview

A 30-minute interview with Spiegelman about comics and his work, and particularly <em>Maus</em> and <em>Breakdowns</em>.

Books

Art Spiegelman: Conversations

A collection of essays and interviews. Check out this extensive preview from Google Books.

Considering Maus: Approaches to Art Spiegelman's "Survivor's Tale" of the Holocaust

A collection of eight critics' essays on <em>Maus</em>.