"A significant contribution to the continuous effort of scholars to fathom the phenomenon known as 'The Holocaust.'"—Jewish Book World|""[The Holocaust in the Soviet Union] is a magisterial work of great significance. Particularly for readers more familiar with the Holocaust in western Europe and occupied Poland, there is a great deal to learn from it.""—Maarten Pereboom, Shofar |""This book is a supreme achievement and an essential work for all Holocaust libraries.""—Hallie Cantor, Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter |""A masterful synthesis. . . . This study provides a much-needed panoramic view in a field that has produced mostly regional and microstudies in the past two decades. . . . Arad's remarkable tome has both an encyclopedic as well as broad-brush quality to it that makes it required reading in Holocaust Studies.""—Bradley D. Woodworth, Russian Review |""Arad's book constitutes a welcome and valuable contribution to Holocaust scholarship.""—Šarūnas Liekis, Journal of Baltic Studies |""Yitzhak Arad has produced a notable work that is particularly valuable for its comprehensive documentation of Nazi crimes over a large geographic area.""—Waitman W. Beorn, Holocaust and Genocide Studies