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Finding the Children Behind the Barbed Wire
From the Visual History Archive
Remembering the Liberation of Auschwitz
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Finding the Children Behind the Barbed Wire
From the Visual History Archive
Remembering the Liberation of Auschwitz
Jewish survivor Paula Lebovics, Jewish survivor Howard Chandler, Jewish survivor Philip Helbling, Political prisoner Kaz Wolff-Zdzienicki, and Sinti and Roma survivor Julia Lentini recall their experiences of the evacuation and liberation of the Auschwitz camp complex in January 1945. Otari Amaglobeli of the Soviet Armed forces describes his involvement in the liberation of the camp complex on Jan. 27, 1945. This testimony clip reel was produced in partnership with The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz.
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Meet Steven Howell
Steven Howell realized how important it is to teach the Holocaust when he encountered anti-Semitism in his own classroom.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 12:00am
It took months of preparation. But there is little one can do to prepare for a visit to Auschwitz.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 3:44pm
USC Shoah Foundation spent seven months researching the identities of every child in the liberation photo of the children behind the barbed wire, and reunited four of them yesterday in Krakow.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 11:21am
The sense of history in the making was palpable Monday in Krakow, Poland, where more than 20 staff members of USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education attended a reception to honor more than 100 Auschwitz survivors on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 12:00am
As the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, it falls to future generations to ensure their stories remain vibrant and strong.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 5:00pm
The Kizito Kalima Information Quest in IWitness introduces students to the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide and the story of Kizito Kalima, one of its survivors.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation will once again offer USC students the opportunity to study post-genocide reconstruction in Rwanda this summer on the annual “Rebuilding Rwanda: Memory, Testimony, and Living Together After Genocide” course at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 12:00am
Seventy years after the camp was liberated, institute helps bring survivors, teachers and others to milestone event.
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 5:00pm
The Holocaust may not seem obviously relevant for Hungarian students studying for their master’s in social work, nursing and other health-related topics. But a "Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century" graduate is using testimony to teach just such a course
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 5:00pm
Students learn the incredible true story of a group of Ukrainian Jews who hid in underground caves during the Holocaust in the IWitness Information Quest activity that ties into the 2013 film No Place on Earth.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 5:00pm
Dr. Jared McBride is the first recipient of the Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellowship at USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research.
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February 26, 2015
Blog: Through Testimony
January 27, 2015
Auschwitz was one of five death camps established by the Nazis in Poland where Jews were taken to be murdered during the so-called “Final Solution,” a euphemism for the their genocide. We know it through the horrific photos of trains filled with Jews, of men being split from women, parents from children, of the uniformed Nazi wagging his finger, and of the brick chimneys billowing smoke. But there is a much more intimate story still to be heard.