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September 20, 2017
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Holocaust Survivor Ed Mosberg Visits Institute and Screens New Documentary “Destination Unknown”
From the Visual History Archive
Ruth Barr-Shway on Rosh Hashanah
Impact in Profile
Meet Maria Zalewska
Headline
Holocaust Survivor Ed Mosberg Visits Institute and Screens New Documentary “Destination Unknown”
Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg made his first trip to USC Shoah Foundation last week to learn about the Institute’s work, screen the new documentary in which he is featured, and make a special donation to Institute founder Steven Spielberg.
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From the Visual History Archive
Ruth Barr-Shway on Rosh Hashanah
After leaving her hometown in Poland to escape Nazi persecution, Ruth remembers observing an atypical Rosh Hashana in the synagogue of a small Polish town.
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Impact in Profile
Meet Maria Zalewska
As a Summer Graduate Research Fellow with the Institute, Maria Zalewska has focused her energy on a new research project: “Digital Topography of Memory: Reimagining Landscapes of Pre-Holocaust Poland.”
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 
Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg made his first trip to USC Shoah Foundation last week to learn about the Institute’s work, screen the new documentary in which he is featured, and make a special donation to Institute founder Steven Spielberg.
Monday, September 18, 2017
Visitors will find exciting ways to prepare, teach, and connect with Echoes & Reflections with expanded features throughout.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg believes it is his duty to share what happened to him, his family, and millions of other Jews during World War II. He regularly shares his story with students all over the world.
Friday, September 15, 2017
The Ways to Inspire Respect Professional Development series launching today will engage with real-world issues that teachers face in classrooms, such as cultural conflict, lack of dialogue or inappropriate dialogue, and confusion around issues of identity that can quickly escalate in schools and distract from curricular goals.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
The museum staff and students were among the first to see the NDT testimony of Nanjing Massacre survivor Madame Shuqin Xia.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
“Pastrami, Tacos, Burgers: Continuity and Change in Boyle Heights” is now published on IWitness, incorporating Holocaust survivor testimony clips into a guided walk through the historic immigrant community of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Documentary filmmaker, historian and curator Christian Delage gave a live interview on the Institute’s Facebook page last week, wherein he discussed his past 20 years of experience researching and making films on genocide, and where his latest project on the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks diverges from standardized methods for gathering testimony.
Monday, September 11, 2017
USC Shoah Foundation integrated the first 984 English-language transcripts into the Visual History Archive over the weekend – the first such update since ProQuest began working on transcribing testimonies as part of its partnership with USC Shoah Foundation last year.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Over a dozen new multimedia activities in a variety of languages have been published on IWitness in time for the new school year.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Now, a few weeks later, Lipstadt's remarks are more critically relevant than ever before.
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Holding Respectful Conversations
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- September 28, 2017
Digital Tools: Holocaust Curriculum and Technology
- IWitness Webinar
- October 3, 2017
Teach About Kristallnacht Through Testimony
- IWitness Webinar
- October 19, 2017
Digital Approaches to Genocide Studies
- An International Conference
- October 23, 2017 to October 24, 2017
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Man or Monster? The Trial of a Khmer Rouge Torturer
- November 2, 2017
- Social Sciences Building, Room 250
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September 14, 2017
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