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National French Contest Uses Testimony from Visual History Archive
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Don Shimazu Remembers the Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Meet Jakub Mlynar
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National French Contest Uses Testimony from Visual History Archive
Secondary school students across France are hard at work on their entries for the 2013-2014 National Contest on Resistance and Deportation – and many of them are drawing inspiration from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.
(Pictured: French students watch testimony from the Visual History Archive)
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From the Visual History Archive
Don Shimazu Remembers the Attack on Pearl Harbor
United States army veteran, Don Shimazu remembers the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7 1941. He was a part of the ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) at the University of Hawaii and remembers being put on duty right away. A Hawaiian native, he also reflects on the tension the attack created in his family, since his parents were Japanese citizens (Pictured the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Shaw explodes during the attack)
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Impact in Profile
Meet Jakub Mlynar
Jakub Mlynar works with USC Shoah Foundation across the world from the majority of its staff, but his enthusiasm can be felt all the way from the Czech Republic.
(Pictured: Clementinum historical complex, Prague)
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 4:59pm
Secondary school students across France are hard at work on their entries for the 2013-2014 National Contest on Resistance and Deportation – and many of them are drawing inspiration from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 5:15pm
Czech educators are gathering at the Academy of Sciences in Prague today to attend a conference dedicated to the "Ours or Foreign? Jews in the Czech 20th Century" project from the Jewish Museum of Prague.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 5:07pm
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (CHHANGE) is hosting its annual conference for Holocaust educators Friday, featuring USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen Smith as keynote speaker.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 5:21pm
Students will interact with the stories of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to America in the newest IWitness activity, “New Beginnings – Journey to America,” published today.
Sunday, December 1, 2013 - 4:59pm
USC Shoah Foundation is issuing its first-ever call for proposals for an international conference to be held next November, inspired by the 20th anniversary of Schindler’s List.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 4:33pm
The award-winning French documentarian Claude Lanzmann will present his latest film and participate in a discussion with USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen Smith at the USC School of Cinematic Arts Tues., Dec. 10.
Sunday, November 24, 2013 - 5:16pm
Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation executive director, is in North Carolina today recording Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow’s testimony for the Visual History Archive.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 5:09pm
The 10-part Echoes and Reflections series concludes with Lesson 10: The Children.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 4:29pm
A three-day seminar will be held November 22-24 in Kyiv to train Ukrainian teachers of social sciences and humanities, university tutors of law and human rights activists on the use of a new multimedia teacher’s guide titled Where do Human Rights Begin: History and Contemporary Approaches.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 4:37pm
Two USC Cinematic Arts professors, a former Student Voices winner and two independent filmmakers will judge this year’s Student Voices Short Film Contest.
Blog: Through Testimony
December 5, 2013
Sid Shachnow has two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts -- and that's just for his service in Vietnam, where he led his troops with courage and distinction.
“There was no room for conscience,” he confides when discussing his 39 years of military service. “Once I was face to face with a Viet Cong. I had him in my sights as he ran toward me. He dropped his weapon and veered left. I did not pull the trigger. I still do not know if I did the right thing. My conscience got in the way.”