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USC Shoah Foundation Institute completes preservation of Holocaust testimonies
Nearly 52,000 video interviews archived digitally
LOS ANGELES—June 28, 2012—The USC Shoah Foundation Institute has completed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar project to digitally preserve the video…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research convenes in Belgium
Institute senior staff among delegates from 28 member states
USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director Stephen D. Smith, Managing Director Kim Simon, and Director of Programs Kori Street…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Concours national de la Résistance et de la déportation 2012 : “Résister dans les camps nazis”
La 51ème édition du Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation avait retenu pour l’année scolaire 2011-2012 le thème suivant : “Résister dans les camps nazis”. Un…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
IWitness honored by American Association of School Librarians
On June 23, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) named IWitness, the Institute’s new online resource for teachers and students, one of the “top 25 Internet sites for enhancing…
Monday, June 25, 2012
IWitness featured on Free Technology for Teachers.com
Award-winning* blog Free Technology for Teachers featured the Shoah Foundation Institute's new online educational resource, IWitness, citing its archive of videos, interactive activities, and…
Monday, June 18, 2012
Yad Vashem International Conference on Holocaust Education to showcase IWitness platform
As a part of Yad Vashem's 8th International Conference on Holocaust Education taking place in Jerusalem, Martin Šmok, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Senior International Program…
Friday, June 15, 2012
University of Haifa Gains Access to USC Shoah Foundation Institute Archive of Testimony
Interviews with Nearly 52,000 Holocaust Survivors and Other Witnesses Available at UniversityHAIFA, ISRAEL—June 14, 2012—The University of Haifa has become the first university in Israel with access…
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Educators can share their ideas for IWitness activities on VoiceThread.com
Educators who have a question they would like to see incorporated into an IWitness activity can share their thoughts and hear what others ask using VoiceThread, an online application that enables…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation Institute honor Robert A. Iger, Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company
On June 6, Steven Spielberg, Founder of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, presented Robert A. Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, with the Institute’s highest honor, the Ambassador…
Monday, June 11, 2012