ITeach Donetsk, Ukraine, December 1, 2016
Susan Davenport
Susan Davenport’s English students at John S. Battle High School in Virginia demonstrated just how deeply they have been affected by testimony from the Visual History Archive when they participated in the Institute’s #BeginsWithMe Giving Tuesday campaign.
Rutman Fellow Liliane Weissberg to Give Lecture at UPenn
Rutman Fellow Liliane Weissberg to Give Lecture at UPenn
Fri, 12/02/2016 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation's 2015 Rutman Fellow for Research and Teaching will give a lecture about her research in the Visual History Archive at UPenn on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
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Dimensions in Testimony Photo Gallery
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A Lesson in Technology and Humanity
Fri, 12/02/2016 - 9:10am
For six months this spring and summer, I had the pleasure of leading a team of staff and volunteers facilitating the beta run of New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT) from USC Shoah Foundation at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I watched people of all ages approach the giant monitor displaying an image of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, first with trepidation, then curiosity, then, at last, affection. Here are a few things that I learned about technology and humanity from the project.
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Elissa Frankle
Elissa Frankle is the Digital Projects Coordinator for Museum Experience and Digital Media at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.