Stephen Smith and Pinchas Gutter Discuss New Dimensions in Testimony at College of Saint Elizabeth

Tue, 11/12/2013 - 3:21pm

During its Week of Holocaust Remembrance, Stephen Smith and Pinchas Gutter helped the College of Saint Elizabeth not only honor the past, but also consider the future of Holocaust remembrance and education.

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Holocaust Child Survivor Conference to Feature Stephen Smith and Daisy Miller

Thu, 10/31/2013 - 4:27pm

USC Shoah Foundation's executive director and director of community relations will speak at this year's conference for child survivors of the Holocaust.

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Holocaust Education Institute to be Held Friday at USC

Wed, 10/30/2013 - 3:22pm

A daylong workshop will introduce teachers to the Holocaust multimedia curriculum guide Echoes and Reflections at the USC campus on Friday.

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Viral Video Demonstrates Need for Mandatory Holocaust Education

Tue, 10/29/2013 - 3:07pm
Holocaust education advocate Rhonda Fink-Whitman interviews a dozen Pennsylvania college students about the Holocaust. Their answers show what happens when states do not make Holocaust education mandatory.
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Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 7

Fri, 10/25/2013 - 4:17pm
We continue our 10-part Echoes and Reflections series with Lesson 7: Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance.
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A Slowly Evolving Landscape

Mon, 08/26/2013 - 5:26pm

International educators discuss testimony-based education

A conversation with Werner Dreier, Alice Herscovitch, and Karen Polak

By Kori Street

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Love During the Holocaust

Clips of survivors recalling times in their lives during the Holocaust when they still managed to find love.

Love During the Holocaust

Clips of survivors recalling times in their lives during the Holocaust when they still managed to find love.

Ferdinand Tyroler

Jewish Survivor

Hear Ferdinand Tyroler tell the story of how he and Edith Weiss, two teenagers who met in the Auschwitz III-Monowitz slave labor camp, fell in love under unimaginable circumstances. Ferdinand recalls how, in spite of fear and constant threat of death, he and Edith managed to find hope in each other, dreaming of their future together.

 

  • Ferdinand Tyroler

    Language: English

    Jewish Survivor

    Hear Ferdinand Tyroler tell the story of how he and Edith Weiss, two teenagers who met in the Auschwitz III-Monowitz slave labor camp, fell in love under unimaginable circumstances. Ferdinand recalls how, in spite of fear and constant threat of death, he and Edith managed to find hope in each other, dreaming of their future together.

     

  • George and Giselle Weiss - A Love Story

    Language: English

    George and Giselle Weiss are both child survivors and natives of Belgium. George describes when he first met Giselle after he returned to Belgium from his military service in the Israel. Giselle explains how her grandmother disapproved of their romance because George was not orthodox.  Two years later George and Giselle married in Belgium and then moved to the United States.

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