Comcast 2015: "One Day in Auschwitz"

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 5:00pm
One Day in Auschwitz is an hour-long documentary produced by USC Shoah Foundation and originally broadcast on Discovery on Jan. 27, 2015. It follows Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon as she returns to Auschwitz-Birkenau with two high school students.
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"Past is Present" in Action: Johanna Söderholm

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 5:00pm
Johanna Söderholm has been in high demand since she returned from Auschwitz: The Past is Present.
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"Past is Present" in Action: Karen Wells

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 5:00pm
Two months after her Auschwitz: The Past is Present trip to Poland, Karen Wells is more committed than ever to sharing what she learned and making sure the stories of survivors are not forgotten.
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"Past is Present" in Action: Jeannie Woods

Mon, 03/09/2015 - 5:00pm
Jeannie Woods was the only person from her school in Fort Payne, Al., to travel to Poland for "Auschwitz: The Past is Present," but she made sure she wasn't the only one to experience it.
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A Picture of Me!

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 2:33pm

As I completed the transaction for my first foray with Airbnb for a trip to Paris with my daughter, I was pleasantly surprised by the note that popped up from Christophe, the manager, who alerted me that I could also have a ride from the airport with Karyn with whom he has an arrangement. 

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Three Days in Auschwitz

Thu, 02/12/2015 - 10:10am

I expected to feel an intimate and profound connection to Auschwitz after touring the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum for the first time late last month.

After three consecutive days visiting and working at the museum, I was indeed moved. But the insight I was hoping for came from beyond the well-worn paths of tourists, from a source that hits close to home here at USC Shoah Foundation.

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An unforgettable trip to an unimaginable place

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 9:57am

Last month, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Warsaw and Krakow with USC Shoah Foundation’s mission to Poland for the Auschwitz: Past is Present program, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

I had many unforgettable experiences throughout these four days traveling and meeting incredible people who are all interested in the work of USC Shoah Foundation and its mission of changing the world through testimony.

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Three New IWitness Activities About Children from Liberation Photo

Mon, 02/09/2015 - 5:00pm
As part of USC Shoah Foundation's commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz, IWitness has just published three new Information Quest activities featuring child survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau—Paula Lebovics, Eva Slonim, and Eva Kor.
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Promising to Remember

Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:08pm

“My father is Jewish.  My mother is Jewish. And I am Jewish.”  Those were the words I kept repeating to myself as I boarded my flight from JFK to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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Auschwitz: The Past is Present Announces Committee Members

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 9:03am
Leading American and international businessmen and philanthropists are joining forces to support the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27 January 2015.
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