Rwandan genocide survivor Edith Umugiraneza shares her story with the educators participating in the week-long workshop.
Edith Umugiraneza, whose testimony will eventually become part of the Institute’s archive, tells workshop participants about her life before, during and after the genocide in Rwanda.
Bottom, from left: Elizabeth Vitanza; Ginny Hoke; and Kelly Watson. Middle, from left: Myeshia Whigham; Sandra Rubenstein; Lesly Culp; Edith Umugiraneza, Rwandan Survivor; Karen Jungblut, Institute Director of Research and Documentation; Susan Kacvinsky; and Janice Lee. Top, from left: Sherry Bard, Institute Project Director of Educational Programs; Sheila Hansen, Institute Content Specialist; Judi Freeman; Rob Hadley; Jill Quigley; Joe Kenney; Dana Leon; Mindy Davis; Hank Koransky; Renee Klein; Jonathan Young; and Judy LaPietra.
Judi Freeman, a history teacher at Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts, watching clips of testimony from the Institute’s archive.
Lesly Culp, an English and American Literature teacher at Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, California, watching testimony from the Institute’s Visual History Archive, which she will integrate into her unit on migration to the United States.
Hank Koransky, a U.S. history and government educator at Brentwood School in Los Angeles, California, watching testimony that he will use in his multimedia classroom project centered on the topic of personal choices.
Renee Klein, a mentor teacher in language arts, art history, and science at Animo Venice Charter High School in Venice, California, watching testimony about art and artists during the Holocaust, from the Institute’s Visual History Archive.
Jill Quigley, a 12th grade Judaic studies educator at San Diego Jewish Academy in San Diego, California, searching the Institute’s Visual History Archive for testimony that she will integrate into her senior seminar course on the history of the Holocaust.
Joe Kenney, a U.S. history, government, and economics teacher at Duarte High School in Duarte, California, creating video clips using testimony from the Institute’s Visual History Archive, that he will use in his classroom project on the topic of propaganda during the Holocaust.
From left: Myeshia Whigham, an educator at High Tech High Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California; Lesly Culp, an educator at Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, California; and Dana Leon, an educator at Valencia High School in Placentia, California.
Rob Hadley, an educator from Clackamas, Oregon, who participated in the workshop.
Mindy Davis, an educator from San Diego, California.
Daisy Miller, Institute Director of Development, Major Gifts; and Charlene Seidle, Vice President, Philanthropy, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
Jill Quigley, an educator from San Diego, California, shares her thoughts with Institute staff and visitors about her experience during the workshop.
At the end of the week, participants gave a brief presentation to Institute staff and visitors reflecting upon their experiences during the workshop.
Ginny Hoke, an educator from Clackamas, Oregon, explains how she plans to utilize testimony from the Institute’s archive with her students.
Seated, from left: Hank Koransky; Janice Lee; Sharyn Goodson, Leichtag Family Foundation; Charlene Seidle, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego; Elizabeth Vitanza; and Sandy Rubenstein. Standing, from left: Renee Klein; Jill Quigley; Jonathan Young; Mindy Davis; Dana Leon; Joe Kenney; Lesly Culp; Ginny Hoke; Judy LaPietra; Judi Freeman; Myeshia Whigham; Kelly Watson; Rob Hadley; and Susan Kacvinsky.
From left: Steven Klappholz, Institute Executive Director of Development; Sherry Bard, Institute Project Director of Educational Programs; Sharyn Goodson, Leichtag Family Foundation; Charlene Seidle, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego; Sheila Hansen, Institute Senior Trainer and Content Specialist; and Kim Simon, Institute Managing Director.
Edith Umugiraneza, Rwandan Survivor.
Janice Lee, an educator from Del Dios Middle School, listens to Edith Umugiraneza tell her story about her experience during the genocide in Rwanda.
Kelly Watson, an educator from Fishers, Indiana, poses a question to Edith Umugiraneza, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
Edith Umugiraneza, Rwandan Survivor.
Rob Hadley, an educator from Clackamas High School, listens to Edith Umugiraneza tell her story about her experience during the genocide in Rwanda.
Sheila Hansen, Institute Senior Trainer and Content Specialist, presenting IWitness, the Institute’s new online multi-media application.
Myeshia Whigham, a 9th grade English and world cultures teacher at High Tech High Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California, watching testimony of Japanese Holocaust liberators.
Ginny Hoke, a language arts teacher at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, watching testimony of Oregon Holocaust survivors from the Institute’s Visual History Archive, which she will include in a joint project with fellow workshop participant, Rob Hadley.
Jonathan Young, a Holocaust studies and history teacher at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, searching the archive for testimony for a project he will complete after the workshop.
USC Shoah Foundation Institute Intern Caitlin Chang, and Judy LaPietra, a teacher at St. Mark Catholic School in Huntsville, North Carolina.
Elizabeth Vitanza, a teacher of French film and literature at Marlborough School in Los Angeles, California, searching for testimony for her classroom project on French resistance.
Kelly Watson, an 8th grade English teacher at Fishers Junior High School in Fishers, Indiana, watching testimony of a survivor, from the Institute’s archive that she will connect to a memoir written by the interviewee.
Sheila Hansen, Institute Senior Trainer and Content Specialist; Deborah Herman, a USC student interning at the Institute; and Sandy Rubenstein, a 4th grade teacher at the Horace Mann School in New York.
Dana Leon, a special education language arts teacher at Valencia High School in Placentia, California, watching testimony that she will integrate into a classroom project for her students.
Jonathan Young, a Holocaust studies and U.S. history teacher at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, searching the Institute’s Visual History Archive for testimony on Sonderkommandos.
Janice Lee, a teacher at Del Dios Middle School in Escondido, California, watching testimony related to perpetrators and bystanders.
Susan Kacvinsky, an English composition and film production teacher at 32nd Street USC Magnet High School in Los Angeles, California, working with Ita Gordon, a consultant on the content of the Institute’s Visual History Archive, searching for testimony about the Civil Rights movement.
Judy LaPietra, a middle school American and world history teacher from Huntsville, North Carolina, watching testimony for her multimedia classroom project related to the role of bystanders.
Rob Hadley, a Holocaust and genocide studies and world history teacher at Clackamas High School in Clackamas, Oregon, searching the Institute's Visual History Archive for testimony to include in his multimedia project focused on Oregon Holocaust survivors.
Mindy Davis, a world history, geography, and U.S. history teacher at Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, California, watching testimony of African-American Holocaust liberators from the Institute’s archive.
Judi Freeman, a history teacher at Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts, searching the Institute’s archive of nearly 52,000 testimonies for personal accounts to be integrated into her multimedia lesson.
Sheila Hansen, Institute Senior Trainer and Content Specialist, moderating a session.
Elizabeth Vitanza, an educator at Marlborough School in Los Angeles, California, discussing her experience during the workshop.
Susan Kacvinsky, an educator at 32nd Street USC Magnet High School in Los Angeles, California, sharing her thoughts about viewing testimony.
From left: Steven Klappholz, Institute Executive Director of Development; Sharyn Goodson, Leichtag Family Foundation; and Charlene Seidle, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
Myeshia Whigham, an educator at High Tech High Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California.
Sandy Rubenstein, a 4th grade reading teacher at Horace Mann Lower Division School in New York, reflecting on her experiences during the weeklong workshop.
Joe Kenney, an educator from Duarte, California, shares his reflections on his experiences during the week.
Dana Leon, an educator from Placentia, California, reflects on her workshop experience.
Susan Wilcox, Associate Dean for USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Advancement.
Charlene Seidle, Vice President of Philanthropy, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
USC Shoah Foundation Institute Intern, Sean Yetter; and Judi Freeman, an educator from Boston, Massachusetts.
