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Italian-Language Memories of the Holocaust

Italy’s National Archives to Launch Web Portal to Survivor Testimonies September 23, 2011—Rome—For the first time, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s collection of more than 430 Italian-language…

Friday, September 23, 2011

Research fellow from Tel Aviv University lectures at the Institute

Hannah Pollin-Galay discusses how culture and language inform Holocaust testimonyOn September 20, Hannah Pollin-Galay, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's first research fellow, gave a lecture at…

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Nazi hunter for U.S. Dept of Justice speaks at USC

On Monday, September 19, Eli Rosenbaum, Director of the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, gave a presentation sponsored by the International Human…

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Doctoral student from Tel Aviv University becomes Institute's first research fellow

Hannah Pollin-Galay to study how culture and language inform Holocaust testimonyThe USC Shoah Foundation Institute is pleased to announce the arrival of its first research fellow, doctoral student…

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Institute trains teachers in Czech Republic

Workshops highlight testimonies of local historical importanceMartin Šmok, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Senior International Program Consultant, gave presentations at a training event for…

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Stephen D. Smith lectures in Ukraine on "Testimony in an Age of Violent Ideologies"

On September 8, Stephen D. Smith, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, gave a lecture, titled "The Power of Words: Testimony in an Age of Violent Ideologies," and demonstrated…

Monday, September 12, 2011

«Біль пам'яті» : Новий навчально-методичний посібник і освітня програма для вчителів України

Семінар-тренінг в рамках програми вшанування 70-річчя трагедії Бабиного ЯруКонтакт: Анатолій ПодольськийДиректор Українського центру вивчення історії Голокосту(044) 285-90-30apodolskyi@gmail…

Friday, September 9, 2011

"Pain of Memory": New education kit and training program for teachers in Ukraine

Training seminar coincides with national program commemorating 70th anniversary of Babi YarContact: Anatoly PodolskyDirector, Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies(044) 285-90-30apodolskyi…

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Сила слів: Свідчення про часи ідеологій насильства

Публічна лекція для студентів НАУКМА та всіх бажаючих 8 вересня о 17.00 у приміщенні Міждисциплінарної програми з юдаїки за адресою Волоська 8/5, 5 корпус НАУКМАДоктор Стівен Сміт продемонстрував…

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Teachers Awarded “Teaching with Testimony" Certificate at USC Shoah Foundation Institute Professional Development Workshop

Educators Earn Continuing Education Credits from USC Rossier School of EducationContact: Talia CohenAssociate Director, Public Outreach and [email protected]…

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Kim Simon to receive honorary degree

Kim Simon, Managing Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, will be awarded an Alumni Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, Colorado College, during the opening…

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Institute participates in UCLA program for high-achieving math undergrads

Students' research suggests new opportunities to utilize geographic data in the testimoniesFor the second consecutive year, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute was selected to participate as a…

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Institute staff members teach courses at USC

Testimony from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Visual History Archive has enhanced nearly 250 university and college courses worldwide, including 67 at USC. This fall, members of the…

Friday, August 19, 2011

Institute announces faculty stipends

Awardees will integrate Holocaust witness testimony into upcoming coursesContact: Talia CohenAssociate Director, Public Outreach and [email protected] SHOAH…

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

18 Educators return to the Institute for a 3-day follow-up professional development workshop

Participants from the 2010 Master Teacher Workshop meet a year later to share their testimony-based projects and discuss the progress of piloting them in the classroom. They also receive…

Monday, August 1, 2011

USC Shoah Foundation Institute offers professional development for U.S. teachers on the intersection of Holocaust studies and multiliteracies

Participants will become “ambassadors of testimony-based education”LOS ANGELES, CA—July 18, 2011—The USC Shoah Foundation Institute, whose work centers on making educational and scholarly use of…

Monday, July 18, 2011

Northwestern University gains access to Institute's Visual History Archive

Holocaust Testimonies at University LibraryUSC Shoah Foundation Institute's 52,000 interviews preserve accounts of Jewish Holocaust survivorsEVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University Library has…

Thursday, July 14, 2011

“Revolution of Conscience”: Stephen D. Smith at TEDxUSC (video)

At an independently organized TED event (TEDx) held at USC in April 2011, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director Stephen D. Smith discussed the importance of Holocaust remembrance and how…

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Video of Muslim who rescued Jews during World War II shown at 2nd-annual Muslim Jewish Conference in Ukraine

The largest gathering of Muslim and Jewish students and young professionalsThe second annual Muslim Jewish Conference brings together 70 Muslim and Jewish students and young professionals from 25…

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

New Hungarian-Language Lesson

"Drifting and Opposition - Human Fates in the Shoah"As a result of partnership between the Shoah Foundation Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and the Holocaust…

Thursday, June 30, 2011

First Online French Lesson Used by Students in France

"Wearing the Yellow Star"New Lesson Posted OnlineThe first French-language classroom lesson based on video testimonies from the Institute's archive, entitled Être Juif en France pendant l'Occupation…

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Musical Performances from the Archive

New Series of Clips Added to the Testimony Clip ViewerThe Institute has added a new series of clips on the topic of music to the Testimony Clip Viewer. The new series demonstrates the depth of the…

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Spell Your Name Screened at International Forum 2011, Kyiv, June 22, 2011

Spell Your Name, a feature-length documentary about the Holocaust in Ukraine, was screened at the 2011 International Forum in Kyiv, on June 22, 2011. Marking the 70th anniversary of the German attack…

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Показ “Назви своє ім’я” на міжнародному форумі в Києві 22 червня 2011 р.

“Назви своє ім’я”, повнометражний документальний фільм про Голокост в Україні, був показаний під час Міжнародного Історичного Форуму 22 червня 2011 р. в Києві. Присвячений 70-й річниці нападу…