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Brian L. Roberts Receives Ambassador for Humanity Award
Chairman and CEO of Comcast honored at Institute’s annual gala
On Monday, May 9, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute presented Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts with its highest honor, the…
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
13,000th Educator Trained on Echoes and Reflections
More than 13,000 pre-service and in-service educators and community leaders have been trained on Echoes and Reflections, a multimedia curriculum on the Holocaust created by the the Anti-Defamation…
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Executive Director to address CA State Assembly
Watch live broadcast at 11 AM at http://www.calchannel.comWATCH BROADCAST LIVE AT 11:00 AM AT www.calchannel.com. Click on the Live Webcast tab on the right side of the page and select 10:00 Assembly…
Monday, May 2, 2011
Comcast and the Institute Launch “Days of Remembrance” Series Featuring Award-Winning Documentary Films
Ten Documentary Films from USC Shoah Foundation Institute Will Be Available Free Through Comcast’s On Demand, XfinityTV.com and Xfinity TV iPad App Platforms in Conjunction with Holocaust Remembrance…
Monday, April 11, 2011
USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Short-Film Competition Recognizes Students from across the University
On April 7, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute honored students from across the University who made short films using footage from the Institute’s archive of nearly 52,000 videotaped testimonies of…
Friday, April 8, 2011
Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation Institute to Honor Brian L. Roberts, Chairman & Ceo Of Comcast, For His Visionary Leadership and Longtime Philanthropy
TNT is Gala Presenting Sponsor – Jon Bon Jovi is Special Musical GuestFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Feragen Talia CohenThe Star…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Philadelphia Youth Institute Program Pilots IWitness
In March 2011, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute and One Economy Corporation organized a two-day youth institute for high school students at the Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs…
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Executive Director and Managing Director Speak at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's National Research Centre Forum
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is planning a three-day forum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 1-3, 2011 at the Sheraton Wall Centre.The forum will…
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Martin Šmok, the Institute's Senior International Program Consultant, discusses the Institute on Czech radio
"The archive has nearly 52,000 interviews and they are as varied as human beings are.... The scope of information really mirrors the scope of differences between people."Documentary filmmaker…
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Bemutató az USC Soá Intézet munkájáról Szabadkán
2011. február 5-én a Soá Intézet működése során először Szerbiában is megkezdte tanárképzési tevékenységét.2011. február 5-én a Soá Intézet működése során először Szerbiában is megkezdte tanárképzési…
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Introducing USC Shoah Foundation Institute in Subotica (Serbia)
The USC Shoah Foundation Institute expanded its teacher education efforts to SerbiaThe USC Shoah Foundation Institute expanded its teacher education efforts to Serbia on 5 February 2011, when…
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Ukrainian Society and Holocaust Remembrance: Research and Educational Aspects
On January 27, 2011, Anna Lenchovska, the Institute’s regional coordinator in Ukraine takes part in a round table, “Ukrainian society and Holocaust remembrance: research and educational aspects,” at…
Monday, January 24, 2011
Women and the Holocaust: Courage and Compassion
United Nations, USC Shoah Foundation Institute, and Yad Vashem to release new educational resourceOn January 27, the International Day of Commemoration to honor the victims of the Holocaust, the…
Monday, January 24, 2011
Two documentaries Using Testimonies from the Archive to Air on Italian Television
Video testimonies from the Institute's archive are included in two documentaries that will air on Italian television on January 27, 2011, in recognition of the International Day of Commemoration In…
Monday, January 24, 2011
First Anniversary Conference of the Malach Center for Visual History at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
In 2010, the Malach Visual History Centre at Charles University became the first site in the Czech Republic where people can access the Visual History Archive. This Friday, the university will…
Monday, January 24, 2011
Stephen D. Smith, other Holocaust Education Leaders in Macedonia to Discuss National Holocaust Education Program
This week, Stephen D. Smith, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Executive Director, joined Mark Weitzman, Director of the Task Force against Hate and Terrorism and Associate Director of Education for the…
Monday, January 24, 2011
U.S. College Professors Attend Echoes And Reflections Seminar At Yad Vashem
JANUARY 6, 2011—JERUSALEM—Sixteen college professors from across the United States are attending a special seminar at Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies this week to study about…
Thursday, January 6, 2011