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Concours national de la Résistance et de la déportation 2012 : “Résister dans les camps nazis”

La 51ème édition du Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation avait retenu pour l’année scolaire 2011-2012 le thème suivant : “Résister dans les camps nazis”. Un…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

IWitness honored by American Association of School Librarians

On June 23, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) named IWitness, the Institute’s new online resource for teachers and students, one of the “top 25 Internet sites for enhancing…
Monday, June 25, 2012

IWitness featured on Free Technology for Teachers.com

Award-winning* blog Free Technology for Teachers featured the Shoah Foundation Institute's new online educational resource, IWitness, citing its archive of videos, interactive activities, and…
Monday, June 18, 2012

Yad Vashem International Conference on Holocaust Education to showcase IWitness platform

As a part of Yad Vashem's 8th International Conference on Holocaust Education taking place in Jerusalem, Martin Šmok, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Senior International Program…
Friday, June 15, 2012

University of Haifa Gains Access to USC Shoah Foundation Institute Archive of Testimony

Interviews with Nearly 52,000 Holocaust Survivors and Other Witnesses Available at UniversityHAIFA, ISRAEL—June 14, 2012—The University of Haifa has become the first university in Israel with access…
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Educators can share their ideas for IWitness activities on VoiceThread.com

Educators who have a question they would like to see incorporated into an IWitness activity can share their thoughts and hear what others ask using VoiceThread, an online application that enables…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation Institute honor Robert A. Iger, Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company

On June 6, Steven Spielberg, Founder of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, presented Robert A. Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, with the Institute’s highest honor, the Ambassador…
Monday, June 11, 2012

International symposium to address relationship between Holocaust and genocide studies

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute is partnering to present the international symposium "Bridging the Divide in Holocaust and Genocide Studies: Towards a Cross-Cultural Interdisciplinary Dialogue" to…
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Memories of Greek survivors

Paris Papamichos Chronakis discusses his research in the Visual History ArchiveParis Papamichos Chronakis, a visiting research scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, visited the…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Holocaust survivors' testimonies aid neuroscience research

Glenn Fox, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience at the University of Southern California, visited the USC Shoah Foundation Institute on May 17 to discuss how he used testimony from the Visual…
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation Institute Recognize Arnold Spielberg with Inaugural Inspiration Award

LOS ANGELES – April 26, 2012 – Arnold Spielberg, father of USC Shoah Foundation Institute Founder Steven Spielberg, was honored today with the Institute’s inaugural Inspiration Award at a private…
Thursday, April 26, 2012

LA City Council honors Institute on Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day

On April 20, at Los Angeles City Hall, Councilmember Paul Krekorian, together with co-host Councilmember Eric Garcetti, recognized the USC Shoah Foundation Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation…
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture"

On April 21 through 23, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute participated in an international conference, "History Unlimited: Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture." The conference, which took place…
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Otwarcie punktu dostępu do Archiwum Historii Wizualnej w Domu Spotkań z Historią, Warszawa, Polska

Dom Spotkań z Historią w Warszawie stał się pierwszą instytucją w Polsce, która oferuje pełny dostęp do Archiwum Historii Wizualnej Instytutu Fundacji Shoah dla Historii Wizualnej i Edukacji…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

VHA access point opens at History Meeting House in Warsaw

The History Meeting House in Warsaw has become the first institution in Poland to offer full access to the Archive of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. Nearly…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Institute honored by USC Institute of Armenian Studies

The USC Institute of Armenian Studies’ Leadership Council honored the USC Shoah Foundation Institute at an April 15 gala banquet.The USC Shoah Foundation Institute was honored for championing…
Monday, April 23, 2012

Yehuda Bauer and Father Patrick Desbois visit the Institute

Last week, in commemoration of Yom Hashoah, the Institute enjoyed visits with renowned historian, Yehuda Bauer, and Father Patrick Desbois. Staff and colleagues at USC were left with profound…
Monday, April 23, 2012

Visual History Archive Launches at the University of Pennsylvania

Penn to Host Access to Entire USC Shoah Foundation Institute Archive, Nearly 52,000 Video Testimonies of Holocaust Survivors, WitnessesPHILADELPHIA—The University of Pennsylvania has become the first…
Monday, April 23, 2012

Inaugural Inspiration Award and luncheon to honor Arnold Spielberg

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute is pleased to announce its new Inspiration Award, which will honor friends in cities around the country who have supported and inspired the Institute, including…
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The research of resistance

USC students explore opposition to genocide past and presentOn April 3, 2012, four USC students came to the Shoah Foundation Institute to discuss the research projects they conducted over the summer…
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Institute representatives visit South Africa, Rwanda

Two senior staff members of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute have traveled to South Africa and Rwanda to meet with partners and explore new relationships and opportunities for collaborative…
Thursday, March 29, 2012

„Svědectví pamětníků ve výuce pro 21. století“

Přihlašte se!Vyplňte online přihlášku (do 30. dubna 2012)Institut USC Shoah Foundation přijímá žádosti o účast v expertním vzdělávacím programu Svědectví pamětníků ve výuce pro 21. století v Centru…
Monday, March 19, 2012

Videó-interjúk a 21. század oktatásában

A USC Soá Alapítvány (Dél-Kaliforniai Egyetem) Nemzetközi Oktatási ProgramjaMagyarországon és Lengyelországban 2013Jelentkezés a magyarországi program második évfolyamára az online jelentkezési lap…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Shoah Foundation Institute Student Association

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute is pleased to announce the formation of the Shoah Foundation Institute Student Association (SFISA), a student-led organization comprised of undergraduate and…
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

USC Shoah Foundation Institute Partners With United Nations To Observe International Women’s Day

March 8 Roundtable at USC Highlights Women’s Responses to Mass ViolenceIn honor of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2012, the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute is…
Monday, March 5, 2012

USC Institute of Armenian Studies Gala Event to Salute USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Armenian Genocide Digitization Project

(LOS ANGELES, CA, March 1, 2012) – “Don’t Let Their Voices Be Forgotten” is the message that the USC Institute of Armenian Studies’ Leadership Council is sending as it…
Thursday, March 1, 2012

USC Leadership Visits Israel

Institute part of delegation that toured academic and cultural institutions, met with Israeli leadershipThe USC Shoah Foundation Institute participated in the University of Southern California's…
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

New Dimensions in Testimony

International seminar on 3D testimony initiativeThe USC Shoah Foundation Institute, in partnership with Conscience Display and the Institute for Creative Technologies, convened a three-day seminar on…
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

All the Missing Souls

Former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues discusses recent genocides, establishment of International Criminal CourtDavid Scheffer, Director of the Center for International Human Rights at…
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Educational Outreach to Czech Borderlands

On January 24 to 26, on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, educational resources offered by four organizations were presented to Czech teachers in a unique pilot event. …
Friday, January 27, 2012