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Going Beyond Gold

There’s more at stake in education than standardized test scores By Peter Cook I teach economics and government at a public high school in Los Angeles, and I love it. But as teachers, we're up…
Monday, September 30, 2013

Fife Foundation Funds Three Years of UPenn Teaching Fellow Program

Scholars from the University of Pennsylvania will teach courses using the Visual History Archive for another three years following a new grant from the Fife Foundation.USC Shoah Foundation’s…
Monday, September 30, 2013

Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 3

Today continues a 10-part series called “Back to School with Echoes and Reflections.” Each installment takes a detailed look at one of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons. Echoes and Reflections…
Friday, September 27, 2013

Milan’s Jewish and the City Festival to Feature Visual History Archive Testimony

The first Jewish culture festival in Milan, Italy, is drawing inspiration from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.Mosaico, the official website of the Jewish Community of Milan, will…
Thursday, September 26, 2013

USC Shoah Foundation to Receive Humanitarian Award from Peace Over Violence

Peace Over Violence will honor USC Shoah Foundation at its 42nd Annual Humanitarian Awards Oct. 25.Peace Over Violence, formerly the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW), is a…
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Genocide Resistance, USC Dornsife 2020 Research Cluster, to Host Third Annual Workshop

Scholars from around the world will gather Friday and Saturday to discuss genocide resistance in the past and present at the third annual “Resisting the Path to Genocide” workshop. The…
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

From Viral Video to Ethical Editing

What students need to know about working with testimony By Holly Willis Three years ago, the Institute for Multimedia Literacy, a research unit within the University of Southern California’s School…
Monday, September 23, 2013

Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 2

Today continues a 10-part series called “Back to School with Echoes and Reflections.” Each installment takes a detailed look at one of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons. Echoes and Reflections…
Friday, September 20, 2013

Drexel University is Newest Visual History Archive Access Site

Drexel University is now the 45th site in the world to have full access to USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.The collaboration comes in the wake of USC Shoah Foundation’s…
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

2014 Student Voices Short Film Contest Underway

USC students who are passionate about filmmaking and history are gearing up for USC Shoah Foundation’s annual Student Voices Short Film Contest. The registration deadline for this year’s…
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Need for Speed: Is your school fast enough for digital learning?

Among a number of challenges for those providing new media learning tools and sites is the ability to stream and play video seamlessly. When the video plays, no one notices. When the video does not…
Monday, September 16, 2013

Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 1

Today begins a 10-part series called “Back to School with Echoes and Reflections.” Each installment will take a detailed look at one of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons. Echoes and Reflections…
Friday, September 13, 2013

Visual History Archive Restoration Project 32% Complete

Nine months into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive Restoration project, technology staff have finished restoring nearly one third of the damaged tapes in the Visual History Archive…
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Professor Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Genocide Expert, To Visit USC Shoah Foundation

UCLA emeritus professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History Richard Hovannisian will meet with staff at USC Shoah Foundation on September 17. He will discuss the history of the 1915 Armenian…
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

A Damned Good Cry

How testimony is bringing the authentic survivor voice to Holocaust education in the United Kingdom By Kay Andrews For many of us working in the area of Holocaust education around the globe, one…
Monday, September 9, 2013

Rwandan Testimonies Added to IWitness

Ten Rwandan testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive are the latest additions to IWitness, USC Shoah Foundation’s interactive educational website that allows…
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Hungarian Nazi War Criminal Laszlo Csatary Dies While Awaiting Trial

Laszlo Csatary, a former Nazi commander and the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s third Most Wanted Nazi War Criminal, died August 12 while awaiting trial in Budapest. He was 98.Csatary was charged by…
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Hamarosan a budapesti Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetemen is - Magyarországon másodikként - elérhetővé válik a USC Soá Alapítvány Vizuális Történelmi Archívuma

A gyűjteményben jelenleg közel 52 ezer videó látható, amelyek holokauszt-túlélők és szemtanúk, valamint a ruandai népirtás túlélőinek és szemtanúinak vallomásait rögzítik.Az anyagok a George W…
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The View from Inside the Classroom: A Teacher Reviews IWitness

By Brandon HaasYoung people average 7 hours and 38 minutes consuming media on a daily basis, and during that time they are consuming a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes’ worth of content by…
Tuesday, September 3, 2013