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Holocaust Child Survivor Conference to Feature Stephen Smith and Daisy Miller
Child survivors of the Holocaust are scattered all over the world, but they’ll come together this weekend for the annual joint conference of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of…
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Holocaust Education Institute to be Held Friday at USC
A daylong workshop will introduce teachers to the Holocaust multimedia curriculum guide Echoes and Reflections at the USC campus on Friday.The workshop is the first of three sessions that make up the…
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Viral Video Demonstrates Need for Mandatory Holocaust Education
Plenty of college kids have trouble remembering some of the complex subjects they studied in high school and middle school. At first, the Pennsylvania college students interviewed by Rhonda Fink…
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Kori Street, Director of Education, Speaks in Canada About Holocaust Education
USC Shoah Foundation’s director of education, Kori Street, will give two presentations this week in Montreal.On Wednesday, Street will give a presentation and closing remarks at Montreal…
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Voices from the Archive: György Kun
Translated and edited by Andrea Szőnyi Born January 23, 1932, Vállaj, HungaryInterviewed 1999, Budapest, HungaryWORKING IN HOLOCAUST EDUCATION is no dream job, especially in Hungary.“How…
Monday, October 28, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 7
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, October 25, 2013
Trojan Family Weekend Exhibit Introduces Students and Families to USC Shoah Foundation
In between attending classes together and posing for pictures in front of Tommy Trojan, USC students and their families can get to know USC Shoah Foundation in a special exhibit at this year’s…
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Peace Over Violence to Honor USC Shoah Foundation at Humanitarian Awards on Friday
USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen Smith will accept Peace Over Violence’s Media Award on behalf of USC Shoah Foundation at the nonprofit’s annual Humanitarian Awards on…
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Stephen Smith Speaks at The Aladdin Project’s International Seminar on Holocaust Education
USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen Smith delivered the keynote address at The Aladdin Project’s International Seminar on Holocaust Education today in Istanbul, Turkey.The Aladdin…
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Kori Street, Director of Education, and Professor Douglas Becker Lead Talk About Preventing Atrocities
Who can stop atrocities perpetrated against innocent populations? How do they go about it? When should they?Easy questions to ask, perhaps, but the answers can be complicated and wrought with moral…
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Budapest’s Daniel Berzsenyi High School Partners with USC Shoah Foundation
USC Shoah Foundation’s newest partner school is Daniel Berzsenyi High School in Budapest, Hungary.As a partner school, Berzsenyi will receive teacher trainings from USC Shoah Foundation for its…
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
IWitness Evaluation Report
The Challenge of Embracing Change
A Tribute to Chesley Beaver
By Kim Simon
We are living during a time of transition, a period between generations, when many Holocaust survivors— our friends and…
Monday, October 21, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 6
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, October 18, 2013
A Dél-kaliforniai Egyetem (USC) Soá Alapítvány Vizuális Történelmi Archívumának második magyarországi hozzáférési pontja nyílt meg a budapesti Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetemen
A budapesti Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Magyarországon a második és a világon a 45. hozzáférési pont, ahonnan a Vizuális Történelmi Archívum összes interjúja elérhető. Az első hozzáférési pont 2oo9…
Friday, October 18, 2013
Second Hungarian Visual History Archive Access Site Opens at Eötvös Loránd University
Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest is now the second Visual History Archive access site in Hungary and the 45th in the world.USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and…
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Mission Underway in Hungary and Poland
Board members, senior staff and other supporters of USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education are traveling…
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Students Unite for USC Shoah Foundation
A group of dedicated USC students is reviving the USC Shoah Foundation Institute Student Association (SFISA).Founded about two years ago by USC Shoah Foundation interns, SFISA is the student…
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Unexpected Teachers
Sometimes the most important learning happens outside of the classroom
By Mariana Aguilar
Students start college with many…
Monday, October 14, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 5
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, October 11, 2013
USC Shoah Foundation Liasons Invited to Speak to Italian Parliament
UPDATE Oct. 23: The presentation on Oct. 16: USC Shoah Foundation’s liaisons in Italy will give a presentation to Italian Parliament Oct. 16…
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Kori Street, Director of Education, Presents at Association of Holocaust Organizations Conference in China
Holocaust and genocide experts and representatives from Holocaust organizations around the world are gathering in China this week for the 2013 Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) conference…
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Testimony's Effect on Local Students Showcased at Ambassadors for Humanity Gala
Even though they were surrounded by members of Hollywood elite and New York society, a group of teenagers seemed to steal the spotlight at the Oct. 3 Ambassadors for Humanity gala for USC Shoah…
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Inanimate Alice Partners with USC Shoah Foundation
The creators of a transmedia novel that has captivated students around the world have entered into a partnership with USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive and educational website…
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Christian Delage and Cardozo Law Students Interview Dan Leshem, Associate Director of Research
USC Shoah Foundation’s associate director of research, Dan Leshem, participated in Cardozo School of Law’s Law and Film course taught by documentary filmmaker/historian Christian Delage…
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Ambassadors for Humanity Gala Honors George Clooney and the Importance of Testimony
George Clooney is well known as an actor, director, producer and writer. But it was his global humanitarian efforts that received the attention on Oct. 3 when he was honored with the Ambassador for…
Monday, October 7, 2013
A Look at the Visual History Archive's Terezin Testimony
The Jewish Museum in Prague recently debuted a new exhibit dedicated to some of the most notorious pieces of Holocaust propaganda – the Nazi-produced films about the Terezin (Theresienstadt)…
Monday, October 7, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 4
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…
Friday, October 4, 2013
Education Highlighted at Ambassadors for Humanity Gala
USC Shoah Foundation will toast the humanitarian work of actor George Clooney at its Ambassadors for Humanity gala on Thursday, but it will also offer two unique showcases of its educational work in…
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation to Honor George Clooney at Ambassadors for Humanity Gala
Steven Spielberg, Founder of USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education will present artist and humanitarian George Clooney with the Institute’s highest honor, the…
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Sir Nicholas Winton and Ben Helfgott Give Testimony to Visual History Archive
A knight of the British Empire and an Olympic athlete recorded two of the newest testimonies for USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.Sir Nicholas Winton, nicknamed the “British…
Tuesday, October 1, 2013