News By Year
The Slow Thaw of the Cold War
The Cold War began its thaw 25 years ago, then apparently melted sufficiently for us to get on with our lives without fear. Surprisingly, the slow thaw is still in progress.
The fact that two 20th…
Monday, December 23, 2013
The Last of the Unjust
Benjamin Murmelstein was the first person Claude Lanzmann interviewed on his epic journey that led to what eventually became his definitive film, “Shoah.”
Lanzmann sat for a full week with the…
Friday, December 20, 2013
2013 Year in Review: A Message from the Executive Director
This year has been an exciting one at USC Shoah Foundation! As we bid farewell to 2013 and look ahead to commemorating our 20th anniversary in 2014, I want to share just a few of the fantastic…
Friday, December 20, 2013
IWitness Will Go Live on iPads and Tablets January 6
USC Shoah Foundation is excited to announce the upcoming launch of the tablet-compatible version of its award-winning educational website IWitness.Educators and students can search, watch and engage…
Thursday, December 19, 2013
USC Shoah Foundation Students Take Action
When I tell my fellow USC students that I’m the president of an organization called SFISA, it’s usually safe to assume that 90% of them have no idea what it is.
It’s not the most elegant of…
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
New Nanjing Massacre Testimonies Included in Facing History and Ourselves Resources
On the heels of USC Shoah Foundation’s new partnership with the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to collect and preserve testimony of Nanjing Massacre survivors, the educational platform Facing…
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Technology Staff Develop New Video Restoration Software
While the vast majority of USC Shoah Foundation’s testimonies can be viewed at 48 sites all over the world, some of the 235,005 tapes that make up the Visual History Archive have been rendered…
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
On the 76th Anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre
As I write this, I am standing alongside 30 of the last 200 survivors of the Nanjing Massacre, which began 76 years ago Friday.
Sirens sound around this Chinese city as the last few eyewitnesses…
Friday, December 13, 2013
USC Shoah Foundation and Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall Collaborate To Expand Visual History Archive
Los Angeles, California — December 13, 2013 — USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education and Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall have embarked on a historic effort…
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
1937年南京大屠杀：保留幸存者证言
南加州大学与侵华日军南京大屠杀纪念馆合作扩展影像历史档案加利福尼亚洛杉矶 2013年12月13日 南加州大学纳粹屠犹基金会与侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆展开历史性的合作，为1937年南京大屠杀最后的幸存者保留证言。新的证言旨在构建起完整的个人生活史，包括他们在南京大屠杀之前和之后的社会文化生活。1937年12月13日，侵华日军占领了当时中国的首都南京…
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Time Heals All Wounds
“Time heals all wounds,” they say.
It’s difficult to find any other element in our daily lives that possesses the sobering effect that time does. It tames emotions and calms nerves. It allows for…
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Claude Lanzmann Discusses 37-Year Journey to Make “The Last of the Unjust”
French film director Claude Lanzmann spoke candidly about his latest film, The Last of the Unjust, at a USC School of Cinematic Arts screening hosted by USC Shoah Foundation Tuesday night.The Last of…
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Dan Leshem and Jeffrey Shandler Lead Seminar at Association of Jewish Scholars Conference
USC Shoah Foundation associate director of research Dan Leshem and former Institute Fellow Jeffrey Shandler will lead a seminar about video interviews of Holocaust survivors at the Association for…
Monday, December 9, 2013
Rwanda Peace Education Program Launches
Aegis Trust Rwanda, The Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace, Radio La Benevolencija and USC Shoah Foundation - the Institute for Visual History and Education are proud to announce the…
Monday, December 9, 2013
Reconnecting with My Past
Growing up, it wasn’t terribly unusual to see people in our house with telltale tattoos on their arms.
We kids somehow knew what those blurry inked numbers meant, but we also knew it wasn’t polite…
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century Workshop in France Dec. 9 and 10
French educators are attending a Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century workshop today and tomorrow to learn about IWitness and using testimony in the classroom.The training, which is held on…
Sunday, December 8, 2013
National French Contest Uses Testimony from Visual History Archive
View the exhibit hereSecondary school students across France are hard at work on their entries for the 2013-2014 National Contest on Resistance and Deportation – and many of them are drawing…
Thursday, December 5, 2013
A Warrior’s Battle with God
Sid Shachnow has two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts -- and that's just for his service in Vietnam, where he led his troops with courage and distinction.
“There was no room…
Thursday, December 5, 2013
"Ours or Foreign? Jews in the Czech 20th Century" Conference in Prague Today
Czech educators are gathering at the Academy of Sciences in Prague today to attend a conference dedicated to the Ours or Foreign? Jews in the Czech 20th Century project from the Jewish Museum of…
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Stephen Smith Delivers Keynote Address at 12th Annual Council of Holocaust Educators Conference
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (CHHANGE) is hosting its annual conference for Holocaust educators Friday, featuring USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen…
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
iPhone in the Warsaw Ghetto
Let's just say I throw my smartphone over the wall into the Warsaw ghetto.
Along with it, I send instructions to make a video diary until the battery drains, then to wrap it in lots of newspaper…
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
New IWitness Activity “Journey to America” Published Today
Students will interact with the stories of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to America in the newest IWitness activity, “New Beginnings – Journey to America,” published today…
Monday, December 2, 2013
USC Shoah Foundation Accepting Proposals for 2014 International Conference
USC Shoah Foundation is issuing its first-ever call for proposals for an international conference to be held next November, inspired by the 20th anniversary of Schindler’s List.The conference…
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Me, My Dad, and Schindler’s List: 20 Years of Considering the Legacy
Shortly after I saw Schindler’s List for the first time, I had an argument with my father about the value of such Hollywood blockbusters for teaching people about the Holocaust. We debated the…
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Новий посібник для вчителів і тренінг тренерів "Де починаються права людини" пропонує мультимедійний підхід до викладання прав людини
КИЇВ, УКРАЇНА, 22-24 листопада 2013 року - у Києві проведено триденний семінар підготовки тренерів за новим мультимедійним посібником "Де починаються права людини: історія та сучасні підходи"…
Sunday, December 1, 2013
History in the Making
Steven Spielberg was awarded this year's Records of Achievement Award by the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Granting the award to a creator of fictional feature films has some obvious…
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Claude Lanzmann to Screen New Film The Last of the Unjust at USC Dec. 10
The award-winning French documentarian Claude Lanzmann will present his latest film, The Last of the Unjust, and participate in a discussion with USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen Smith…
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sidney Shachnow Records Testimony for Visual History Archive
Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation executive director, is in North Carolina today recording Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow’s testimony for the Visual History Archive.Shachnow was born in Kaunas,…
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 10
Today concludes 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 is…
Thursday, November 21, 2013