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You Cannot Teach the Holocaust to Palestinians!
Mohammed Dajani teaches about the Holocaust to Palestinians although he insists it is impossible to do so.
“In my class is a girl who was recently released from an Israeli jail. When I raised the…
Thursday, November 21, 2013
New Ukrainian Teachers’ Resource Guide and Seminar Offers Multimedia Approach to Teaching Human Rights
A three-day seminar will be held November 22-24 in Kyiv to train Ukrainian teachers of social sciences and humanities, university tutors of law and human rights activists on the use of a new…
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Student Voices Film Contest Jurors Include Filmmakers Eric Kabera and Sam Kadi
Two USC Cinematic Arts professors, a former Student Voices winner and two independent filmmakers will judge this year’s Student Voices Short Film Contest.Independent filmmakers Eric Kabera and…
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Introducing our Blog
Welcome to Through Testimony, the official blog of USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education.
With Through Testimony, our staff, led by executive director Stephen Smith…
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Pennsylvania Students and Parents Learning the Power of Testimony
The Haverford School and Main Line Reform Temple – Beth Elohim will host workshops for teachers and students to learn about IWitness, USC Shoah Foundation’s educational website that uses…
Monday, November 18, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 9
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 is…
Friday, November 15, 2013
Visual History Archive Now Accessible at University of Toronto Libraries
USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive is now available at the University of Toronto Libraries.The Visual History Archive is a digitized, fully searchable and hyperlinked repository of…
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Visual History Archive Launches in Museum of the History of the Polish Jews' Education Department
The new Museum of the History of the Polish Jews in Warsaw is now offering educational programming for students that uses the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.The state-of-the-art…
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Stephen Smith and Pinchas Gutter Discuss New Dimensions in Testimony at College of Saint Elizabeth
During its Week of Holocaust Remembrance, Stephen Smith and Pinchas Gutter helped the College of Saint Elizabeth not only honor the past, but also consider the future of Holocaust remembrance and…
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Kigali Genocide Memorial Center Researching Potential for Rwandan Genocide Archive Center
USC Shoah Foundation director of technology Anita Pace is spending the week in Rwanda to work with Kigali Genocide Memorial Center (KGMC) staff on the possibility of building KGMC its own Genocide…
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Much Work to be Done in Holocaust Studies, Say Yehuda Bauer and Xu Xin
Renowned Holocaust scholars Yehuda Bauer and Xu Xin discussed the past, present and future of Holocaust studies in a lively conversation moderated by USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen…
Monday, November 11, 2013
Rwanda Hosts Its First-Ever IWitness Teacher Training
IWitness teacher trainings have been held in countries all over the world; now, Rwanda can add itself to the list.Twenty-three teachers from eastern and southern Rwanda are gathering Friday and…
Thursday, November 7, 2013
IWitness Evaluated in Chicago Classroom
Amy Carnes, USC Shoah Foundation associate director of education - evaluation and scholarship, traveled to Chicago last week to observe and evaluate IWitness in action.IWitness is USC Shoah…
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Leading Chinese and Israeli Holocaust Scholars Meet for First Time in Live-Streamed Discussion
Chinese Professor Xu Xin became a scholar in Jewish literature before he ever met a Jew.Czechoslovakian-born Yehuda Bauer has long been regarded as a pioneer in Holocaust studies.The two men have…
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Three Workshops Offered This Saturday for Student Voices Participants
USC students who have entered this year’s Student Voices Short Film Contest can learn everything they need to know about making and editing films using testimony at a series of three workshops…
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
First Quarter of 2013 Shows Increases in USC Shoah Foundation’s Academic, Media and Educational Outreach
Over the last three months, USC Shoah Foundation has increased its presence in academia, schools and on the web, according to its latest Institute Statistics report.During the first fiscal quarter of…
Monday, November 4, 2013
Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 8
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, November 1, 2013
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