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Two New IWitness Activities Examine Racism in the 1936 Olympics and World War II
In time for February’s Olympic Games and Black History Month, two new activities have been published to IWitness, each dealing with racism in different contexts.The Information Quest Fighting in the…
Thursday, February 20, 2014
UN’s Zainab Hawa Bangura to Speak About Sexual Violence in War
Click here to watch a livestream of Ms. Bangura's talk from 6-7:30 p.m. PST.Zainab Hawa Bangura, the United Nations Undersecretary-General and Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,…
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Jelentkezés a magyarországi program harmadik évfolyamára MOST!
Videó-interjúk a 21. század oktatásábanA USC Soá Alapítvány (Dél-Kaliforniai Egyetem) Nemzetközi Oktatási ProgramjaMagyarországon és Lengyelországban 2014Jelentkezés a magyarországi program harmadik…
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Humanities Faculty Debate Role of Technology in the Classroom
Three professors from across the University of Southern California took part in a thought-provoking conversation about technology’s place…
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Student Voices Voting Now Open
The finalists have been chosen and now it’s up to the viewers to select their favorite entry from the Student Voices Short Film Contest.Watch the films and cast…
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Educators Inspired at Second Polish Edition of Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century
During six days of intensive training at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ) in Warsaw, Poland, 10 experienced Polish educators learned how to use USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual…
Friday, February 14, 2014
USC Shoah Foundation’s Work Robust in Czech Republic
Twenty years since its founding, the USC Shoah Foundation maintains a vibrant presence in the Czech Republic to educate the next generation about genocide and tolerance through the use of its…
Thursday, February 13, 2014
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame Visits USC Shoah Foundation
President Paul Kagame visited USC Shoah Foundation on Wednesday to learn more about the Institute’s work linking testimony, technology and education…
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Feb. 21 Deadline for Fellowships and Undergraduate Rwanda Course at USC Shoah Foundation
Students and faculty have three unique and exciting opportunities to get involved with USC Shoah Foundation beginning this summer.Current USC undergraduates can apply to the Problems without…
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
W dniach 2-8 lutego w centrum edukacyjnym muzeum odbyło się szkolenie dla edukatorów p.t. Nauczanie z użyciem relacji w 21. wieku przygotowujące do użycia w projektach edukacyjnych zasobu Archiwum Historii Wizualnej USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Dziesięciu bardzo doświadczonych edukatorów, cześć z nich to Ambasadorzy Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich, przez cały tydzień uczyło się jak przeszukiwać największy na świecie zbiór wideo relacji…
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Truth Trumps Fiction
I did not sleep well last night. It was not the kind of sleeplessness brought on by jet lag, stress or workload. It is best described as a kind of numbness that leaves one physically discharged,…
Monday, February 10, 2014
Roundtable Hosted by USC Shoah Foundation to Discuss Role of Technology in Teaching the Humanities
Professors from across the University of Southern California will come together for a roundtable discussion about the effect of new technologies on humanities classrooms, organized by USC Shoah…
Monday, February 10, 2014
USC Shoah Foundation Welcomes Institute Fellow Douglas Greenberg
Former USC Shoah Foundation executive director Douglas Greenberg has begun a two-month residency at USC Shoah Foundation as part of his 2013-2014 Institute Fellowship.Greenberg, who served as…
Friday, February 7, 2014
Kagarama Secondary School Conducts Rwanda’s First Classroom IWitness Pilot
The first in-classroom pilot of IWitness in Rwanda will take place next week at Kagarama Secondary School in Kigali.The pilot is part of the second phase of the IWitness in Rwanda project, a joint…
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Born in the City that Became Auschwitz Exhibit Translated into 10 Languages and Counting
USC Shoah Foundation’s online exhibit Born in the City that Became Auschwitz is now available in French, Italian, Russian, Slovak, Hungarian, Spanish, Polish, Arabic and Czech. All versions are…
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
My Encounter with Helena Horowitz
I first learned about Helena Horowitz’s life history when I found her testimony as I searched through the archive in IWitness the Institute’s educational website featuring the testimonies of…
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Second Polish Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century Program Begins in Warsaw
A new group of educators will learn about testimony-based education and develop their own lessons using the Visual History Archive starting today as part the second Teaching with Testimony in the…
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
IWitness Featured in JFCS Manovill Holocaust History Fellowship
When a select group of eight high school students learn about the Holocaust and genocide each year as part of the Manovill Holocaust History Fellowship at Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ (JFCS…
Monday, February 3, 2014
Shoah Foundation Exhibit and New York Times Article Focus on Holocaust “Killing Sites”
A USC Shoah Foundation exhibit and recent New York Times article remember that millions of people were murdered not in concentration camps, but in public sites all over Eastern Europe.The article,…
Friday, January 31, 2014
Eötvos Loránd University Presents Visual History Archive to Students and Educators
Students and educators have multiple opportunities to learn about USC Shoah Foundation and explore the Visual History Archive at Eötvos Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest over the next few weeks…
Thursday, January 30, 2014
UNESCO Exhibit “Journeys Through the Holocaust” Viewable on USC Shoah Foundation Website
You don’t have to be in Paris to view UNESCO’s “Journeys Through the Holocaust” exhibit, curated by USC Shoah Foundation associate director of education – evaluation and scholarship Dr. Amy M Carnes…
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
USC Shoah Foundation Seeking Candidates for Teaching and Research Fellowships
Scholars interested in developing college courses or conducting research using USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive are invited to apply for 2014-15 fellowships at USC Shoah Foundation…
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Call for Proposals: Teaching Fellow Program, Summer 2014
USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education invites proposals for its 2014 Teaching Fellows program that will provide summer support for faculty at the Institute&rsquo…
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Call for Proposals: Student Research Fellow Program 2014-15
USC Shoah Foundation -- The Institute for Visual History and Education invites proposals for its 2014 Student Research Fellow program. The fellowship provides support during summer 2014 or one…
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
The Fine Line of Genocide History
The recent New York Times article, The Shroud over Rwanda's Nightmare (January 9, 2014), had me perplexed at first. Michael Dobbs' enquiry centers on the character of Jean-Pierre, the informant who…
Monday, January 27, 2014
A szembenézés bátorsága
A Soá Alapítvány tananyagszerzői a videóinterjúkkal való oktatási tapasztalataikatosztják meg a Vasárnapi Hírekben: http://www.vasarnapihirek.hu/fokusz/a_szembenezes_batorsaga
Monday, January 27, 2014
Steven Spielberg Says “Justice Lives in Memory” in UN Keynote Address
Steven Spielberg, founder of the USC Shoah Foundation, said it is vital for genocides to be remembered through eyewitness testimony in his keynote address this morning at the United Nations’…
Monday, January 27, 2014
New Online Exhibit Brings the “City That Became Auschwitz” to Life
Though it’s most known as the city that was home to the Auschwitz concentration camp, the Polish city of Oświęcim has a history of its own as a small industrial center with a thriving Jewish…
Friday, January 24, 2014
Journeys Through the Holocaust?
The word journey comes to the English language from the Old French jornee, meaning a day, or, by extension, a day’s labor or travel. This word, which we normally associate with something…
Friday, January 24, 2014
Schindler’s List Screenings in Midwest to Benefit USC Shoah Foundation
Movie theatres throughout the Midwest will screen Schindler’s List Jan. 24-30, with proceeds benefiting USC Shoah Foundation.The Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis will play the film Jan. 24-30,…
Thursday, January 23, 2014