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Behind the Music: Matt Lawson Reflects on “Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as Resistance to Genocide”

Musicologist Matt Lawson came to “Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as Resistance to Genocide” conference hoping for feedback on one of his newest research ideas, and he wasn’t disappointed.Lawson…
Friday, October 16, 2015

"Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as Resistance to Genocide" Conference Sparks Debate and Inspiration

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invited scholars from around the world to its academic conference Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as Resistance to Genocide at USC Oct…
Thursday, October 15, 2015

New Testimony Clips Added to IWitness Watch Page

Forty-eight testimony clips have been added to the popular “Watch” page on IWitness.The clips are derived from the latest projects and activities…
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

“Past is Present” in Action: Ingrid Alexovics

This year-long series will catch up with teachers and staff who participated in the Auschwitz: The Past is Present professional development program led by USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education…
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

POLIN “Museum on Wheels” Brings Testimony Across Poland

Not everyone in Poland has made it to Warsaw to visit POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. But this summer, the museum came to them.This was the second annual tour of the “Museum on Wheels,” a…
Monday, October 12, 2015

USC Shoah Foundation to Lead Panel at USC Global Conference in Shanghai

USC Shoah Foundation will return to China, where it has collected some of its newest testimonies, to participate in University of Southern California’s Global Conference 2015. Leaders of the USC…
Friday, October 9, 2015

Behind the Music: Music as Resistance in Indonesia

This series will introduce the scholars and musicians who will participate in USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s international workshop Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as…
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Film Music, Testimony and the Holocaust

When I commenced my PhD journey three years ago at Edge Hill University in northern England, I had little idea of where the journey would take me, both literally and figuratively. It is therefore…
Thursday, October 8, 2015

USC Neuroscientists Use Testimony in Groundbreaking Study of Gratitude

When someone gives you a gift or does you a favor, what’s happening in your brain? That’s what researchers from USC’s Department of Psychology and Brain and Creativity Institute have just…
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

In Memory of Johnny Strange

USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of Johnny Strange, a record-holding adventurer and supporter of USC Shoah Foundation. At 17, Strange became the youngest person to summit…
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

What is the Story? Two Sonderkommando Interviews in the USC Shoah Foundation Archive

By Dawn SkorczewskiStulberg: Were you ever in the gas chamber? Did you see the gas chamber?Venezia: Of course I was every day over there.Stulberg: Can you describe to us what it looked like…
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

French Contest on Resistance and Deportation Incorporates Testimony for Fourth Year

View 2015-2016 CNRD exhibitThe annual French National Contest on Resistance and Deportation (CNRD) includes an online exhibit of testimony clips curated by USC Shoah Foundation for the fourth…
Monday, October 5, 2015

Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation - année 2015-1016

Pour la quatrième année, l'USC Shoah Foundation propose aux élèves et aux enseignants participant au Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation, une sélection de témoignages. Pour l…
Monday, October 5, 2015

Behind the Music: "Forbidden Songs" in Warsaw

This series will introduce the scholars and musicians who will participate in USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s international workshop Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as…
Friday, October 2, 2015

Expanded Junior Intern Program Kicks Off at USC Shoah Foundation

A few familiar faces and many more new students attended the first session of the 2015-16 Junior Intern program at USC Shoah Foundation this weekend.The USC Shoah Foundation Junior Intern program is…
Thursday, October 1, 2015

10 MORE Unique Facts about the Visual History Archive

The Visual History Archive contains 53,000 eyewitness testimonies to genocide and mass atrocities. What you might not know is that each testimony is indexed to the minute with over 62,000 keys words…
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Behind the Music: Challenging “Music as Resistance”

This series will introduce the scholars and musicians who will participate in USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s international workshop Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as…
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

USC Shoah Foundation Participates in #AskAnArchivist Day for Second Year

Have you ever wanted to know what it takes to become an archivist? Or what the archivists at the USC Shoah Foundation are working on today? How has the…
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

"Past is Present" in Action: Charlotte Masters

This year-long series will catch up with teachers, Junior Interns and staff who participated in the Auschwitz: The Past is Present professional development program led by USC Shoah Foundation and…
Monday, September 28, 2015

Breakfast with Paula

“Coffee?” said the waitress. “No, none for me please!” said Paula. “I can’t stand coffee!” she said, leaning forward to me before uttering back to the waitress. “Espresso…
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Anita Lasker Wallfisch Records Interview for New Dimensions in Testimony

New Dimensions in Testimony, USC Shoah Foundation’s project with Conscience Display to record three-dimensional, interactive testimonies of Holocaust survivors, is set to expand in a big way…
Friday, September 25, 2015

Behind the Music: Resisting Apartheid with Music in South Africa

This series will introduce the scholars and musicians who will participate in USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s international workshop Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as…
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Hate Speech is not Freedom of Speech

Rini Sampath is the last person any smart individual would choose to insult. She is intelligent, bright eyed, strong – an independent individual with a highly centered sense of her own…
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Course at Lauder Jewish School in Prague Introduces Students to Testimony

USC Shoah Foundation Senior International Program Consultant Martin Šmok has begun teaching a yearlong course at the Ronald Lauder Jewish School in Prague to introduce students to the Visual History…
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

New Czech-Language Exhibit Highlights Plight of Refugees

A new exhibit on the USC Shoah Foundation website takes a closer look at the stories of refugees after World War II. It is inspired…
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Six Easy Steps to Join #IWitnessChat

In an effort to create a deeper engagement with educators online, USC Shoah Foundation’s educational website IWitness is hosting monthly Twitter chat's on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. We…
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

IWitness Enhances Word Cloud Functionality

Students can now get even more creative with their IWitness Information Quests.The Information Quest is a brief activity designed for students to view…
Monday, September 21, 2015

Behind the Music: Commemoration and Resistance in the Music of Shostakovich

This series will introduce the scholars and musicians who will participate in USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s international workshop Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music as…
Friday, September 18, 2015

Detroit Students Share Experiences with Testimony at Ambassadors for Humanity Gala

While guests of the 2015 Ambassadors for Humanity Gala on Sept. 10 trickled into the Henry Ford Museum and enjoyed a cocktail reception before dinner began, a small group of high school students was…
Thursday, September 17, 2015