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Kori Street to Speak at Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley
USC Shoah Foundation Director of Education Kori Street has been invited to give a lecture at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley, Calif., this Sunday, August 9 at 1 p.m.Street’s talk…
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
USC Shoah Foundation Condemns Rise of Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
In light of the deplorable anti-Semitic incident at Ohio State University, and other campuses in recent months, USC Shoah Foundation is working to develop programs that will combat the troubling rise…
Monday, August 3, 2015
Testimony Presented at U.S. State Department Girls’ Science Camp in Rwanda
Two USC Shoah Foundation staff members gave a presentation to 120 high school students from all over the world who are in Rwanda for the three-week WiSci Girls STEAM Camp.Part of the White House’s…
Friday, July 31, 2015
Two-Part Echoes and Reflections Webinar Wed., August 5
USC Shoah Foundation Senior Education Specialist and Trainer Lesly Culp will lead the first session of a two-part webinar on Echoes and Reflection Wednesday, August 5; educators can sign up here.In…
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The Journey Starts with 10 Voices
During the 1960s, the Guatemalan government unleashed a war against various small guerilla groups across the country. This so-called “internal conflict” turned into a 36-year genocide against Mayan…
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
La Fundación Shoah USC y FAFG Lanzan Proyecto Juntos Para Arrojar Luz Sobre el Genocidio Guatemalteco
In EnglishLa Fundación Shoah USC– El Instituto para la Historia Visual y Educación une fuerzas con La Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala (FAFG), una organización forense…
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
USC Shoah Foundation and FAFG Co-Launch Project to Shine Light on Guatemalan Genocide
En españolUSC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education has joined forces with La Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala (FAFG), a Guatemalan forensics…
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Teaching with Testimony Begins Fourth Year in Poland
The fourth cohort of Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century in Poland met last week for their initial training on using testimony in their classrooms.USC Shoah Foundation’s flagship professional…
Monday, July 27, 2015
Texas A&M Teaching Fellow Adam R. Seipp Conducts Research at USC Shoah Foundation
USC Shoah Foundation’s first Texas A&M Teaching Fellow Adam R. Seipp got to do something he doesn’t often get the opportunity to do: work uninterrupted in the Visual History Archive and fully…
Friday, July 24, 2015
"Past is Present" in Action: Ruth Hernandez
This year-long series will catch up with teachers, students and staff who participated in the Auschwitz: The Past is Present professional development program led by USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery…
Thursday, July 23, 2015
IWitness Workshop at Dallas Holocaust Museum’s Educator Conference
Teachers in Texas can register to attend Dallas Holocaust Museum’s Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference Aug. 3 and 4.The training is open to teachers, administrators and other educators of…
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Holocaust Scholar Yehuda Bauer Records Testimony for Visual History Archive
Renowned Holocaust scholar and former USC Shoah Foundation Yom HaShoah Scholar Professor Yehuda Bauer has given his testimony to USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.Karen Jungblut, USC…
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
“Teaching with Testimony 2015” Begins in Hungary After Record Number of Applicants
The 2015 Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century program in Hungary has finally begun after the most competitive application process in the history of the program.In March, 53 educators applied…
Monday, July 20, 2015
New Institute Stats Show “Eyes on Testimony” Nearly Doubled This Year
Almost twice as many people watched testimony across all of USC Shoah Foundation’s platforms and programs this year compared to the 2013-2014 fiscal year.Each year, USC Shoah Foundation tracks “Eyes…
Friday, July 17, 2015
New “Flavor Files” Will Lower Costs and Expand Access to Visual History Archive
USC Shoah Foundation’s ITS department is one month into a yearlong project that will ultimately change the way universities access the Visual History Archive.The project is to ingest over 720,000 …
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Teachers Return for Teaching with Testimony 2014 Follow Up
After learning the methodology of teaching with testimony and creating new lessons last year, the 2014 cohort of Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century in Hungary returned for their follow-up…
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Educators Present USC Shoah Foundation and IWitness Around the World in 2014-2015
Peter Cook teaches at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Los AngelesEducators gave hundreds of presentations on behalf of USC Shoah Foundation…
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Global Ethics and Compromise: Remembering Nicholas Winton
I first met Sir Nicholas Winton when he had reached the mere age of 87. He was curious to learn about the UK Holocaust Centre, which our family had opened in Nottinghamshire. Winton was…
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Echoes and Reflections Hosts Charlotte and Jacques Wolf Educators’ Conference
Echoes and Reflections kicked off its 8th Annual Charlotte and Jacques Wolf Educators’ Conference today in New York City.Twenty-three educators from across the United States are convening at Anti…
Monday, July 13, 2015
Collaboration and Inspiration at IWitness Teaching Fellowship
They came from as far away as Oregon, North Carolina and Rhode Island. Some have been teaching with testimony for years and others were…
Friday, July 10, 2015
Board Member Lee Liberman Visits Institute
Board of Councilors member Lee Liberman and Lisa Hofheimer, finance director of the Lee Liberman Charitable Foundation, visited USC Shoah Foundation today to meet with staff about upcoming programs.
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
Hundreds of Librarians Visit USC Shoah Foundation Exhibit at ALA Conference
(Douglas Ballman, left, and Sandra Aguilar at their table at the 2015 ALA Conference)External Relations Manager Douglas Ballman and Archivist Sandra…
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Meeting Pinchas
Doris Lazarus is a docent at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, the first institution to pilot New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT), a collaboration between USC Shoah Foundation and USC…
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Undergraduates Work to Improve Search Relevance in Visual History Archive
(L-r: Foster, Shearer, Bhogaonker, Maierhofer and Li talk about their project at the USC Shoah Foundation ITS…
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Echoes and Reflections and IWitness at Holocaust Teacher Workshop, Long Beach
The Eugene and Eva Schlesinger Endowed Teacher Workshop on the Holocaust at California State University, Long Beach, July 13-17 will include instruction on both Echoes and Reflections and IWitness…
Monday, July 6, 2015
Stephen Smith to Host The Look of Silence Screening at USC Cinematic Arts
(Adi and his mother, Rohani, share a solemn moment in Drafthouse Films’ and Participant Media’s The Look of Silence. Courtesy of Drafthouse Films and…
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Wolf Gruner Gives Lecture and PhD Workshop at Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Jewish Studies
Wolf Gruner, director of USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, continues his two-month residence at the Berlin-Brandenurg Center for Jewish Studies with a lecture about Jewish…
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
We Remember Sir Nicholas Winton
USC Shoah Foundation is sad to learn of the passing of Sir Nicholas Winton, the organizer of the Czechoslovakian Kindertransport and one of the most beloved rescuers of the Holocaust. Winton was 106…
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Workshop at University of Michigan-Flint to Delve Into Holocaust and Rwandan Testimonies in Research and Education
Scholars and educators in Michigan have a unique opportunity to spend five days studying and exploring the Visual History Archive, guided by USC Shoah Foundation staff, experts and genocide survivors…
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Learn About IWitness at ISTE Conference and Expo in Philadelphia
The annual International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and Expo is currently underway in Philadelphia, where attendees…
Monday, June 29, 2015