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New Resources in IWitness for Teaching with the Film “Denial”

IWitness has partnered with Participant Media and Bleecker Street Media to provide educational resources for the new film Denial, which tells the true story of the Holocaust denial libel trial…

Friday, October 14, 2016

Eötvos Loránd University Gives Seminar on the Visual History Archive in Sign Language

Budapest’s Eötvos Loránd University (ELTE) offered its first-ever sign language seminar for hearing-impaired patrons on USC Shoah Foundation and the Visual History Archive on Oct. 6 at the…

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Benjamin Madley Speaks on Genocide of California Native Americans at Center for Advanced Genocide Research

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research welcomed UCLA Professor Benjamin Madley to USC on Tuesday to give a lecture on a genocide that hits closer to home, at least in a geographic…

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Chicago Public Schools Invite IWitness to Service-Learning Community Partner Resource Fair

Chicago educators will learn about IWitness as an option for helping their students meet the city’s service-learning requirement at a special resource fair on Monday, Oct. 17. Chicago Public…

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

USC Shoah Foundation Educational Resources Included in Ukrainian Conference on Roma in the Holocaust

Anna Lenchovska, USC Shoah Foundation regional consultant in Ukraine, shared some of the Institute’s unique educational resources at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World…

Monday, October 10, 2016

Building Bridges Not Borders: Destroying the Trump Wall

On the announcement of his Presidential run for office, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump made headlines when he announced his pursuit to build a wall spanning more than 1,300 miles and as…

Monday, October 10, 2016

October and November Echoes and Reflections Online Professional Development Courses Open for Registration

Educators can register for a variety of free webinars throughout October and November that will…

Friday, October 7, 2016

Explore Visual History Archive and New Dimensions in Testimony at Trojan Family Weekend

USC Shoah Foundation is opening its doors to University of Southern…

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Future of Storytelling Festival Features New Dimensions in Testimony

The Future of Storytelling Festival in New York City is including New…

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Join the Conversation for #AskanArchivist Day

Above: View Facebook Live broadcast interviews with USC Shoah Foundation indexers (top) and archivists To commemorate National Archives Month, the Society of American Archivists is…

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Paula Cuellar Cuellar Lecture (Summary)

Paula Cuellar Cuellar (University of Minnesota) "A Tale of Two Genocides: Scorched Earth Operations as Genocidal Practices in El Salvador and Guatemala" September 22, 2016 Paula Cuellar…

Friday, September 30, 2016

Comcast Launches Third Annual USC Shoah Foundation PastFORWARD Broadcast

For the third year, Comcast will offer a slate of programming from USC Shoah Foundation. The broadcast, called PastFORWARD, is available to all Comcast subscribers via its X1 smart TV app and…

Friday, September 30, 2016

Thirty Days of Testimony from the Canadian Collections Begins Today

USC Shoah Foundation will honor the official launch of its Canadian collections in the Visual History Archive on September 29 with a 30-day series of clips highlighting the breadth and depth of the…

Thursday, September 29, 2016

In Hungary, ITeach Accredited and IWitness Integrated into National Textbook

USC Shoah Foundation’s ITeach seminars, which introduce educators to IWitness and teaching with testimony from the Visual History Archive, have been officially accredited by Hungary’s Ministry of…

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Center Fellow Paula Cuellar Cuellar Speaks on Genocide and Scorched Earth in Guatemala and El Salvador

On the heels of USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s international…

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

USC Shoah Foundation Debuts IWalk and IWitness Activity for 75th Anniversary of Babi Yar

Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine, USC Shoah Foundation has published a new IWitness activity about Babi Yar and has begun leading a brand-new IWalk at the…

Monday, September 26, 2016

Apply For Center Fellowship and Interdisciplinary Research Week

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research has two exciting opportunities for scholars that are currently accepting applications. The first is for Interdisciplinary Research Week,…

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Explore Sonderkommando IWitness Activity in Conjunction with “Son of Saul” on Hungarian TV

Sonderkommando survivor Dario Gabbai shows historical documents he donated to USC Shoah Foundation Hungarian TV station…

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Jewish Interactive Museum of Chile Gains 100 Holocaust Testimonies from Visual History Archive

Expanding its reach in South America, USC Shoah Foundation has reached an agreement with a museum in Chile to house nearly 100 testimonies from Holocaust survivors. The testimonies were licensed…

Monday, September 19, 2016

Guatemala Conference Wraps up at Villa Aurora

Conference co-chairs Victoria Sanford and Wolf Gruner share their final thoughts on the conference USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s conference “A Conflict…

Friday, September 16, 2016

Guatemalan Genocide Conference Panels Cover Justice, Solidarity and Personal Stories

Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens chairs the "Transnational Impacts of Genocide" panel Over the course of the USC Shoah Foundation…

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Rosalina Tuyuc Velasquez and Marvyn Perez Give Keynote at Guatemala Conference

Guatemalan Genocide activists Rosalina Tuyuc Velasquez and Marvyn Perez delivered impassioned…

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Fredy Peccerelli Tells Story of FAFG’s Partnership with USC Shoah Foundation at Guatemala Conference

The conference “A ‘Conflict?’ Genocide and Resistance in Guatemala” hosted by USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research began in earnest Monday morning with a fascinating and at…

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

"Finding Oscar" Opens Guatemalan Genocide Conference

From left: Wolf Gruner, Stephen Smith, Ryan Suffern, Frank Marshall, Scott Greathead, Freddy Peccerelli Fresh…

Monday, September 12, 2016

UNESCO Latin American Delegation Learns About Teaching with Testimony

USC Shoah Foundation and the Latin American network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will convene for two days the weekend of Sept. 10-11 to discuss…

Friday, September 9, 2016

USC Shoah Foundation Hosts Third Meeting of UNESCO Latin American Network for Education on the Holocaust and Other Genocides

Representatives from twelve countries will participate in a one-day meeting Friday, Sept. 9 at USC Shoah Foundation to continue their work on developing regional and national activities within the…

Thursday, September 8, 2016