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VR Film "Lala" Tells Story of Bond Between Family and Dog During the Holocaust

USC Shoah Foundation is announcing the release of Lala, a virtual reality film and educational resource that tells the true story of a dog that brightened the lives of a family interned by the…
Monday, October 2, 2017

ISTE Awards IWitness Seal of Alignment for Proficiency for 5th Year

The international Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) awarded IWitness its Seal of Alignment for Proficiency after a rigorous review process, marking five years that IWitness has been approved…
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Ukrainian Students Commemorate Anniversary of Babi Yar Massacre with IWalks

USC Shoah Foundation’s IWalk at the site of the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine is helping students gain a deeper understanding of the tragedy in commemoration of its 76th anniversary this week. …
Friday, September 29, 2017

Explore the Visual History Archive and New Dimensions in Testimony at Trojan Family Weekend 2017

USC Shoah Foundation will once again invite USC students and their families to learn more about the Institute and watch testimonies in the Visual History Archive on October 12 and 13 at Trojan Family…
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Watch USC Shoah Foundation Senior Director of Programs and Operations Kori Street’s Talk at USC’s Innovate Armenia

USC Shoah Foundation was featured at the USC Institute of Armenian Studies’ Innovate Armenia festival for the first time on Saturday. Now in its third year, Innovate Armenia is an all-day…
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

USC Shoah Foundation Presentations to Educators and Students in Prague and Budapest

USC Shoah Foundation staff and partners will present the Visual History Archive and IWitness at a seminar and conference in Central Europe next week. On October 5, the Malach Centre for Visual…
Monday, September 25, 2017

Back to School with IWitness 2018: Part One of New Search Functionalities

In this series, we take a closer look at the new features and resources coming to IWitness in time for the 2017-2018 school year. …
Friday, September 22, 2017

Institute Launches "Ways to Inspire Respect" Professional Development Series

The Ways to Inspire Respect Professional Development series launching today will engage with real-world issues that teachers face in classrooms, such as cultural conflict, lack of…
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Holocaust Survivor Ed Mosberg Visits Institute and Screens New Documentary “Destination Unknown”

Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg made his first trip to USC Shoah Foundation last week to learn about the Institute’s work, screen the new documentary in which he is featured, and make a special…
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Echoes & Reflections Launches New Look and Enhanced Website

Echoes & Reflections users may have gotten a surprise if they visited its website this morning: the debut of Echoes & Reflections’ new look and feel and enhanced website, offering expanded…
Monday, September 18, 2017

Survivor Ed Mosberg Donates Torah Scroll

Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg believes it is his duty to share what happened to him, his family, and millions of other Jews during World War II. He regularly shares his story with students all…
Friday, September 15, 2017

Staff Visit Nanjing University and Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to Present Indexing Methodology and New Dimensions in Testimony

USC Shoah Foundation staff demonstrate New Dimensions in Testimony to Director Zhang and other staff at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall A…
Thursday, September 14, 2017

The 80th Anniversary of the NKVD Order #00447

On July 30, 1937 the head of Soviet secret police Nikolai Ezhov signed the order that started a mass punitive operation against their own citizens. Having been lucky enough to grow up in the age…
Thursday, September 14, 2017

In Memory of Kurt Messerschmidt

We are sad to learn of the passing of Kurt Messerschmidt, Holocaust survivor, educator and beloved cantor. He was 102. Messerschmidt was born Jan. 2, 1915 in Weneuchen, Germany, but moved to…
Thursday, September 14, 2017

First-Ever American IWalk Guides Students Through Boyle Heights, Los Angeles

With dozens of IWalks developed for locations throughout Central and Eastern Europe, an IWalk has finally come to the United States. “Pastrami, Tacos, Burgers: Continuity and Change in Boyle…
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Filmmaker and Historian Christian Delage Discusses His Work in Facebook Live Interview

Documentary filmmaker, historian and curator Christian Delage gave a live interview on the Institute’s Facebook page last week, wherein he discussed his past 20 years of experience researching…
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Nearly 1,000 English Transcripts Added to Visual History Archive

USC Shoah Foundation integrated the first 984 English-language transcripts into the Visual History Archive over the weekend – the first such update since ProQuest began working on transcribing…
Monday, September 11, 2017

Back to School with IWitness 2018: New Activities

In this series, we take a closer look at the new features and resources coming to IWitness in time for the 2017-2018 school year. Over a dozen new multimedia activities in a variety of languages…
Friday, September 8, 2017

Renowned Holocaust Scholar Deborah Lipstadt Speaks at USC Shoah Foundation Community Event at Aspen Jewish Community Center

Deborah Lipstadt, renowned Holocaust scholar, author and professor, was a guest speaker at USC Shoah Foundation’s community event at Aspen Jewish Community Center on August 9. Now, a few weeks later,…
Thursday, September 7, 2017

New Dimensions in Testimony Now Installed at Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City

Visitors to the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City can now interact with the testimonies of Holocaust survivors Pinchas Gutter and Eva Schloss through USC…
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

2017 Interdisciplinary Research Week Lecture Summary

2017-2018 Interdisciplinary Research Week team "Mobility, Survival and Integration: Experiences and Narratives of Holocaust Survivors in Latin America" August 24, 2017 Interdisciplinary…
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Call for Applications: 2018-2019 Center Research Fellowship

Call for Applications: 2018-2019 Center Research Fellowship Deadline: October 25, 2017 The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced…
Sunday, September 3, 2017

The Florida Holocaust Museum Authors IWitness Activity on Holocaust Refugees

Walter Loebenberg Continuing its partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, The Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) education staff have authored an IWitness activity introducing students to the…
Thursday, August 31, 2017

Visual History Archive Workshop at Clark University on September 13

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research Director Wolf Gruner will give a workshop on how to use the Visual History Archive at Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and…
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

University of Southern Denmark Students Construct Videos on IWitness

Longtime Visual History Archive user Professor Therkel Straede took his use of testimony one step further last semester by giving his students an assignment to construct their own videos in IWitness,…
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Barbie Zelizer Named 2017-2018 Rutman Teaching Fellow

Barbie Zelizer, the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the 2017-2018 Rutman Teaching Fellow by the…
Monday, August 28, 2017

The Human Spirit is Indestructible

The communications team, from left: Rob Kuznia, Deanna Hendrick, Josh Grossberg, Holly Blackwelder, Robin Migdol, Jeffrey Langham Through testimony I have realized that the human spirit is…
Monday, August 28, 2017

“Research Week” Scholars Launch Project to Study Testimonies of Holocaust Survivors in Latin America

The 2017-2018 Interdisciplinary Research Week at USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research has come to a close, but for the seven scholars who were awarded this year’s fellowship,…
Friday, August 25, 2017

Call for Proposals: "Diversity and Inclusion Through Testimony" Grants for USC Faculty

USC Shoah Foundation – Institute for Visual History and Education and USC Center for Excellence in Teaching welcome proposals from faculty who will integrate USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History…
Thursday, August 24, 2017

Central European Educators Attend Master Teacher Workshop at USC Shoah Foundation

Three graduates of USC Shoah Foundation’s Master Teacher program in Central Europe traveled to Los Angeles this week for additional training to take their use of IWitness and testimony to the next…
Wednesday, August 23, 2017