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Facing History and Ourselves to Host IWitness Twitter Chat Jan. 13

The first IWitness Twitter chat for educators of 2016 will be hosted by Facing History and Ourselves, on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST.

iwitness, Twitter Chat, facing history / Friday, January 8, 2016

Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village Hosts USC Shoah Foundation and Aegis Trust at Graduation

USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith is part of a group of partners invited to attend the 2016 graduation ceremony at Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village and review the work of their respective organizations in Rwanda.

agahozo shalom, asyv, aegis / Monday, January 11, 2016

Carl Wilkens, Rescuer during the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Attends IWitness Presentation in Oregon

A group of educators and community members in Portland, Ore., learned about IWitness and met with Carl and Teresa Wilkens at a special seminar this fall.

teacher training, Rwanda Genocide, Carl Wilkens / Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Holocaust Geographies Collaborative Embarks on New Research with Testimony

The group aims to discover new insights about movement, spaces and time in Holocaust survivor testimonies.

gis, geography, cagr / Wednesday, January 13, 2016

New Fellowship in Genocide Studies Funds One Month of Research at USC Shoah Foundation

As part of its commitment to serving as an internationally recognized resource and leader in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies, USC Shoah Foundation has established the Robert J. Katz Research Fellow in Genocide Studies.

bob katz, car, research fellow / Friday, January 15, 2016

Call for Applications: 2016-2017 Katz Research Fellowship in Genocide Studies for PhD Candidates

The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites research proposals from advanced standing Ph.D. candidates for its 2016-2017 Inaugural Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Genocide Studies. The fellowship provides $4,000 support for dissertation research focused on testimony from the Visual History Archive.

cagr / Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Indexing Software Developed for “Group Testimonies”

The latest, most significant update to the Visual History Archive’s indexing software since 2008 addresses the growing need for a way to index testimonies with more than one survivor.

indexing, visual history archive, its / Tuesday, January 19, 2016

2016 IWitness Video Challenge Offers $10,000 in Scholarships and Prizes; Hones Students’ Digital Media Skills

Middle and high school students have the chance to win scholarships of up to $5,000 – and additional money for their educators and schools – by entering the third annual IWitness Video Challenge.

iwitness challenge, iwitness, discovery education, ford / Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Ambitious Program Will Expand Access to Visual History Archive

To meet growing demands for access to the world’s largest archive of genocide testimony, USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education is announcing its Visual History Archive Program, which will reimagine how users connect to the testimonies.

visual history archive, vhap, visual history archive program, proquest / Thursday, January 21, 2016

Legacy and Me: Hrant Dink and the Preservation of Testimony

On Jan. 19, 2016, the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) organized a commemoration for the ninth anniversary of the assassination of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. It was exactly nine years after my friends and I learned of his murder without fully understanding who he was and what his legacy would mean to us in the years to come.

armenia, Hrant Dink, Armenian Genocide, op-eds / Thursday, January 21, 2016

New Book “Holocaust and Other Genocides” Launches in Prague

USC Shoah Foundation International Training Consultant Martin Šmok presented the new Czech version of the popular educational resource Holocaust and Other Genocides in Prague on January 13.

NIOD, iwitness, Martin Smok, Czech Republic / Friday, January 22, 2016

A year later: Remembering Auschwitz

In January 2015, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Poland with other students from across the country for USC Shoah Foundation’s and Discovery Education’s Auschwitz: Past is Present program. We toured various sites in Warsaw and Krakow, Poland, with teachers and our friend Paula Lebovics, a survivor of the Holocaust. Each point in the trip was remarkable and extremely inspiring. However, the visit to the Auschwitz-Birkeanu Memorial Museum impacted me the most.

Auschwitz70, reflection, op-eds / Monday, January 25, 2016

New Hungarian-Language IWitness Activity Pilot-Tested in Budapest

A graduate of USC Shoah Foundation’s teacher training programs in Hungary is constructing and pilot-testing the first-ever original Hungarian-language IWitness activity.

iwitness, IWitness activity, Andrea Szőnyi, budapest, hungary, partner school / Monday, January 25, 2016

The Impact of Visiting Auschwitz

A person doesn’t visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland and come away unchanged, and I was no exception. The empty barracks, the barbed-wire fencing, the solemn exhibits, the telltale chimneys – all these vestiges left a strong impression. But what struck me most was the sheer vastness of the sprawling memorial to history’s most notorious death camp. Walking through Birkenau with my tour group, I gaped at the emptiness stretching for a mile in every direction – nothing but the crumbling remains of buildings half-buried in snow.

Auschwitz70, reflection, GAM, op-eds / Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Auschwitz: Past is Present - A life changing event

In January 2015, I traveled to Poland for the Auschwitz: Past is Present professional development program, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau. This entire experience, was and continues to be a life changing event for me on every level personally, professionally, and academically.

Auschwitz70, reflection, op-eds / Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Inspired to Make a Difference

In January 2015, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Poland with other students, as a junior intern, for USC Shoah Foundation’s and Discovery Education’s Auschwitz: Past is Present program, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Auschwitz70, reflection, op-eds / Tuesday, January 26, 2016

“Auschwitz: The Past is Present”’s Educational Legacy in Poland

APIP has been a powerful force for Polish teachers over the past year, says Polish Regional Consultant Monika Koszynska.

apip, poland, mhpj, Monika Koszynska / Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Visiting Auschwitz: How it changed my teaching

As the first anniversary of my life-changing trip to Poland is upon me, I take time to reflect on the impact that trip has made on me both personally and professionally. I have learned so much from my experiences as a teacher in USC Shoah Foundation’s and Discovery Education’s Auschwitz: The Past is Present program.

Auschwitz70, reflection, op-eds / Wednesday, January 27, 2016

IWitness Teacher Trainings and Presentations in Chicago

USC Shoah Foundation's Chicago Regional Consultant Brandon Barr has been busy introducing IWitness to educators in the Midwest.

chicago, brandon barr, iwitness / Thursday, January 28, 2016

Armenian Scholar Donates Four-Volume Research Book to USC Shoah Foundation

“The Extermination of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire” will be used by scholars and and researchers currently indexing testimonies of Armenian Genocide survivors.

Armenian Genocide, armenian film foundation, indexing / Friday, January 29, 2016

Call for Applications: 2016-2017 Rutman Fellowship for Research and Teaching at University of Pennsylvania

The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites proposals for its 2016-2017 Rutman Fellowship for Research and Teaching that will provide summer support for one member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty to integrate testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive (VHA) into a new or existing course. .