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Polish Educators Present Testimony-Based Lessons at Teaching with Testimony Follow-Up


Eleven new lesson plans and long term educational projects were developed during the fourth Polish edition of the Teaching with Testimony program. Read More

Application Open for Fifth Annual “Teaching with Testimony” in Hungary


Educators in Hungary are encouraged to apply for this year’s Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century program. The deadline is April 3, 2016. Read More

Teaching Fellow Alina Bothe Discusses Testimony as “Virtual In-Between of Memory”


In her talk, Bothe shared her analysis of comments on USC Shoah Foundation's YouTube channel. Read More

Filling in the Silence


Every once in a while, I have a moment when seemingly disconnected ideas collide in peculiar relief, bringing clarity and making sense – admittedly sometimes only to me. I had one of those days recently when I was looking at the calendar and realized that International Women’s Day on March 8 was approaching. Read More

IWitness Adds Activities and Clips in Three New Languages


IWitness is expanding its offerings for non-English speakers. Read More

Julia Werner Lecture (Summary)


Julia Werner, the 2015-2016 Greenberg Fellow, gave a public lecture at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research focusing on photographs of ghettoization of the Jewish population in Poland, which is part of her wider dissertation research project on photography in occupied Poland. Read More

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