Bearing witness on a city sidewalk

By: Ulrika Citron

Curious but friendly onlookers in the multicultural middle-class neighborhood in Amsterdam joined us. A café owner slowly crossed the street. “What’s happening?” she asked. “We are placing memorial stones in front of my grandparents’ home where they last lived before being deported in 1942,” I replied. “Please join us!”
Ulrika Citron

First Visual History Archive site in Africa opens in Rwanda along with the launch of the world's first IWitness classroom

The additions will enable the people of Rwanda, who are still dealing with the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis that left as many as 1 million people murdered over the course of 100 days, to connect with people from the past who shared similar experiences.

Eighth-grade class inspired by IWitness to highlight good deeds

By: Eighth-grade class inspired by IWitness to highlight good deeds

Ignited by students’ enthusiasm over IWitness's recent “100 Days to Inspire Respect” initiative, a campaign called #180DaysToInspireRespect has students at Robert Adams Middle School in Massachusetts volunteering each day to present about the respectful acts they’ve witnessed, received, read and heard about.
Eighth-grade class inspired by IWitness to highlight good deeds
Ignited by students’ enthusiasm over IWitness's recent “100 Days to Inspire Respect” initiative, a campaign called #180DaysToInspireRespect has students at Robert Adams Middle School in Massachusetts volunteering each day to present about the respectful acts they’ve witnessed, received, read and heard about.

Hungarian professor to use Visual History Archive to counter rampant xenophobia

Although the current situation in Hungary is more complex than many outsiders understand, it’s a tense situation, Ildikó Barna said, and a good time for students to pay more attention to where the slippery slope of hatred can lead – and where it has indeed taken their own country.

Jewish Refugees and American Dreams in Shanghai

Kimberly Cheng’s lecture, “American Dreams: Jewish Refugees and Chinese Locals in Post-World War II Shanghai,” examined the collision of cultures in Shanghai, which was significantly influenced first by the persecution of Chinese by Japanese invaders throughout the country, then by the influx of Jewish refugees, and after the war ended, by the arrival and presence of U.S. troops.

Applications for Institute’s upcoming Junior Intern Program coming due

Southern California students in the seventh grade and above are welcome to apply to the highly competitive internship program, which provides a dynamic learning opportunity for young people who will engage with testimonies from survivors and witnesses of genocide.

"Countering Antisemitism Through Testimony" presentation at UN

On September 26, 2018, video testimonies on antisemitism by USC Shoah Foundation opened a high-level discussion on combatting antisemitism sponsored by UNESCO. The panel included United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Here are some photos from the event.

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