All the Missing Souls
Former Ambassador elaborates on criminal tribunals.
(Re)collections: Trauma, Collective Memory and the Archive Event
On February 10-11, the USC Shoah Foundation hosted a two-day event devoted to a multi-faceted inquiry of memory and its manifestations in individual and public life. Sponsored by The Dornsife Commons, the event was led by USC Shoah staff member Dr. Dan Leshem.
Witness and Responsibility Event: 2012 Conference of the Association of Jewish Theatre
On February 7, 2012, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., the USC Shoah Foundation hosted an event entitled Witness and Responsibility, in the Doheny Memorial Library. The day-long event focused on artistic work that engages with catastrophe and events—personal and world-wide—which challenge our sense of how things ought to be. The event was a part of the Association for Jewish Theatre's four-day international conference in Los Angeles, Reflecting and Shaping a Shifting World.
Seminář navštívil regiony
U příležitosti Mezinárodního dne památky holocaustu byly českým učitelům ve dnech 24. až 26. ledna v rámci unikátního pilotního programu představeny vzdělávací materiály vytvořené čtyřmi institucemi: experti z Jad Vašem, Vzdělávacího a kulturního centra Židovského muzea v Praze, Památníku Terezín a USC Shoah Foundation společně s místními aktivisty představili vzdělávací materiály a další pomůcky vytvořené jejich organizacemi. Seminář navštívil tři města v pohraničí: Ústí nad Labem, Klášterec nad Ohří, a Varnsdorf.
Educational Outreach to Czech Borderlands
Experts partner with local activists.
Wendy Lower Lecture: "I Wanted to Prove Myself to the Men: Female Perpetrators in the Killing Fields of the Holocaust”
On January 26, 2012, from 4 p.m.-6 p.m., the USC Shoah Foundation offered a lecture entitled I Wanted to Prove Myself to the Men: Female Perpetrators in the Killing Fields of the Holocaust, in the Social Sciences building on the USC campus. The lecture featured Wendy Lower, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of History and lecturer at Maximilians University, Munich. Drawing from wartime documents, postwar trials, private letters, and interviews, this lecture focused on outstanding cases of women who participated in the Holocaust, some in ghetto liquidations and mass sh
Stories of Holocaust Survivors Unveiled to Mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Archive features testimonials of survivors.
Educational Outreach to Czech Borderlands
On January 24 to 26, 2012, on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, educational resources offered by four organizations were presented to Czech teachers in a unique pilot event. Experts from Yad Vashem, the Educational Center of the Jewish Museum of Prague, the Terezin Memorial, and the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, partnered with local activists to showcase the educational materials and other resources made available by their organizations. The traveling seminar visited the cities of Ústí nad Labem, Klášterec nad Ohří, and Varnsdorf, in the Czech borderlands
Le testimonianze per la storia e la memoria: Voci dalla Shoah (Venezia, 24 Gennaio 2012)
Venezia–24 Gennaio 2012–Auditorium Santa Margherita
Nel programma del convegno, la prima parte è stata dedicata all’uso delle testimonianze di USC Shoah Foundation Institute nella ricerca e nella didattica, la seconda alle fonti archivistiche documentarie nel Veneto.
Album pubblicato il: 2 aprile 2012
350 Students Participate in Launch of IWitness at the UN
More than 350 New York metropolitan area high school students debuted the work that they completed in the IWitness application at the United Nations Headquarters, on January 23, 2012.
The event was cosponsored by the United States Mission to the United Nations, and held in observance of the International Day of Commemoration, in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The theme of the week of events for 2012 at the United Nations is “Children and the Holocaust.”