Preserving Memory in Russian: The Life and Work of Ilia Salita
This week, we pay tribute to the life and work of Ilia Salita, a key partner and friend to the Institute of many years.
Museums, Memorials, and Memorializations after Atrocity - A Form of Ongoing Justice?
Start Time: 8:00 am PDT/11:00 am EDT/4:00 pm GMT
End Time: 9:30 am PDT/12:30 pm EDT/5:30 pm GMT
As part of the UN’s new online discussion series “Beyond the Long Shadow: Engaging with Difficult Histories”, join Institute Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen Smith and a panel of experts as they explore the topic of memorialization after atrocity on 8 July, 8:00 am PDT/11:00 am EDT/4:00 pm GMT
25 Years Later: The Srebrenica Genocide
Monday, 20 July 2020 at 11:00 AM PDT | 12:00 PM MDT | 2:00 PM EDT | | 8:00 PM CEST |4:00 AM AEST (Tuesday, 21 July)
In the twenty-five years since genocide took place in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica, several projects have been initiated to document survivors’ experiences, including a more recent collaboration between the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center and the War Childhood Museum in Sarajevo.
USC Shoah Foundation and Liberation75 partner with Mike Myers on “Stories are Stronger than Hate: A Call to Action” Student Program
Liberation75 and USC Shoah Foundation partnered on a virtual student program, “Stories are Stronger than Hate: A Call to Action,” hosted by actor/director Mike Myers, with special guest Akim Aliu, Co-founder of Hockey Diversity Alliance, on Monday June 22.
Through the personal narrative of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter and other stories, participants explored how stories create the possibility to learn about ourselves, about others and about how we can affect the change we want to see in our communities right now.
Connecting Communities: "Big Sonia" - A Special Conversation With Director Leah Warshawski
This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
Connecting Communities: Resilience Through Art With The Memory Project Productions
1:00 PDT | 4:00 EDT | 6:00 AM AEST 9 July
1 Hour
This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
Making It Work: Tools For Effective Holocaust Education Online
1:00 PDT | 4:00 EDT | 6:00 AM AEST 28 July
1 Hour 15 minutes
This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
This Juneteenth, Stronger Than Hate resources on IWitness
June 19, also known as Juneteenth, commemorates the day in 1865 when slavery ended in America - more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln. It is a day of commemoration and celebration of African American history and heritage, but also a day of reflection.