When the Past is Present
KGMC staff members held panel discussion.
When the Past is Present
On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, four inspiring young men from Rwanda's Kigali Genocide Memorial Center spoke about their mission to document the past, and the purpose of taking testimony. Diogene Mwizerwa, Paul Rukesha, Martin Niwenshuti, and Yves Kamuronsi addressed how they will use the infrastructure of the Shoah Foundation Institute to tell the human story of another genocide as well as other topics such as taking testimony, the complexity of memorialization, and memory in a fractured society. In addition, the evening included the presentation of a commendation from the Cit
Institute Staff Attend International Task Force
Attendees include Canada, United Kingdom and United States delegations.
Institute’s Archive Now in the Cloud
Secure storage ensures safety and accessibility of archives.
Institute Welcomes New Director of Programs, Dr. Kori Street
Dr. Street will drive education agenda in multiple countries.
2,500 Testimonies Accessible at the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (NYC)
The Institute has made 2,500 of its testimonies available at the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York, NY. The collection, which will open to the public on the 73rd anniversary of Kristallnacht (November 9, 2011), includes testimony of Holocaust survivors, rescuers, and liberators. Press release
Album posted on: November 7, 2011
University of Athens, in Partnership With Freie Universität Berlin, Gains Access to the Institute's Visual History Archive
Opening even held in early November.
HMC Fellowship 2011
For the second year, the Institute is participating in the International Fellowship Program in Holocaust Education. Organized by the Holocaust Memorial Center, with generous support from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the Task Force on International Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, the fellowship—a unique initiative in Hungary—is a year-long program during which participants will develop their own Holocaust education project. This year’s fellows include education experts, university educators, curriculum developers, education policymakers,
The Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to Offer Public Access to 2,500 Testimony Videos From the USC Shoah Foundation Institute
The Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York, is pleased to announce that starting on Kristallnacht, November 9, it will be the only public institution in New York where visitors can access video testimonies from Holocaust survivors and other witnesses collected by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
IWitness at National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention
USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education will present its Web application IWitness, now in beta, at the 2012 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. The convention will take place from November 15–18 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.