Eva Schloss New Dimensions in Testimony Filming, Dec. 18, 2015
ABINAL, Guatemala (AP) — Juan Chen Chen lit up as he recalled a childhood spent romping in the Guatemalan countryside, playing soccer and spinning tops while his parents harvested maize and squash. But his voice turned somber and his eyes wandered blankly to focus on a nonexistent horizon as he described the events of March 1980, when the army came to town. Chen managed to hide, but others weren’t so lucky.
Board Member Mickey Shapiro Endows Academic Research Fellowship
Longtime USC Shoah Foundation board member Mickey Shapiro has given a gift to fund an endowed research fellowship program at the Institute’s Center for Advanced Genocide Research in honor of his parents, Sara and Asa Shapiro, who both survived the Holocaust.
Second-Grade Students in Hungary Learn about Hanukkah from Testimony
A teacher in Hungary used testimony to introduce some of her school’s youngest students to Jewish culture.