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.
McMaster University Gains Access to the Institute's Visual History Archive
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, has become the first site in Canada with access to the Institute's Visual History Archive (press release). The University hosted an event on November 3 to celebrate the launch of the archive; Branko Lustig, an Oscar-winning film producer and Holocaust survivor whose life story is preserved in the archive, spoke at the event.
Album posted on: November 7, 2011
November 2011 Workshop at the University of Athens
On November 3, 2011, the University of Athens gained access to the Institute's Visual History Archive. As part of the launch, the University hosted a workshop led by Andrea Szőnyi, the Institute's Regional Consultant in Hungary, who gave a presentation on the history of the Institute and the scope of its regional activities; and Verena Nagel, Project Manager of the Multimedia Archive at Freie Universität Berlin's Center for Digital Systems. The workshop continued on November 4 with hands-on training on the use of the archive.
Anti-Defamation League, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Workshop for Teachers
First in a series, aimed at middle and high school educators.
McMaster University Becomes First Site in Canada With Access to the Institute's Visual History Archive
Launch event to be held on campus.