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On Tuesday afternoon, the Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s conference, “A Conflict? Genocide and Resistance in Guatemala” will move away from academic analysis for a session entitled “Personal Reflections on Resistance.”
Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner describes her experiences attending school to get her certification to become a dance teacher.
The meeting is supported by USC Shoah Foundation and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. Stephen Smith, executive director of USC Shah Foundation, holds the UNESCO Chair in Genocide Education.
Vivien Spitz describes her daily routine as a court reporter at the trial of Victor Brack, Karl Brandt and other SS doctors in Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-47.
Guatemalan Genocide survivor Juliana Tun Xalin describes how she and others were evacuated from the mountains after hiding there for several years during the genocide.
Rosalina shares what her grandparents taught her about her Mayan heritage.
Guatemalan Genocide survivor Diego remembers when the bombing began in his village. He recounts his decision to leave home and hide in the mountains, losing everything.
Jesus explains how some in his community thought he was "ungrateful" for helping to put a perpetrator of the genocide in jail. The man himself even told Jesus he wished Jesus had killed him so he wouldn't have to be in jail.
USC Shoah Foundation and the Latin American network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will convene for two days the weekend of Sept. 10-11 to discuss teaching about genocide in Latin America.