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Jayne joined USC Shoah Foundation in 2012, and is based in New York and Philadelphia. Currently the Director of Community Engagement & Outreach Programming, Jayne served as Managing Director of Advancement from 2012-2022. Prior to joining USC, Jayne was President of The ARJAY Group and spent over 25 years as a special event, fundraising and volunteer management consultant. She is a graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Nicole Watkins serves as the Director of Donor Relations for USC Shoah Foundation’s Advancement team and is responsible for managing our donor relations program, stewarding our community of donors and producing the Annual Impact Report. Prior to joining USC 12 years ago, Nicole managed the Los Angeles region of Operation Hope’s Banking on Our Future program. Nicole received her MBA, Masters in Television, Radio and Film, and undergraduate degree in Speech Communication from Syracuse University.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Doug works in the Institute’s technology group as a Technical Project Leader on a variety of different technology projects including the current, major re-development of the Institute’s web applications, IWitness and VHA. Doug has worked for the Shoah Foundation since 2000, starting originally as a Historical Content Analyst to help index English language testimonies and has worked in numerous roles over the years. Doug received a MA in History from California State University, Los Angeles, and both a BA in English Literature and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Mills Chang is the Senior Software Architect leading the software development of USC Shoah Foundation ITS Department. Mills received his Master in Computer Science from USC in 2002 and joined USC Shoah Foundation in May 2008.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Daryn Eller manages the Institute’s institutional media collection and participates in cataloging the Visual History Archive testimonies. She previously worked as a magazine and book writer, has an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley, and a masters in library and information science from San Jose State University.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Zachary Goode fulfills most filming and editing requests that come to ITS. He also helps oversee the digitization and quality control of new collections. He received his M.F.A in Film Production from the Chapman University.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Michael Russell is a lead web developer at USC Shoah foundation. He received a BA in French from University College London, England, and has been a software engineer in the Los Angeles area since 1983.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Inna Gogina is the archivist of the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. Prior to that, she has worked at USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education in a variety of capacities since 1999, including assistant production coordinator, historical content analyst, coordinator of international programs, and international digital education associate.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Crispin Brooks is the curator of the Institute’s Visual History Archive. He holds a M.Phil. in Russian Literature from the University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a diploma in translation from the Chartered Institute of Linguists. His academic publications include two works on Russian avant-garde poetry; his current research interests include the Holocaust in Ukraine and the North Caucasus.
/ Wednesday, May 15, 2013
View “The USC Shoah Foundation Story,” a video about the Institute's history and its current mission at the University of Southern California.
shoah, promo / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp)(generic)Ravensbrück (Germany, Concentration Camp)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)Drancy (France: Concentration Camp)Neustadt-Glewe (Germany: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, jewish survivor, chapman, female / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Barbara Gerson
Born
May 30, 1924Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
December 4, 1997
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:29:15
Ghetto(s)
Czestochowa (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Tschenstochau (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)
Other experiences
full, testimony, chapman, female, Barbara Gerson, jewish survivor / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Ralph Fischer
Born
November 28, 1922Lódz, Poland
Date of Interview
February 5, 1996
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:14:43
Ghetto(s)
Lódz (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Mauthausen (Austria: Concentration Camp)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)
full, testimony, chapman, jewish survivor, Ralph Fischer, male / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Jack Lewin
Born
April 13, 1927Lódz, Poland
Date of Interview
January 27, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:56:35
Ghetto(s)
Lódz (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)
full, testimony, chapman, male, jewish survivor, Jack Lewin / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Henry Wellner
Born
February 16, 1920Sosnowiec (Kielce), Poland
Date of Interview
November 29, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:16:41
Camp(s)
Gross Rosen (Germany: Concentration Camp)Gross Sarne (Germany: Concentration Camp)Klettendorf (Germany: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, jewish survivor, male, chapman, Henry Wellner / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Sam Steinberg
Born
September 1, 1928Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Date of Interview
March, 27, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:18:49
Ghetto(s)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)Flossenbürg (Germany: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, chapman, jewish survivor, male, Sam Steinberg / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Engelina Billauer
Born
July 29, 1927Berlin, Germany
Date of Interview
March 1, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:30:22
Camp(s)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration Camp)Stutthof (Danzig (FC): Concentration Camp)Goldfields (Estonia: Concentration Camp)Ereda (Estonia: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, chapman, female, jewish survivor, Engelina Billauer / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Paula LebovicsBornSeptember 25, 1933Ostrowiec (Kielce), PolandDate of InterviewMarch 16, 1995Location of InterviewCalifornia, U.S.A.Length of Interview3:12:50Ghetto(s)Ostrowiec (Kielce, Poland: Ghetto)Camp(s)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)
full, chapman, female, testimony, jewish survivor, Paula Lebovics / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Fela Gipsman
Born
September 5, 1926Bedzin, Poland
Date of Interview
October 17, 1994
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
:53:41
Camp(s)
Sosnowitz (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)Blechhammer (Germany: Concentration Camp)Schatzlar (Czechoslovakia: Concentration Camp)
Liberated by
full, testimony, chapman, female, jewish survivor, Fela Gipsman / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Julia Lentini
Born
April 15, 1926Eisern, Germany
Date of Interview
November 12, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
3:06:32
Camp(s)
Auschwitz ll-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)Schlieben (Germany: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, chapman, Roma-Sinti Survivor, gypsy, gipsy, female, Julia Lentini / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Joseph Aleksander
Born
August 3, 1923Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
June 23, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:57:03
Ghetto(s)
Warsaw, Poland
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp)(generic)Buchenwald (Germany: Concentration Camp)Majdanek (Poland: Concentration Camp)
full, chapman, testimony, male, jewish survivor, Joseph Aleksander / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Gerda Klein
Born
May 8, 1924
Bielsko, Poland
Date of Interview
December 7, 1995
Location of Interview
Arizona, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
3:09:23
Ghetto(s)
Bielsko Biala (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Helmsbrechts (German: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, female, chapman, jewish survivor, gerda klein / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Richard Billauer
Born
January 1, 1925Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
March 1, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
:50:16
Other Experiences
Soviet exileSovkhoz (A state-owned farm in the former Soviet Union)
full, testimony, chapman, male, jewish survivor, Richard Billauer / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Renée Firestone is a survivor of the Holocaust and was among our first interviewees. She became a successful fashion designer, as well as a frequent speaker about her experiences during the war in schools, museums and other educational settings.
full, testimony, chapman, female, jewish survivor, Renee Firestone / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Franz Wohlfahrt
Born
January 18, 1920Velden (Unterwinklern, Carinthia), Austria
Date of Interview
April, 13, 1997
Location of Interview
Ontario, Canada
Length of Interview
3:13:24
Arrested
Yes
Camp(s)
Dieburg (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Other Experiences
Aid giverPrisons
full, testimony, chapman, male, jehovah's witness, Franz Wohlfahrt / Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Sally RoismanBornOctober 2, 1930Sosnowiec (Kielce), PolandDate of InterviewOctober 23, 1996Location of InterviewCalifornia, U.S.A.Length of Interview1:54:05Ghetto(s)Sosnowiec (Poland: Ghetto)Camp(s)Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration Camp)
full, testimony, chapman, female, jewish survivor, Sally Roisman / Wednesday, May 15, 2013