Keynote/Presentación: Rosalina Tuyuc, CONAVIGUA (Coordinadora Nacional de Viudas de Guatemala / National Association of Guatemalan Widows), Guatemala

Roundtable/Mesa redonda: Sobrevivientes y refugiados del genocidio guatemalateco (Survivors and Refugees of the Guatemalan Genocide)

  • Rosalina Tuyuc 
  • Dr. Marvyn Perez (Los Angeles)
  • Victoria Sanford (Moderator/Moderadora)

Chair/Moderadora: Beatriz Cortez, Central American Studies, CSU Northridge

Chair/Moderadora: Marjorie Becker, History and English, USC

  • Victoria Sanford, Lehman College, CUNY
  • Wolf Gruner, USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research

Jewish survivor Ze’ev Weiszner shares his painful story of purposely injuring his leg so that he wouldn’t have to work anymore and instead be sent to a hospital. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre collection.

Jewish survivor Liselotte Ivry fondly remembers various Jewish holidays she would celebrate with her mother, and even talks about going to church with some of her non-Jewish friends. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre collection.

On Wednesday, October 5, USC Shoah Foundation will share best practices of using the Visual History Archive, host live conversations with our archivists and indexers; and give a demonstration of the new ProQuest search function.

Chava Kwinta remembers the hidden messages that were exchanged from prisoners in Auschwitz with the Poles just outside of the camp. This was how people began to find out what was really happening inside of the camps. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives collection.

The Future of Storytelling Festival in New York City is including New Dimensions in Testimony as an example of emerging technology for telling meaningful, immersive stories.

Jewish survivor Lolly Samoch remembers how frightened she was when the Gestapo came to her home asking for her father. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre collection.