100 Days to Inspire Respect

Elizabeth recalls a peaceful protest in a nearby town that turned violent, giving her the opportunity to protest against police brutality in Washington.

Virtual reality lab LightShed, in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, MPC VR, OTOY, Inc., and HERE BE DRAGONS, proudly announce the world premiere of the first-ever Holocaust survivor testimony in room-scale VR, THE LAST GOODBYE, at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T.

100 Days to Inspire Respect

Daniel recounts how his male gender led to his Jewish identity being exposed by Nazis while he pretended to be an altar boy at a Catholic orphanage in Belgium.

Four applied mathematics undergraduate students are dedicating their summer to a major research project for the USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education.

Mrs. Apfel, a pianist, plays Chopin's Valse de l'Adieu, (Farewell Waltz), which she played for her friends in 1942, at age 13, when saying goodbye to them. They were all running away to save their lives.

Gender: Female
DOB: March 3, 1929
City of birth: Bedzin
Country of birth: Poland
Ghettos: No
Went into hiding: Yes
Other experiences: Hid in: Angoulême (France), Le Puy (France)

 

100 Days to Inspire Respect

Alice explains how feminism has positively impacted her life.

Inge and her sister Edith left Zurich, Switzerland for London, United Kingdom, to be reunited with their father after the war. Inge relates that her mother, who had made her way to Sweden after liberation, also joined them in England. It was 1946.

Through this set of resources, students learn about the immigrant and refugee experience, including specific definitions for migrant groups, the processes by which newcomers settle into their new home countries and the complex and difficult experience it can be.

Theary recounts a debate among her family about where to travel next as refugees of the Cambodian Genocide.