In preparation for the start of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the Nazis in power decided to minimize the presence of anti-Semitism in the city. Hugo Beckerman recalls how he was able to identify the Jewish businesses that were still allowed to run at that time.
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USC Shoah Foundation recently convened its second Teaching with Testimony for the 21st Century seminar in the Czech Republic. Held July 8-12 at the Malach Center for Visual History in Prague, the program attracted educators from throughout the country and also from neighboring Slovakia.
Join USC Shoah Foundation, Prensa Comunitaria, Movimiento plurinacional Maya Guatemalteco & FilmRise for a special advanced screening of Finding Oscar
Teachers will learn about teaching with testimony and develop their own lesson plans July 2-7, 2017, in Budapest.
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Ezechiel explains how his Christian teachings inspired a small group of Tutsis and Hutus to coexist.
USC Shoah Foundation gave a presentation today about the use of survivor testimony and its educational website IWitness at California State University, Long Beach. The presentation was part of CSU Long Beach’s weeklong Eva and Eugene Schlesinger Teacher Training Endowed Workshop on the Holocaust. The workshop provides Holocaust curriculum development training for high school teachers.
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Clem describes his friendships from growing up in Libya.
Joli Felsen never wanted to talk about her experience as a young girl during the Holocaust, until her granddaughter begged Felsen to speak to her history class. The schoolchildren were shocked by her story but also grateful for her visit.
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Julia remembers her family's prewar life as nomadic Roma in Germany.