In the Spring 2014 issue of PastForward, USC Shoah Foundation's international consultants explain the power of watching testimony on location.
pastforward, kim simon, Martin Smok, Andrea Szőnyi / Monday, September 8, 2014
Tom Lantos describes in detail the specific lessons and tricks he learned  to memorize particular aspects of his Latin lessons. He continues to speak on the importance and affect his Hungarian education had on him.
clip, male, jewish survivor, tom lantos, hungary, education, pastforward / Monday, September 8, 2014
Contest challenges students to honor the legacy of Schindler’s List by engaging in community service inspired by survivors’ testimonies and showcasing their action in an IWitness video essay.
iwitness video challenge / Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Szilvia Szunyogh was so moved by the recent Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century program in Hungary that she created a heartfelt painting about the experience.
/ Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Voices of Our Journey is the winning video of the 2013 IWitness Video Challenge, created by high school student Ruth Hernández. Ruth was so inspired by testimony of Holocaust survivors that she went out into her own community and made a difference.
IWitness Video Challenge Winner, Ruth Hernandez / Tuesday, September 9, 2014
There is talk of a “new anti-Semitism” sweeping the globe, but all I see is the same irrational hatred aimed at the same perplexed victims, who are once again left wondering what has energized such bile.
anti-semitism, Focal Points, discrimination, op-eds, antiSemitism / Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Auschwitz: The Past is Present will support official activities of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.
auschwitz, past is present / Thursday, September 11, 2014
When Kim Simon began working at the Shoah Foundation to help coordinate efforts to collect testimonies in 1994, she understood that the voices of those who lived through some of history’s darkest times needed to be heard by as many people as possible.“Survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides and crimes against humanity have an irreplaceable perspective to add to our understanding of the world and its conflicts, wherever they occur,” Simon explained.
/ Friday, September 12, 2014
Focal Points will present USC Shoah Foundation and its Visual History Archive as a very relevant resource for those looking to find a frame of reference for the complex issues facing the world today.
Focal Points, anti-semitism / Friday, September 12, 2014
As part of the program, 100 survivors of Auschwitz, the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, will travel to Poland to attend and participate in the official observance of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 2015.
past is present, world jewish congress, wjc, auschwitz / Monday, September 15, 2014
For USC Shoah Foundation’s education department, led by director Kori Street, PhD, being involved in the Auschwitz: The Past is Present program is a historic opportunity to demonstrate USC Shoah Foundation’s commitment to sharing and teaching survivors’ stories.USC Shoah Foundation is partnering with Discovery Communications on the education component of Auschwitz: The Past is Present, a global communications and education program that will support the official observance of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 2015.
/ Tuesday, September 16, 2014
USC Shoah Foundation is partnering with Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, on education components of Auschwitz: The Past is Present.
past is present, discovery, iwitness / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Rescue is a crucial topic in understanding genocide survival and appreciating the difficult choices that people make in extreme circumstances. Although many stories of survival during the Holocaust are due to unexplained and unexplainable circumstances, there are also numerous accounts of individual and group acts of aid and rescue that contributed to the survival of thousands of Jewish people.
rescue, résistance / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Cette vidéo évoque les diplomates et le sauvetage, et raconte quelques-uns des cas les plus connus de l'aide fournie par les consulats et les ambassades, telles que les actions d’Aristides de Sousa Mendes, de Raoul Wallenberg et de Chiune Sugihara. Les diplomates de différents pays européens aidèrent les Juifs à fuir la persécution par la fourniture de visas et autres documents de circulation qui leur permirent de fuir les territoires occupés par les nazis.
unesco, rescue, wallenberg, sugihara, holocaust, clip reel, clip / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Cette vidéo aborde la question du sauvetage organisé, qui comprend à la fois l’aide gouvernementale et l’aide civile. Des individus sont intervenus en tant que membres de groupes religieux, de groupes politiques et de résistance, mais aussi comme simples habitants de quartiers et de villages. Cette vidéo présente les témoignages de Kruuse Caroe, d’Irène Rainman-Krausz et de Jean Gemähling, qui racontent leurs expériences personnelles de sauvetage pendant la Shoah .
unesco, rescue, clip reel, clip / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Cette vidéo s’intéresse au thème de la religion et du sauvetage, en montrant comment des membres du clergé ont agi individuellement ou dans le cadre d'un réseau pour protester contre les mesures antijuives et fournir un refuge aux Juifs dans des couvents, des monastères et des maisons privées. La vidéo rapporte les témoignages d’Edward Harvitt et de Kurt Lewin, survivants juifs qui bénéficièrent de cette aide pendant la Shoah, ainsi que celui d’Isaac Sephiha, qui agit aux côtés du clergé catholique pour aider les Juifs.
unesco, rescue, religion, holocaust, clip / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Cette vidéo aborde la question de la reconnaissance du sauvetage, des actes de ceux qui ont fourni aide et assistance aux Juifs durant la Shoah : ils demeurent des exemples universels quant à l'importance de préserver la dignité humaine et les droits humains face au fanatisme et aux dérives autoritaires. Nombre de ces personnes ont été honorées par les gouvernements, les communautés et par des organisations locales et internationales pour leurs actions. La vidéo rapporte les souvenirs de Betty Berz, de Kurt Lewin, d’Estelle Abas et d’Andrée Herscovici .
unesco, rescue, commemoration, french, clip reel, clip / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Alors que plus d'un million d'enfants juifs sont morts durant la Shoah, certains ont survécu dans la clandestinité. Cette vidéo raconte l'histoire d' Eva Lewin et son expérience du « Kindertransport », ce système qui permit à près de 10 000 enfants juifs de fuir l'Allemagne, l'Autriche, la Tchécoslovaquie pour se retrouver en sécurité en Grande-Bretagne .
unesco, rescue, children, clip reel, kindertransport, clip / Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Durant la Shoah, de nombreux individus et groupes ont risqué leur vie pour sauver de très nombreux Juifs . Construite à l’occasion de la « Journée internationale de la commémoration de l'Holocauste » au siège de l'UNESCO à Paris, cette exposition aborde cinq thèmes relatifs au sauvetage, mis en lumière à travers les témoignages de neuf survivants juifs et de quatre sauveteurs .
/ Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Le sauvetage est un sujet fondamental pour comprendre la survie au cours du génocide et mesurer la difficulté des choix effectués par les individus dans des circonstances extrêmes. Bien que de nombreuses histoires de survie pendant l’Holocauste soient dues à des circonstances inexpliquées ou inexplicables, il y a aussi des traces multiples d’aides individuelle ou collective et de sauvetage qui permirent à des milliers de Juifs de survivre.
/ Tuesday, September 16, 2014
The Aladdin Project, founded by Anne-Marie Revcolevschi, uses the power of words to create bonds between Jewish and Muslim worlds. This article first appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of PastForward.
pastforward / Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Dora Goldberg remembers when her mother never returned due to roundups by German soldiers in France. Dora describes being sent to her aunt's house and hiding in the bathroom from Nazis who were searching for her and her brother.
clip, female, jewish survivor, dora goldberg, seperation, human rights, personal action / Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Through his work with the University of London Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education, Tony Cole teaches “hard to reach” students, who have social, emotional, behavioral or physical needs. But while these students face significant learning challenges, Cole has found IWitness to be an effective and powerful tool to teach them about the Holocaust.
/ Thursday, September 18, 2014
A sea of faces dotted with “Nie Wieder!” banners wraps around the Brandenburg Gate in the heart of Germany's capital. As I join them on this Sunday afternoon, I cannot help but think of the crowds that once had gathered under the same grey skies hanging onto every hateful word of their chosen leader, Adolf Hitler.
anti-semitism, Berlin, Angela Merkel, op-eds, antiSemitism / Thursday, September 18, 2014
The Power of Words activity is inspired by Elie Wiesel; thousands of students read his memoir Night every year to learn about the Holocaust. Students will consider the ways in which speaking and writing might empower survivors.
IWitness activity, iwitness / Thursday, September 18, 2014
Clara Isaacman didn’t speak about her experience hiding from the Nazis in Belgium until about 20 years later. She reflects on how Elie Wiesel inspired her to write a book about her survival called, Clara’s Story. Clara’s testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, The Power of Words.
clip, female, jewish survivor, elie wiesel, belgium, iwitness, Clara Isaacman / Thursday, September 18, 2014
Genocide survivors' testimonies are often cited in research papers and books - but that's not the only way they can be used. The Place and Media in Remembering Genocide panel will introduce three projects that incorporate survivor memories into specific locations and forms of media.
international conference / Friday, September 19, 2014
Henry Kress reflects on returning to his home in Poland after liberation and found a stranger living in his family home. Henry also describes how he reunited with a friend and former prisoner from Auschwitz, who helped him find work.
clip, male, jewish survivor, Henry Kress, poland, upstander / Friday, September 19, 2014
Jared McBride, the first-ever Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellow at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, says testimony isn’t just an important aspect of his upcoming book manuscript. It can help prove that the controversial history he studies even happened.
/ Monday, September 22, 2014
Bronia Hatfield speaks on the mass killings that took place near her village in the region of Wolyn. By the end of World War II, 98.5 percent of Wolyn’s Jewish population was dead and most of the towns destroyed.
clip, female, jewish survivor, bronia hatfield, human rights, wolyn / Monday, September 22, 2014

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