Die Existenz der Stadt geht mindestens auf das 12. Jahrhundert zurück. Im Zuge der Teilung Polens im Jahr 1772 wurde die Stadt in die österreichische Habsburgermonarchie integriert und erst nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges wieder ein Teil Polens. In dieser Zeit wurde Oświęcim zu einem Industriezentrum und einem wichtigen Eisenbahnknotenpunkt. Im Jahr 1921 lebten in Oświęcim 4.950 Juden, wobei die Anzahl bis zu dem Beginn des Zweiten Weltkrieges auf 8.000 anstieg, wodurch zu dieser Zeit mehr als die Hälfte der Bevölkerung Oświęcims jüdisch war. Direkt nach dem Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde Oświęcim von deutschen Truppen okkupiert und im Oktober 1939 an das Großdeutsche Reich angeschlossen.

此可下载影片剪辑自南加州大学纳粹浩劫基金会视觉历史档案的犹太人大屠杀惨案幸存者的见证影片，这些幸存者在波兰的奥斯威辛市（Oświęcim）出生和长大，如今该城市因纳粹德国占领统治期间在该地建立奥斯威辛（Auschwitz）集中营而恶名昭彰。在设立奥斯威辛集中营之前，奥斯威辛市原本拥有一个繁荣多元的犹太小区。影片透过在该地长大的人，以第一人称叙述的方式，带领观众一窥该镇历史中经常被忽略的元素。见证影片提供有关此主题的内容。播放时间：28分钟。

这个城市存在的历史至少可以回溯到 12 世纪。继波兰于 1772 年被瓜分后，该市便遭奥地利哈布斯堡王朝（Habsburg Austrian Empire）吞并，直到第一次世界大战结束后才回归波兰统治。在那段期间，奥斯威辛市成为工业中心和重要的铁路枢纽。犹太人口在 1921 年为 4,950 人。二次世界大战前夕，该市约有 8,000 名犹太人，占波兰全部犹太人口的半数以上。奥斯威辛在二次世界大战一开始时即遭到占领。到了 1939 年 10 月，该市被大德意志（Greater Germany）吞并。

Students and faculty have three unique and exciting opportunities to get involved with USC Shoah Foundation beginning this summer.

Peter Berczi began working as a librarian at Budapest's Central European University in 2009 –the same year that CEU became a Visual History Archive Access site. But more and more, he says, he thinks this coincidence was meant to be. Berczi helps professors at CEU find testimonies to use in their courses and conducts sessions to teach their students how to use the archive. He also conducts Visual History Archive trainings for local secondary educators as part of the Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century professional development program.

President Paul Kagame visited USC Shoah Foundation on Wednesday to learn more about the Institute’s work linking testimony, technology and education.

George and Giselle Weiss are both child survivors and natives of Belgium. George describes when he first met Giselle after he returned to Belgium from his military service in the Israel. Giselle explains how her grandmother disapproved of their romance because George was not orthodox. In 1955 George and Giselle married in Belgium and moved to the United States. February 13 2014 was George and Giselle’s 59th wedding anniversary.

Twenty years since its founding, the USC Shoah Foundation maintains a vibrant presence in the Czech Republic to educate the next generation about genocide and tolerance through the use of its Holocaust survivor testimonies.

George and Giselle Weiss are both child survivors and natives of Belgium. George describes when he first met Giselle after he returned to Belgium from his military service in the Israel. Giselle explains how her grandmother disapproved of their romance because George was not orthodox.  Two years later George and Giselle married in Belgium and then moved to the United States.

Filmmaker Sam Kadi says he’ll be looking for honest, impactful storytelling when he helps judge the entries for this year’s Student Voices Short Film Contest. Kadi – an “engineer by trade, filmmaker by choice,” he says – came to the United States from Syria in his ‘20s and began making short films and documentaries after a stint as a theatrical actor, writer, and director. He graduated from the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan in 2007 and wrote and directed several narrative and documentary films including the award-winning short film Raised Alone in 2009.

During six days of intensive training at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ) in Warsaw, Poland, 10 experienced Polish educators learned how to use USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive in their educational practice.

Eva Dolin was born in Salonika Greece, which had the largest Jewish population in Greece. She remembers being deported to a ghetto area outside of Salonika. Eva also recalls being separated from her parents and how her father encouraged her to escape.

The finalists have been chosen and now it’s up to the viewers to select their favorite entry from the Student Voices Short Film Contest.

Three professors from across the University of Southern California took part in a thought-provoking conversation about technology’s place in teaching the humanities Tuesday, moderated by USC Shoah Foundation director of education Kori Street.

Jack Robbins was a prosecutor for the United States during the Nuremberg Trials. Jack recalls how the trials were fair proceedings that led to justice and even helped advance international law.

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Click here to watch a livestream of Ms. Bangura's talk from 6-7:30 p.m. PST, moderated by USC Shoah Foundation executive director Stephen Smith and United Nations News and Media Executive Producer Andi Gitow.

Twelve years after being part of the team that designed the interface of the Visual History Archive, Ella Belzberg has made a detailed examination of the process her dissertation at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.

In time for February’s Olympic Games and Black History Month, two new activities have been published to IWitness, each dealing with racism in different contexts.

Buchenwald camp liberator Leon Bass reflects on the discrimination he experienced while going to college in the United States after his military service.  Leon describes how baffled and angry he felt that he was encountering the same type of prejudice and threat of civil liberties that he fought against during WWII. This testimony clip is featured in the new IWitness Activity, Fighting in the Face of Racism.