Mirgazim Sabirov was a teenager when he and his family rescued a Jewish family during the mass executions at Babi Yar. His family was not a part of an underground resistance or rescue group but acted alone. The atrocity at Babi Yar claimed the lives of 100,000 men, women, and children.

Gisela Dollinger’s husband, Bernard Dollinger was arrested by the Gestapo in Vienna, Austria. Gisela persuaded Gestapo personnel to release her husband and saved Bernard from being deported to a concentration camp. Gestapo personnel told Bernard and Gisela they had two weeks to leave Austria or they would be deported; the couple then fled to Shanghai.

Seventeen students and alumni of Comcast’s and One Economy's Digital Connectors Program piloted the Institute’s new online application, IWitness. During the program, students utilized IWitness to develop video projects that explored their understanding of the Holocaust and its connection to their own lives. Hear students and educators at the Digital Connectors Program speak about their experience.

The regional winners of the IWitness Video Challenge were inspired by Holocaust survivor testimony to serve food to the needy, speak out for immigration reform, hold a book drive for kids and more. One will be named the winner of the 2013 IWitness Video Challenge.