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Kurt Thomas was deported from his hometown of Boskovice, first to Brno, then to Terezin ghetto, then to Trawniki and the ghetto of Piaski. Kurt describes his deportation experience including the deportation center, a school, which served as the main assembly point for transports from Brno. His testimony is featured in the new Brno iWalk in Czech Reublic.

clip, male, jewish survivor, kurt thomas, Czech Republic, iwalk / Thursday, May 1, 2014

Sol Messinger on the ship St. Louis

Sol Messinger was a young boy, nearly seven, when he boarded the ship St. Louis with his family. He describes the voyage from Germany to Cuba. St. Louis was a German ship carrying Jewish refugees who were not permitted to disembark in Havana, Cuba, upon their arrival on May 27, 1939. Sol’s testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, Voyage of the St. Louis: From Hope to Despair.

clip, jewish survivor, Sol Messinger, st louis, iwitness, male / Friday, May 2, 2014

2014/02/18: Finding the Human in Digital Humanities

February 18, 2014: In our current digital landscape, information is available at a much faster speed, from a larger variety of sources, and through new mediums. This availability of resources has changed not just the way society stays informed, but the way academic subjects are both explored and taught.The discussion “Finding the Human in Digital Humanities: How Many Bytes Does it take to Get to the Center?” was moderated by Kori Street, director of education at the USC Shoah Foundation.

presentation, lecture / Friday, May 2, 2014

Warren Dunn remembers his teachers

Warren Dunn, Dachau camp liberator, reflects on his school teachers while growing up in California. He describes how both teachers influenced him and how much he respected his high school teacher.

clip, male, liberator, Warren Dunn, teacher, national teacher day / Monday, May 5, 2014

2014/02/20: Rape as a Weapon of War

February 20, 2014: A conversation with the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in ConflictSpeaking at USC on February 20, Zainab Hawa Banguara, the United Nations Undersecretary-General and Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, said that sexual assault is a deliberate tactic used to demoralize not only women – its most frequent targets – but also destroy families and tear apart communities.

presentation / Monday, May 5, 2014

Brendon Phibbs on the end of WWII in Europe

Brendon Phibbs, US Army liberator, remembers hearing the news that Germany surrendered and war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945.

clip, male, liberator, brendon phibbs / Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Herbert Rosen remembers V-E Day

Herbert Rosen describes V-E Day, Victory Day in Europe, May 8, 1945.V-E Day symbolizes the Allied military victory in Europe and the surrender of German armed forces.

clip, male, jewish survivor, Herbert Rosen, V-E day / Tuesday, May 6, 2014

2014/04/29: Women of the Holocaust, Cambodia, and Rwanda: Three Survivors in Conversation

April 29, 2014: The USC Shoah Foundation Student Association brought Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz, Cambodian Genocide survivor Sara Pol-Lim, and Rwandan Genocide survivor Edith Umugiraneza together for a panel and Q&A about women in genocide, moderated by USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith. Syuzanna Petrosyan, a USC graduate student and third-generation descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors, introduced the event.

presentation, presentations / Thursday, May 8, 2014

Frieda Robaschek – Mother’s Day

Frieda Robascheck introduces her daughter at the end of her testimony. Both women express love, appreciation and gratitude for one another.

clip, female, Frieda Robaschek, jewish survivor, mothers day / Friday, May 9, 2014

Liesl Loeb on the ship St. Louis

Liesl Loeb was a passenger on the German ship St. Louis. She describes the immigration quotas in the United States that limited the number of Jewish refugees allowed into the country. The ship carrying Jewish refugees who were not permitted to disembark in Havana, Cuba, upon their arrival on May 27, 1939. Liesl's testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, Voyage of the St. Louis: From Hope to Despair.

clip, female, jewish survivor, st louis, iwitness, Liesl Loeb / Monday, May 12, 2014

Moshe Shamir Israel’s Independence Day

Moshe Shamir remembers when Israel was declared as an independent state on May 14, 1948.

clip, male, jewish survivor, Moshe Shamir, Israel / Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Judy Lysy Remembers Jewish Restrictions

Judy Lysy speaks how Jewish restrictions and antisemitism increased in her hometown in then Czechoslovakia.

clip, female, jewish survivor, Judy Lysy, jewish restrictions / Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Richard Rozen on Hiding in Poland

Richard Rozen remembers hiding with his family in an attic of a small cabin on a farm in Poland for over two years. At night when everyone was sleeping Richard’s father gave him writing and reading lessons. Richard’s testimony is featured in the book, Testimony – The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation.

clip, male, jewish survivor, richard rozen, poland, hiding / Thursday, May 15, 2014

Georgette Banks Remembers Arrests in France

Georgette Banks describes when her father was arrested in Paris, France in 1941. She remembers begging the policeman not to take her father, who was later deported to the Drancy concentration camp.

clip, female, jewish survivor, arrests, france, Georgette Banks / Thursday, May 15, 2014

Roman Kent Remembers his dog, Lala

Roman Kent describes how his family’s dog, Lala, followed them to the Lodz ghetto and visited the family every day after attending to her own puppies.

clip, male, jewish survivor, roman kent, pastforward / Monday, May 19, 2014

Born in the city that became Auschwitz UA

У цьому відео показані уривки відеосвідчень євреїв, що пережили Голокост, взяті з архіву Інституту візуальної історії та освіти Фонду Шоа Університету Південної Каліфорнії. Вони народилися та виросли у польському місті Освенцим, що зараз відоме як місце розташування системи концтаборів Аушвіц, яка була створена німецько-фашистськими окупантами.

auschwitz, subtitled, ukrainian / Monday, May 19, 2014

Deák Ervin on Yellow Star Houses

The Jews of German-occupied Budapest, Hungary were relocated to specially selected buildings throughout the city identified as Yellow Star houses. Each house was marked with a yellow Star of David on a black background. The decree for relocation was issued on June 16, 1944. Deák Ervin remembers when his family’s apartment was seized by a soldier and they were then forced to live in the soldier’s old apartment, designated as a Yellow Star House. Deák Ervin reflects on the horrible conditions of the apartment.

clip, male, jewish survivor, hungarian, Deák Ervin, yellow star houses / Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Trudy Album on Holocaust Education

Trudy Album reflects on the importance of memory, tolerance and Holocaust education.

clip, female, jewish survivor, trudy album, future message / Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Judith Becker on hiding

Judith Becker speaks on how she escaped from deportation to another concentration camp and hid from SS soldiers within the Taucha camp days before liberation.

clip, female, jewish survivor, hiding, escape / Thursday, May 22, 2014

2013/03/28: Student Voices Awards Ceremony 2013

March 28, 2013: The Student Voices short film contest enables USC students to join the conversation about genocide and human rights by using the Visual History Archive to craft visual arguments around these topics. The top films were screened at a special event hosted by the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Following the screening, Stephen D. Smith, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, moderated a discussion with the judges, including Ari Sandel, who won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Short Film for West Bank Story.

presentation / Friday, May 23, 2014

Michelle Clark speaking at the 2014 AFH gala

afh, afh2014, gala, speech / Friday, May 23, 2014

Steven Spielberg speaking at the 2014 AFH gala

afh, afh2014, gala, speech / Friday, May 23, 2014

Yevnige Salibian

Armenian Genocide survivor Yevnige Salibian speaks about forgiveness and current genocide denial.

clip, female, armenian survivor, Armenian Genocide, Yevigne Salibian / Friday, May 23, 2014

Leon Adler – Memorial Day

Memorial Day in the United States commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. US army veteran Leon Adler remembers helping mortally wounded soldiers while serving in Germany.

clip, male, liberator, leon adler, memorial day / Friday, May 23, 2014

Terezin: Chapter 1: Video 1

Já díky tomu, že jsem stavěl tu dráhu, jsem se seznámil s několika železničáři, kteří mi za určité protihodnoty - nejenom mně, ale několika lidem - nosili stravu.—Viktor Laš