Looking into a mirror and making sure her hair looked just so, Yevnigue Salibian didn’t notice me as I was taking her picture. It took a few seconds, but when she finally realized I had documented her act of vanity, she smiled coyly.

As a survivor of the genocide, Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez fully understands the complexities involved not only in surviving such an atrocity, but also in healing and moving forward.

Today marks the launch of #BeginsWithMe, a social media campaign led by USC Shoah Foundation that encourages people to share what they will do to learn from the Holocaust and help fight prejudice and intolerance.

Former Auschwitz: The Past is Present teacher Miljenko Hajdarovic announced that he has been chosen to join 300 other educators to completely reform the Croatian national curriculum.

Andrew Ferber, son of Holocaust survivor Roman Ferber, visited USC Shoah Foundation to present the Institute with a copy of his father’s book Journey of Ashes: A Boyhood in the Holocaust. The book is available on Amazon.

Access copies of 15 testimonies given by survivors born in MagdeburgFor more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

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A testimony-based audiovisual resource for educators in Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary is now available online.

Access copies of 42 testimonies given by survivors who worked in the camp at Neustadt bei Coburg in Hungarian, English Portuguese,

Access copies of 2 testimonies.

Access copies of 2 testimonies given by survivors of Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Access copies of 3 testimonies given by survivors from Germany in Duth and English languages.

Access copies of 1 testimony given by a survivor born in Regensburg, Germany.

Access copies of 1 testimony given by a survivor from Schweich, Germany.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Access copies of 8 testimonies given by interviewees who discuss their experiences in Soltau, Germany.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

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Students learn the fascinating story of Helen Fagin, who survived the Holocaust running a clandestine school, living under a false identity and even escaping deportation, in this Information Quest.

As School Library Media Specialist at Clark Mills Elementary School in Manalapan, New Jersey, Gail Murray introduces not just one class each year but many to USC Shoah Foundation testimony in order to supplement their learning about the Holocaust.Murray wanted to complement the fourth- and fifth grade units on the Holocaust with age-appropriate content in the library, so she researched possible websites, literature and videos that would enhance what they are learning in their classrooms. She said she felt that she “hit gold” when she found USC Shoah Foundation and IWitness.

Access copies of 1 testimony.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:Tel:  +1 213 740 3756

Access copies of 11 Testimonies given by survivors in Worms, Germany.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Access copies of 1 testimony given by David Schuster.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Access copies of 10 testimonies given by survivors from Chemnitz, Germany.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

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Access copies of 13 testimonies given by interviewees born in Trier, Germany.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Access copies of 2 testimonies given by survivors born in Wittlich.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Access copies of 2 testimonies of Greek Jewish Partisans.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Access copies of 33 testimonies given by Jewish Survivors and Rescue and Aid Providers in Hungarian language.For more information, please contact the USC Shoah Foundation:

Now former USC students Nitya Ramanathan and Christina Schoellkopf share the first time they watched genocide survivor testimony and how it inspired them to make a real difference in the world.