Esther talks about going to church very frequently so that she could learn all of the Christian prayers and convince others that she was Christian, not Jewish. When she was living with a Nazi family, they questioned whether or not she was really Christian and they had her recite prayers to prove her faith.
Lesly Culp is the senior content specialist and trainer for IWitness, USC Shoah Foundation’s educational platform. Culp joined USC Shoah Foundation in 2014 after having worked with the Institute for years as an English teacher at Vista Murrieta High School.
Special Guest Ambassador Irina Bokova
UNESCO Director-General
Hosted by Stephen D. Smith
Executive Director of USC Shoah Foundation
UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education
Monday, February 8, 2016
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Leavey Library 17
Light refreshments will be served
The USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life proudly presents
"Casden Conversations"
The Powers and Perils of Nazi Propaganda
Sunday, March 6, 2016
4-5:30 p.m.
USC Doheny Memorial Library room 240
Izak Kiven describes the train journey to Prague and the conditions in the city for refugees after World War II. The people were very friendly and eager to help him and other survivors.
Liberator Floyd Dade talks about his experiences growing up in a segregated neighborhood in the U.S. before the war.
