Call for Papers:

International Conference "Comparative Lenses: Video Testimonies of Survivors and Eyewitnesses on Genocide and Mass Violence"
June 6-7, 2019

Organized by the George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention, Yahad-In Unum, the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, and the AGBU Nubar Library

The Conference

On August 2, 1944, nearly 3,000 Roma and Sinti women, men and children were murdered in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

In this clip, Odette Ariav talks about the impact the Holocaust had on her family and the importance of giving testimony.

Danish Holocaust survivor Silja Vainer describes the comfort she derived from joining a Jewish-Muslim-Christian interfaith group that engages in community outreach.

Alfred Fischer remembers his voyage through different countries before arriving and settling in Chile with his wife Herta Eisenreich, also a Holocaust survivor.

Testimony brings to life why we join World Jewish Congress and communities everywhere for International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the #WeRemember campaign.

In this clip from her testimony, Holocaust survivor Itka Zygmuntowicz recalls her mother's last words of advice to never allow herself to become bitter.

Lauren Deutsch is a sophomore at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studying the History of Art. She was a 2018 summer intern at USC Shoah Foundation and has a personal connection to the Holocaust.