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/ Thursday, June 12, 2014
/ Thursday, June 12, 2014
/ Thursday, June 12, 2014
/ Thursday, June 12, 2014
Натисніть на зображення, розташоване вище, щоб переглянути уривки з відеосвідчень, які є частиною Домашнього завдання / Варіанти 1 і 2.
/ Friday, June 13, 2014
Alphonse Kabalisa recalls listening to anti-Tutsi propaganda on the radio with his father, after the death of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana. Alphonse’s testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, Information Quest: The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
clip, male, tutsi survivor, Alphonse Kabalisa, propaganda, IWitness activity / Monday, June 16, 2014
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) assisted in the operation of displaced persons installations in Deggendorf, Germany, following World War II. Steffi Aghassi describes the conditions in the Deggendorf displaced persons camp and shares her incredible story as to what she personally did to change the status quo.
clip, female, jewish survivor, Steffi Aghassi, Deggendorf / Wednesday, June 18, 2014
afh, afh2014, gala, Barack Obama, speech / Thursday, June 19, 2014
afh, afh2014, gala, speech / Thursday, June 19, 2014
Rose Burizhiza speaks on the discrimination she faced in school before the genocide began in Rwanda. Rose’s testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, Information Quest: The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
clip, female, tutsi survivor, discrimination, Rose Burizihiza, iwitness / Thursday, June 19, 2014
Gerda Abraham describes being a refugee and living in a displaced persons camp in Algeria.
clip, gerda abraham, female, jewish survivor, refugee, algeria / Friday, June 20, 2014
Hana Pravda speaks on the various performances, art and culture that were produced in the Theresienstadt (Terezín) ghetto. Pravda, an actress, performed in many plays, in which the scripts were smuggled into the ghetto.
clip, female, jewish survivor, ghetto performances, Theresienstadt, Hana Pravda / Monday, June 23, 2014
Judith Agular describes anti-Jewish restrictions including being forced to live in a “Yellow-star House,” in Budapest, Hungary.
clip, female, jewish survivor, judith aguilar, budapest, yellow star house / Monday, June 23, 2014
Emmanuel Muhinda describes the persecution of Tutsi and anti-Tutsi propaganda he witnessed before the genocide started in April 1994. His testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, Information Quest: The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
clip, male, tutsi survivor, rwanda, Emmanuel Muhinda / Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Henry Laurant remembers the first time he experienced antisemitism in Nazi Germany. He was targeted by other children who were influenced by Nazi rhetoric. His testimony is featured in the multimedia professional development program, Echoes and Reflections.
clip, male, jewish survivor, anti-semitism, henry laurant, echoesandreflections / Thursday, June 26, 2014
Dina Angress knew Anne Frank as a shy and quiet schoolmate in Amsterdam. Even though they weren’t close friends, she speaks on how Anne Frank’s diary was so relatable to her own story. Dina also relates on the importance of tolerance and Holocaust education.
clip, pastforward, jewish survivor, female, Dina Angress, Anne Frank, future message / Monday, June 30, 2014
Jan Karski speaks on being smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto to report on the horrible conditions and the destruction of Polish Jewry. He also recalls how he recently met, just months prior to his interview, a very successful business man, who as a child followed Karski around in the ghetto. 
clip, aid provider, jan karski, warsaw ghetto / Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Robert Fisch speaks on the importance of standing up to intolerance and the dangers of being a bystander.
clip, jewish survivor, male, future message, robert fisch / Thursday, July 3, 2014
Jean Sothere Ndamyuwera reflects on life after the genocide in Rwanda and the lessons he learned. He also speaks on the importance of tolerance and forgiveness. Jean’s testimony is featured in the IWitness activity, Information Quest: The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
clip, rwanda, male, rescuer, aid provider, Jean Sothere Ndamyuwera, future message / Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Eliezer Dowin speaks on the horrible living conditions and the forced labor in the camp of Karwin. Dowin recalls explaining to Czech prisoners that he was interned at the camp not for a crime but just for being Jewish.  
clip, male, jewish survivor, Eliezer Dowin, Karwin, forced labor / Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Robert Ronald speaks about the establishment on July 10, 1940, of the new regime in Vichy, France with full power being granted to Marshal Philippe Pétain.
clip, jewish survivor, vichy france, robert ronald, male / Thursday, July 10, 2014
After liberation from a forced labor camp in Austria, Alan Brown returned to his home in Budapest, Hungary. Alan speaks about recuperating from typhus and learning about Auschwitz and the gas chambers from other survivors.
clip, male, jewish survivor, Alan Brown, hungary, liberation / Friday, July 11, 2014
Gene Klein describes arriving at Auschwitz and seeing his family members for only a few seconds before they were separated for the camp selection process. He recalls that his father was sent straight to the gas chamber because of his white beard.
clip, male, jewish survivor, auschwitz, camp selections, Gene Klein / Monday, July 14, 2014
Lina Jackson remembers the roundup of her family members because they were Sinti and Roma, and their subsequent deportation to Auschwitz. She describes the difficult conditions of the cattle car. This testimony clip is featured in the book, Testimony – The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation.  
clip, female, roma sinti survivor, roundup, deporation, auschwitz, Lina Jackson / Wednesday, July 16, 2014
On July 20, 1944, a bomb exploded at Adolf Hitler’s headquarters in East Prussia. This plot was attempted by the German military to assassinate Hitler to gain control of the German government. Lisa Slater was at Hitler’s headquarters that day and recalls the chaos and consequences of the failed plot.
clip, female, eyewitness, lisa slater, prussia, assassinate Hitler, July 20 plot / Thursday, July 17, 2014
In the summer of 1944 members of the International Red Cross visited Theresienstadt (Terezín) ghetto in Czechoslovakia. In an effort to present Theresienstadt as a model ghetto, the Nazis deported many Jews to Auschwitz to alleviate overcrowding, renovated buildings and staged musical performances and other activities. Margot Friedlander remembers when the Red Cross visited the ghetto and speaks on the façade.
clip, female, jewish survivor, Margot Friedlander, terezin, Theresienstadt, red cross / Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Robert Fleisher describes what it was like living in Vienna, Austria during World War I, including the grim conditions and turmoil the country faced during the war and thereafter.
clip, male, jewish survivor, WWI, Vienna, Austria / Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Henry Rosmarin remembers when he was called into the commandant’s quarters at Dyhernfurth concentration camp in Germany late one night and told to play a musical piece by Schubert on the harmonica. Henry credits his musical skills on saving his life. Henry’s testimony clip is featured in the book, Testimony – The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation.  
clip, male, jewish surviovr, henry rosmarin, harmonica, music, concentration camp, testimony the book / Thursday, July 24, 2014
Kizito Kalima speaks on how he received an athletic scholarship while living in a refugee camp, which eventually led to his immigration to America. He also describes how playing basketball was a positive outlet for him as a young man.  
clip, male, tutsi survivor, Kizito Kalima, immigration, rwanda / Monday, July 28, 2014

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