Charlotte Knobloch, born in Munich in 1932, survived the Holocaust disguised as a Christian child on a Bavarian farm. After the war, she reunited with her father and remained in Germany, eventually dedicating her life to combating antisemitism. The XR Experience “Inside Kristallnacht” centers on her story.  In this message to her grandchildren, Dr. Knobloch emphasized the importance of taking pride in one’s Judaism in an era of antisemitism and misinformation.

Holocaust survivor Clara Isaacman  recalls the cross-cultural joy of the holiday season when she was growing up in Antwerp, Belgium.

At a time when antisemitism is on the rise, USC Shoah Foundation’s Countering Antisemitism Through Testimony program aims to push back against its spread. The Institute has been recording video testimonies of people whose lives have been disrupted by contemporary acts of violent or virulent antisemitism, as well as experts on the matter and advocates who have made a dedicated effort to counter the hate. This video includes excerpts of testimonies from survivors and witnesses of a synagogue attack in Copenhagen that USC Shoah Foundation recorded for this new collection.

At age 4, Morris Dancyger witnessed the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet forces. In his 2008 testimony held by the Calgary Jewish Federation and part of the USC Shoah Foundation archive, Morris recalled the moment he and his family realized Soviet troops had entered their barracks. Shortly after liberation, a Soviet military crew filmed Morris revealing his concentration camp tattoo. This historic footage later appeared in the 1945 documentary "Oswiecem" (Auschwitz), which documented evidence of Nazi crimes and atrocities.

World War II liberator William McKinney describes the need for communities to come together.

The Center's 2016 International conference began Monday, September 12, and conference organizers Wolf Gruner (USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research) and Victoria Sanford (Lehman College, CUNY). After welcome remarks, Fredy Peccerelli from the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) presented on “Guatemala: New Testimonies and the Guatemalan Genocide.”

Watch a virtual panel discussion on the topic of Hate speech and the prevention of genocide through education hosted by UNESCO, jointly with the Permanent Delegation of Rwanda to UNESCO. The institute is joined by many experts from around the world during this virtual panel discussion marking International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

In this clip from her 2019 interview with the USC Shoah Foundation, Ivy Schamis, an educator at Parkland High School, stresses the value of Holocaust education. More on Ivy Schamis Listen to Ivy reflect on the importance of reaching out after an act of violence. Explore our IWitness activity, Bonding Through Adversity.

Werner recalls his life after the war, starting with a new wife in America.

His testimony appears in Jeremy Howard's lesson

Odoska speaks about hiding Jews in the medical school in Italy where she was training.

Alex recalls when he was a little boy hearing Hitler on the radio.

Jan Orlík popisuje svůj ilegální odchod z Protektorátu Čechy a Morava. Jako mnozí jiní směřoval do Polska, přes Ostravu. Jan Orlík se narodil jako Jan Adler roku 1919 v Praze, ale vyrůstal v Železné Rudě a v Klatovech. Po okupaci Československa uprchl do Polska, kde vstoupil do Československé armády, a přes Švédsko odjel do Velké Británie. Bojoval u Dunkirku, po válce se vrátil do vlasti.

Jaroslav Kraus popisuje svůj útěk z evakuačního transportu. Šlo o stejný transport, který se později proslavil díky povídce Arnošta Lustiga a filmu Démanty noci Jana Němce. Jaroslav Kraus se narodil roku 1922 v Praze. Podle zákonů platných na území Protektorátu pocházel z takzvaného "smíšeného manželství". Přežil ghetto Terezín, a tábory Osvětim - Birkenau, Buchenwald, a Meuselwitz. Žije v Praze.

Jan Orlík se narodil jako Jan Adler roku 1919 v Praze, ale vyrůstal v Železné Rudě a v Klatovech. Po okupaci Československa uprchl do Polska, kde vstoupil do Československé armády, a přes Švédsko odjel do Velké Británie. Bojoval u Dunkirku, po válce se vrátil do vlasti.

Jaroslav Kraus se narodil roku 1922 v Praze. Podle zákonů platných na území Protektorátu pocházel z takzvaného "smíšeného manželství". Přežil ghetto Terezín, a tábory Osvětim - Birkenau, Buchenwald, a Meuselwitz. Žije v Praze.

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