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The Holocaust has always been a topic close to my heart. Not only because I am Jewish and Israeli, but also because I’ve been learning about the Holocaust since my childhood. Last year, I felt the strongest connection to the Holocaust when I attended March of the Living, a two-week trip to Poland and Israel.

op-eds / Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Budapest “Yellow-Star House” Online Exhibit Features Testimony

Testimony clips of Hungarian Holocaust survivors have been incorporated into a fascinating project out of Budapest: Open Society Archive’s “Yellow-Star Houses” online mapping exhibit.

central european university, budapest, yellow star / Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Deák Ervin on Yellow Star Houses

The Jews of German-occupied Budapest, Hungary were relocated to specially selected buildings throughout the city identified as Yellow Star houses. Each house was marked with a yellow Star of David on a black background. The decree for relocation was issued on June 16, 1944. Deák Ervin remembers when his family’s apartment was seized by a soldier and they were then forced to live in the soldier’s old apartment, designated as a Yellow Star House. Deák Ervin reflects on the horrible conditions of the apartment.

clip, male, jewish survivor, hungarian, Deák Ervin, yellow star houses / Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Trudy Album on Holocaust Education

Trudy Album reflects on the importance of memory, tolerance and Holocaust education.

clip, female, jewish survivor, trudy album, future message / Tuesday, May 20, 2014

March of the Living Unites Friends

I look at the picture and realize this is why I’m working at the USC Shoah Foundation. This is what it’s all about. The photo shows two women standing in a field of green grass dotted with dandelions. The younger of the two has her arm wrapped around the other. The older woman smiles at the camera, while the other’s attention is focused only on her friend. The bond between them comes through; the love they share is unmistakable.

March of the Living, auschwitz, op-eds / Wednesday, May 21, 2014

UNESCO Publishes Article on IWitness’s Effect on Students

USC Shoah Foundation’s education staff have published an article revealing IWitness’s profound effect on high school students around the world in an annual publication by UNESCO.

iwitness, article / Wednesday, May 21, 2014

PhD Candidates Gather at USC for Researching the Holocaust Workshop

Graduate students specializing in Holocaust research will come together at the University of Southern California beginning Monday for the week-long Researching the Holocaust workshop.

center for advanced genocide research, cagr / Thursday, May 22, 2014

Judith Becker on hiding

Judith Becker speaks on how she escaped from deportation to another concentration camp and hid from SS soldiers within the Taucha camp days before liberation.

clip, female, jewish survivor, hiding, escape / Thursday, May 22, 2014

Meeting History

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.

Armenian Genocide, testimony, GAM, op-eds / Monday, August 31, 2015

2013/03/28: Student Voices Awards Ceremony 2013

March 28, 2013: The Student Voices short film contest enables USC students to join the conversation about genocide and human rights by using the Visual History Archive to craft visual arguments around these topics. The top films were screened at a special event hosted by the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Following the screening, the USC Shoah Foundation moderated a discussion with the judges, including Ari Sandel, who won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Short Film for West Bank Story.

presentation / Friday, May 23, 2014

Michelle Clark speaking at the 2014 AFH gala

afh, afh2014, gala, speech / Friday, May 23, 2014

Steven Spielberg speaking at the 2014 AFH gala

afh, afh2014, gala, speech / Friday, May 23, 2014

AFH2014 Gala Speech Playlist

event / Friday, May 23, 2014

Yevnige Salibian

Armenian Genocide survivor Yevnige Salibian speaks about forgiveness and current genocide denial.

clip, female, armenian survivor, Armenian Genocide, Yevigne Salibian / Friday, May 23, 2014

Four Testimonies Taken in Paris for North Africa and Middle East Collection

Jacqueline Semha Gmach traveled to Paris last month to oversee the recording of four testimonies for USC Shoah Foundation’s new North Africa and Middle East collection, and returned inspired and awed by the interviewees and their experiences.

tname, jacqueline gmach / Monday, May 26, 2014

Yevnigue Salibian, 100 Year Old Armenian Genocide Survivor, Records Testimony for Armenian Genocide Collection

Yevnigue Salibian is one of the few remaining survivors of the Armenian Genocide, and one of last to provide testimony of that event for the USC Shoah Foundation. She was just a baby when the atrocity began, but has clear recollections of events that lasted into the early 1920s.

armenian surivor, Armenian / Friday, May 23, 2014

Leon Adler – Memorial Day

Memorial Day in the United States commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. US army veteran Leon Adler remembers helping mortally wounded soldiers while serving in Germany.

clip, male, liberator, leon adler, memorial day / Friday, May 23, 2014

The Next Generation

Esther Toporek Finder discusses how second and third generation survivors embrace the message of education and remembrance in this article from PastForward Spring 2014.

/ Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Terezin: Chapter 1: Video 1

Já díky tomu, že jsem stavěl tu dráhu, jsem se seznámil s několika železničáři, kteří mi za určité protihodnoty - nejenom mně, ale několika lidem - nosili stravu.—Viktor Laš