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Heinz Skyte (Deconstructing Genocide)

Day 16 of 30 Days of Canadian Testimony: Nachemia Wurman on Antisemitism

Jewish survivor Nachemia Wurman remembers two distinctly haunting episodes of antisemitism he experienced as a young boy in his hometown. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre collection.

Day 17 of 30 Days of Canadian Testimony: George Scott on a Chance Encounter with Adolf Eichmann

Jewish survivor George Scott remembers encountering a man with a disturbing smile on his face standing on top of a roof where George had gone to hide. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre collection.

Day 18 of 30 Days of Canadian Testimony: Gabor Teller on Seeing his Grandfather for the Last Time

Jewish survivor Gabor Teller recalls a very emotional experience he had in Auschwitz, seeing his grandfather for the last time. This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives collection.

New Resources in IWitness for Teaching with the Film “Denial”

IWitness has partnered with Participant Media and Bleecker Street Media to provide educational resources for the new film Denial, which tells the true story of the Holocaust denial libel trial between Deborah Lipstadt and David Irving.

Day 19 of 30 Days of Canadian Testimony: Hugo Gutfreund on Hiding Underground

Jewish survivor Hugo Gutfreund and four other people made the decision to escape from Zloczow and hid in a hole in the ground that an aid provider helped construct for them. This clip is from the Visual History Archive's Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives collection.

American University of Paris’s Schaeffer Center Hosts Inaugural Conference

The conference is “Legal Legacies of Genocide: From Nuremberg to the International Criminal Courts.” USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith is one of the presenters.

Day 20 of 30 Days of Canadian Testimony: Walter Absil on Changing His Name

Jewish survivor Walter Absil discusses how he developed his fake name when hiding from the Germans and how he gained the name "Walter Absil." This clip is part of the Visual History Archive's Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre collection.

Students Respond to Testimony for Siegelbaum Literary & Visual Arts Competition

Testimony clips about immigration will serve as the inspiration for students entering this year’s competition, open to grades 6-12.

Paula Cuella Cuella Lecture

Paula Cuellar Cuellar, 2016-2017 USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research Center Graduate Research Fellow, discuss esher dissertation research on scorched earth operations in Guatemala and El Salvador.