A delegation of USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education supporters and board members will travel to Hungary and Poland this October to commemorate the Institute’s 20th anniversary and learn more about its work in Eastern Europe.

100 Days to Inspire Respect

Reidar discusses his experience returning to Norway after being interned as a political prisoner during World War II.

100 Days to Inspire Respect

Julienne, a Rwandan Tutsi survivor, tried to seek shelter in her uncle's home during the genocide, but he threw her out of the house out of fear that she would be discovered and they would both be killed.

The Challenge, which will award $10,000 total in prizes, invites and encourages students to participate in their communities and complete an IWitness activity by submitting a short explainer video detailing how they were inspired through testimony to make a positive impact.

Four of USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research’s summer 2016 research fellows returned to the Institute on Tuesday, April 4, to share the outcomes of their fellowships and the impact of testimony on their work.

All the fellows are studying or teaching at USC and spent at least several weeks in residence at the Center last summer to conduct research in the Visual History Archive.

Madame Yong talks about the 1937 mass murder in Nanjing, China and describes the losses in her family. She remembers the atrocities perpetrated by the Japanese soldiers. Madame Yong explains why her family was unable to flee the area prior to the killing.

100 Days to Inspire Respect

This Connections Video provides a brief overview of the Guatemalan Genocide for students.

Gender: Female
Born: 10/28/1935
City of Birth: Lwów, Poland
Ghetto(s): Lwów
Country of Interview: U.S.A

Amann will research the women who participated in the Nuremberg Trials and other major criminal trials in the aftermath of World War II.

Gender: Female
Born: 2/24/1920
City of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Country of Interview: U.S.A