Visual History Archive Restoration Project 32% Complete

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 4:22pm

Nine months into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive Restoration project, technology staff have finished restoring nearly one third of the damaged tapes in the Visual History Archive.

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A Damned Good Cry

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 2:26pm
Kay Andrews, a lecturer at the Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education, University of London, discusses how testimony is bringing the authentic survivor voice to Holocaust education in the United Kingdom.
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Rwandan Testimonies Added to IWitness

Thu, 09/05/2013 - 11:28am

Ten Rwandan testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive are the latest additions to IWitness, USC Shoah Foundation’s interactive educational website.

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Hungarian Nazi War Criminal Laszlo Csatary Dies While Awaiting Trial

Wed, 09/04/2013 - 2:54pm

Laszlo Csatary, a former Nazi commander and the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s third Most Wanted Nazi War Criminal, died August 12 while awaiting trial in Budapest. He was 98.

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Bay Area Holocaust Survivors Honored

Mon, 06/10/2013 - 4:05pm

Holocaust survivors from the Bay Area of California who have shared their experiences on video, and in numerous in-person appearances, were recognized for their contributions at a ceremony in San Francisco on June 9, 2013.

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Italian Institute Joins Visual History Archive Access Sites

Fri, 06/07/2013 - 10:56am

Doris and Kim with representatives at the Central Institute in RomeUSC Shoah Foundation has granted the Istituto Centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi headquarters in Rome full remote access to its Visual History Archive.

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The landscape of survivors' stories: Google Maps enhances testimony search engine

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 12:16pm

The Institute has updated its Visual History Archive (VHA), which now integrates Google Maps for a new way to search the testimonies.

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