Illinois Holocaust Museum Pilots Three New Testimonies from New Dimensions in Testimony

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 5:00pm
Museum visitors can now interact with the testimonies of Holocaust survivors Sam Harris, Aaron Elster and Fritzie Fritzshall, in addition to Pinchas Gutter, three weekends a month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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USC Digital Journalism Class Demos New Dimensions in Testimony

Wed, 03/29/2017 - 5:00pm
The group visiting the Institute’s office on Tuesday were students in Robert Hernandez’ digital journalism class at USC.
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New Dimensions in Testimony Presented at Jewish Funders Network International Conference

Mon, 03/20/2017 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith lent his expertise, and New Dimensions in Testimony, to a panel on technology at Jewish Funders Network (JFN)’s annual international conference in Atlanta on March 20.
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Holocaust Museum Houston Begins Four-Month Exhibit of New Dimensions in Testimony

Thu, 01/26/2017 - 5:00pm
New Dimensions in Testimony will be on display at Holocaust Museum Houston until May 30 as part of the museum’s artistic exhibit “A Celebration of Survival.”
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New Dimensions in Testimony Testing at Museum of Tolerance

December 11, 2016 @ 11:00 am - December 11, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
Museum of Tolerance Interns interact with New Dimensions in Testimony.
Museum of Tolerance Interns interact with New Dimensions in Testimony.

Engage with interactive Holocaust survivor testimonies from New Dimensions on Testimony at the Museum of Tolerance.

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Start: December 11, 2016 / 11:00 AM
End: December 11, 2016 / 2:00 PM

A Lesson in Technology and Humanity

Fri, 12/02/2016 - 9:10am
For six months this spring and summer, I had the pleasure of leading a team of staff and volunteers facilitating the beta run of New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT) from USC Shoah Foundation at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I watched people of all ages approach the giant monitor displaying an image of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, first with trepidation, then curiosity, then, at last, affection. Here are a few things that I learned about technology and humanity from the project.
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New Dimensions in Testimony Begins Three-Month Installation at CANDLES Museum in Indiana

Fri, 11/18/2016 - 5:00pm
The fourth museum installation of New Dimensions in Testimony kicked off last week at CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. It will remain open to the public for the next three months.
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New Dimensions in Testimony Films First Hebrew Interview

Fri, 11/04/2016 - 5:00pm
On the heels of filming its first-ever Mandarin-language testimony last week, New Dimensions in Testimony added another language to its repertoire of genocide survivor interviews: Holocaust survivor Nimrod “Zigi” Ariav’s Hebrew-language testimony, filmed this week at USC Institute for Creative Technologies.
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Nanjing Massacre Survivor Films Interview for New Dimensions in Testimony

Fri, 10/28/2016 - 5:00pm
Madame Xia Shuqin, child survivor of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, traveled from Nanjing, China, to Los Angeles this week to film an interview for USC Shoah Foundation’s New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT) project.
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Neuberger Centre’s Holocaust Education Week to Showcase New Dimensions in Testimony

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 5:00pm
The theme of Holocaust Education Week (HEW) 2016 is “Future of Memory.” It will explore how future generations will perpetuate and innovate in the field of Holocaust education and remembrance.
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