Increases in Visual History Archive Access Sites, IWitness Users and More in Institute’s Latest Stats Update
Tue, 01/10/2017 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation’s latest quarterly stats update shows remarkable gains in its testimony access and academic and educational outreach over the past year.
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First 10 Activities for "100 Days to Inspire Respect" Initiative
Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:00pm
Learn about the 10 educational resources that USC Shoah Foundation will debut for the first 10 days of its "100 Days to Inspire Respect" program, launching January 20.
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A Lesson in Kindness
Thu, 12/22/2016 - 12:24pm
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This morning, I stood at attention as our select chorus sang the Star Spangled Banner. Looking at the flag in the middle school auditorium, I paused a moment to feel gratitude for growing up in a country where I have the right to define and redefine myself. I grew up believing I could become whoever I wanted to be. The flag stood tall, as did I. Thank goodness, I thought, that I live in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
USC Shoah Foundation Announces 2017 IWitness Video Challenge That Offers $10,000 in Scholarships and Prizes
Fri, 12/16/2016 - 5:00pm
The Challenge invites students to positively contribute to their communities, and complete an IWitness activity that involves submitting a short video explaining how they were inspired through testimony to make a positive impact.
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USC Shoah Foundation Announces ‘100 Days to Inspire Respect’
Wed, 12/14/2016 - 5:00pm
Borrowing from a tradition set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he assumed office in 1933 and announced an aggressive agenda for his first 100 days, USC Shoah Foundation will offer 100 Days to Inspire Respect starting Jan. 20, 2017, when America swears in its 45th president.
December 19, 2016 @ 4:00 pm - December 19, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
USC Shoah Foundation's free educational website IWitness will host a Social Studies Twitter Chat #SSChat on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 at 4pm PT/7pm ET. Join @USCIWitness for a discussion on Teaching with Testimony: Enhancing Empathy and Critical Thinking Skills.
As educators, we are asked to help our students effectively process the outcome of our elections and the implications it may have in their communities. In doing so, we need to find ways to provide them a safe and supportive place to understand their changing roles.
IWitness to Be Presented at Terezín’s Annual Education Conference
Mon, 11/21/2016 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation Czech regional consultant Martin Šmok will give a presentation about IWitness at the Terezín Memorial’s annual international seminar for educations Nov. 21-27, 2016.
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IWitness Provides Testimony Clips for French Contest on Resistance and Deportation
Thu, 11/17/2016 - 5:00pm
The contest aims to perpetuate in students the memory of the resistance and the deportation in France during the Holocaust so that they can draw inspiration from it and draw civic lessons from it in their lives today.
