Institute News
Witnesses of the Shoah: Testimony Reaches Students in GermanyJune 22, 2009Secondary school students throughout Germany will be able to view Holocaust eyewitness testimony through Witnesses of the Shoah, a new educational outreach program launched by Institute partner, Freie Universität Berlin’s Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS).
Looking at History: Berlin Workshop Focuses on Holocaust Testimony in European EducationJune 22, 2009For the first time, the Institute’s international partners came together for “Looking at History: Incorporating Video Testimony across the Curriculum,” an intensive workshop at Freie Universität Berlin on the educational use of video testimony in Europe.
Internship Brings Cambodian Colleagues to the InstituteMay 29, 2009This spring, three staff members from the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) visited the Institute to participate in a three-month internship program to support DC-Cam’s ongoing effort to collect testimony from survivors of the genocide perpetrated in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge regime, which claimed as many as two million lives.
Survivors’ Testimonies at the Illinois Holocaust MuseumMay 29, 2009On April 19, the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center celebrated its grand opening in Skokie, Illinois. A project of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, the new museum is the largest and most advanced center in the Midwest dedicated to teaching the history and universal lessons of the Holocaust.
"Witnesses of the Shoah": more than 50,000 Holocaust eyewitness testimonies available for education in schools: Freie Universtät Berlin introduces first German version of digital video archiveMay 12, 2009The translation of the Visual History Archive interface will facilitate the use of Holocaust eyewitness testimony as a foundation for education, scholarship, and research in Germany. (English | German)
Institute’s Archive of Testimonies Now Accessible at Central-European University: Institute Launches International Visual History Program in HungaryMay 8, 2009Central European University is the first site in Central Eastern Europe to have direct access to the visual archive. Institute also to launch International Visual History Program in Hungary.
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Living Histories: USC Shoah Foundation Institute Unveils Interdisciplinary Resource for High School EducatorsMay 5, 2009As part of the activities recognizing the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s 15th year, the Institute has released Living Histories: Seven Voices from the Holocaust, a multimedia educational resource geared toward high school students and educators in the United States.
The Power of the Testimonies: One Scholar’s JourneyMarch 2, 2009Historian Mikhail Tyaglyy recently traveled from Ukraine to Los Angeles in order to continue a journey he started nearly fifteen years ago as an interviewer for the Shoah Foundation Institute.
Spell Your Name screening held at USC Norris Cinema TheaterFebruary 23, 2009Sunday, February 22, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute presented a screening of its most recent documentary, Spell Your Name, followed by a discussion panel.
Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation Institute Honored Legendary Actor and Humanitarian Kirk Douglas: Institute Announced New Global InitiativesOctober 22, 2008Steven Spielberg, Honorary Chair of the Shoah Foundation, presented the Ambassadors for Humanity Award to legendary actor and humanitarian Kirk Douglas. Kirk Douglas was honored for his commitment and support of the organization at an evening hosted by Billy Crystal on October 22, 2008.