Strength Through Adversity: Women and Mass Violence

2012.02.18

In recognition of International Women's Day, this event highlights the voices of women survivors, scholars, and activists, demonstrating the capacity of women to overcome adversity and empower others in the face of genocidal violence.

Open to the public, this event will feature a panel discussion and reception. This event is co-sponsored by the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme.

Screening of Gabor Kalman’s Documentary "There Was Once"

2012.02.16

Academy®-award winning producer (Schindler's List, Gladiator) and longtime USC Shoah Foundation Institute supporter, Branko Lustig, will introduce the screening of Gabor Kalman's documentary film There Was Once… at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference

2012.02.16

IWitness, the Institute's new online educational application will be presented at the 2012 International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference. The session is called "IWitness: Teaching the Holocaust with Digital Testimony" and will be presented by Brandon Haas, a graduate of the Institute's Master Teacher program.  To learn more about IWitness, visit http://dornsife.usc.edu/vhi/education/iwitness/ .

California Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference

2012.02.16

IWitness, the Institute's new online educational application, will be presented by Jeremy Howard and Jonathan Owens, graduates of the Institute's Master Teacher program, at the 51st Annual California Council for the Social Studies Conference. To learn more about IWitness, visit http://dornsife.usc.edu/vhi/education/iwitness/ .

Strength Through Adversity: Women and Violent Societies

2012.02.16

In recognition of International Women's Day, this event highlights the voices of women survivors, scholars, and activists, demonstrating the capacity of women to overcome adversity and empower others in the face of genocidal violence.

Open to the public, this event will feature a panel discussion and reception. This event is co-sponsored by the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme.

New Dimensions in Testimony

2012.02.16

All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals

2012.02.10

Educause Learning Initiative Annual Meeting

2012.02.08

Gayle Kolodny Cole, USC Shoah Foundation Institute Online educational Specialist, will present a 2-hour poster session entitled “IWitness Online Application: Using Holocaust Survivor Video Testimony to Make Meaning and Share Messages in a 21st Century Learning Environment.”

Symposium, "The Future of Memory: Voices of Social Change?"

2012.02.03

Institute Regional Consultants Convene in Los Angeles to Discuss Next Stage for its International Visual History Program

2012.02.03

Beginning Friday, January 6, 2012, regional consultants from Central and Eastern Europe have been on the USC campus for a 10-day-long workshop at the Shoah Foundation Institute.