Coming Monday: UN & USC Shoah Foundation Institute To Formally Debut iWitness Holocaust Testimony Video Database

What is IWitness?

IWitness is an online application for educators and students, giving them access to watch, search, and learn from over 1,000 video testimonies of survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. IWitness is unique by bringing educators and their students (ages 13-18) together at the intersection of Holocaust education and the development of critical multi-literacies for the 21st century. The 1000+ video testimonies available within the IWitness application are part of an archive of nearly 52,000 testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses maintained by the University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation Institute, established in 1994 by Steven Spielberg.

From a United Nations News Release:
“United Nations, University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute to Debut Online Resource as Part of Holocaust Victims’ Commemoration”

“Through IWitness, survivors will continue to teach students about the Holocaust, inspire them to oppose intolerance and empower them to develop the literacies needed for the twenty-first century,” said Stephen D. Smith, Executive Director of the Shoah Foundation Institute.  “We are grateful to the nearly 52,000 witnesses who have entrusted their memories to the Institute as a guiding light for all humanity.”

Direct to iWitness Web Overview
A link to a video demo is included on the page.
Direct to IWitness Search (Beta Version Now Online)
Direct to IWitness and Common Core Standards
Direct to IWitness FAQ
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Will Take Place on January 27th.

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