Voices

LIST OF LINKS TO WEBSITE : VOICES OF HOLOCAUST HISTORY 1. United States Holocaust History Museum: www.ushmm.org The USHMM was chartered by Congress in 1980 and opened in 1993 in Washington, D.C. Millions globally have visited the museum. its outreach includes, podcasts, traveling exhibitions educational programs and materials. 2. Facing History and... Ourselves National Foundation,INC. www.facinghistory.org An international ,educational organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. 3. Florida Holocaust Museum www.flholocaustmuseum.org A museum, resource and educational center that promotes educational outreach., It provides a speakers bureau, teaching trunks, teacher training and curriculum development. The publishes a newsletter and provides traveling exhibitions. 4. Fortunoff Video Archive For Holocaust Testimony www.library.yale.edu/testimonies The largest oral archive of survivor and witness testimonies. Provides interviewer training and provide a library of video materials for scholars and researchers. 5. USC Shoah Foundation Institute For Visual History and Education This is the largest visual history archive in the world. It provides thousands of video testimonies in thirty two languages from fifty six countries that represent the diverse victims of the Holocaust. Develops educational products and programs for use in many countries in many languages. www.usc.edu./schools/college/vhi 6. Yad Vashem www.yadvashem.org Based in Jerusalem, Israel, this is the largest Holocaust Memorial Museum in the world. Their goals are to perpetuate the memory of the victims of the Shoah. It is the center of honoring the RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Its outreach includes scholarly conferences, exhibitions and teacher training to educators and institutions throughout the world. 7. Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum ...Read More