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Explore the USC Shoah Foundation's massive 180 terabyte digital archive in this 43-minute conference talk that examines how this unprecedented collection of Holocaust survivor testimonies serves as a powerful educational resource for teaching tolerance and combating prejudice. Learn about the technical infrastructure, archival methodologies, and educational applications of one of the world's largest digital repositories of genocide testimonies. Discover how advanced search capabilities, metadata organization, and digital preservation techniques make thousands of hours of survivor interviews accessible to educators, researchers, and students worldwide. Understand the intersection of technology and historical preservation as the presentation details the challenges and innovations involved in creating searchable, meaningful access to these critical first-person accounts. Gain insights into how digital humanities projects can transform historical documentation into dynamic teaching tools that promote understanding, empathy, and social justice education across diverse learning environments.
