STAGE 2 (2018)

USC Shoah Foundation partnership

Preserving Holocaust survivor testimony in the places where their stories unfolded.

Preserving Holocaust survivor testimony — partnership project presentation.

A shared commitment to memory

Since 2014, the International March of the Living and the USC Shoah Foundation have partnered on a range of projects to preserve and make accessible Holocaust survivor testimony. This initiative has culminated in an expansive and compelling catalogue of Holocaust educational materials, including books, documentary films, and video testimony. The bulk of the material was filmed on location, with survivors often in the places where their stories unfolded.

Many of these survivors travelled on the March of the Living numerous times, eloquently sharing their wisdom and courage with students.

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PASSING THE TORCH

Witness

Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations (2015, 2020 rev. ed.) is a joint publication of the International March of the Living and the USC Shoah Foundation.

The book features digital watermarks embedded in the images of the survivors, liberators, and Righteous Among the Nations.

When photos are accessed by smartphone cameras, readers are redirected to video testimony hosted on the USC Shoah Foundation or March of the Living Digital Archive Project websites.

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Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations — book cover.

Three ways to encounter testimony

In 2018, International March of the Living and the USC Shoah Foundation launched an innovative project to film 18 March of the Living Holocaust survivors on location in 3 unique film formats:

360 on Location

360 on Location: Using 360-degree 3D technology, March of the Living Holocaust survivor testimonies were filmed on location, in the places where their Holocaust experiences unfolded. This multi-camera technology creates a new, immersive experience for the viewer.

IWALK

IWALK is an interactive app utilizing testimonies shot in 360 with March of the Living Holocaust survivors in the very locations where their Holocaust stories transpired. Using GPS technology, students can use the app “on the go” to locate and listen to testimonies of March of the Living Holocaust survivors filmed in the very locations where the students are now visiting.

Travelogue

Travelogue: Survivors spontaneously recall their experiences and retrace the places where their stories unfolded when they visited Poland during the March of the Living with students. The footage taken during the week of March of the Living in Poland often captures details of stories never shared elsewhere in any previous testimony.

360 ON-LOCATION · 7 MARCH OF THE LIVING SURVIVORS

360 On-Location Testimony

360 ON-LOCATION

Max Glauben

10 video links

02 4 MAJDANEK BARRACKS 52 MONO

Max Glauben 02 2 MAJDANEK ADMIN ENTERING MONO

Max Glauben 02 3 MAJDANEK ADMIN STANDING INTERVIEWER MONO

Max Eisen

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360 ON-LOCATION

Eva Kuper

12 video links

03 4 LASKI GRAVE

Eva Kuper 03 1 LASKI NUN HOME INTERVIEWER

Eva Kuper 03 2 LASKI NUN HOME

Tova Rogenstein

3 video links

Tova Rogenstein – Krakow Ghetto Memorial

Tova Rogenstein – Plaszow Memorial Pt.1

Tova Rogenstein – Plaszow Memorial Pt.22

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360 ON-LOCATION

Edward Mosberg — continued

18 video links

01-19 BIRKENAU ROAD

01-20 BIRKENAU POND

01-21 BIRKENAU FOREST

Edward Mosberg — 2025 recordings

18 video links

Ed Mosberg 01 7 MAUTHAUSEN INSIDE BARRACK INTERVIEWER MONO 2025

Ed Mosberg 01 8 MAUTHAUSEN STAIRS INTERVIEWER MONO 2025

Ed Mosberg 01 9 KRAKOW GHETTO GATE MONO 2025

Ben Lesser

8 video links

Ben Lesser 12 2 BIRKENAU RAMPE MONO 2025

Ben Lesser 12 3 BIRKENAU BARRACKS MONO 2025

Ben Lesser 12 4 BIRKENAU BARRACKS MONO 2025

Gabriella Karin

10 video links

Gabriella Karin LA 01

Gabriella Karin LA 02

Gabriella Karin LA 03

Gabriella Karin — on location

21 video links

Gabriella Karin 05 1 BRATISLAVA CUKROVA INTERVIEWER MONO

Gabriella Karin 05 2 BRATISLAVA CUKROVA MONO

Gabriella Karin 05 3 BRATISLAVA CUKROVA SLOVAK MONO

IWALK featuring MOTL Survivors

Click to visit Gabriella Karin‘s virtual IWALK on IWITNESS

Virtual IWalks & Mobile IWalks: Unlocking a New Window into our Past

Virtual IWalks were created for use on computers during Holocaust classroom instruction.

Mobile IWalks were created for smartphones utilized during educational on-site visits to Holocaust locations.

Both versions integrate Google Street View with in-person IWalk pedagogy.

Virtual IWalks in IWitness on the web and Mobile IWalks in the mobile IWalk app allow educators to bring their students on a journey online, through virtual tours of sites of memory, guided by survivors and witnesses who lived the histories that happened there.

Currently, Gabriella Karin’s testimony is available in the Virtual IWalk module on the web. Ed Mossberg and Max Eisen’s stories are available through the Mobile IWalk on mobile devices.

To view testimony and learn more about Ed Mosberg, click here.

To view testimony and learn more about Max Eisen click here.

The app is available now for iOS and Android devices.

TRAVELOGUE · 5 MARCH OF THE LIVING SURVIVORS

Travelogue Testimony

Day 0-A Ephroim Jablon 21 11 2022

Day 0-B Ben Finkel 11 21 2022

Day 1-A Max Eisen 21 11 2022

Project information

This Project will be made available to the public in early 2026.

For more information, please contact:
USC Shoah Foundation: Cate Wilson, cathermw@usc.edu
International March of the Living: Eli Rubenstein, eli@motl.org

Eli Rubenstein, Director of Education, International March of the Living, continues to oversee the project.