The Summer Institute on C-SPAN:
In 2010 the Summer Institute was thrilled to be the focus of three videos taped by the national news network C-SPAN. Our thanks go out to National Teacher Fellow Joe Karb and producer Sheila Jaskot for making this possible.

Lessons on International Justice:
Jul 21, 2010 Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies

A discussion was held on Nazi crimes during World War II and the Nuremberg trials. Ken Hechler was a combat historian who interviewed Nazi leaders. Douglas Neckers is a scientist concerned about the involvement of scientists in war. Eli Rosenbaum has been a "Nazi hunter" for thirty years. Topics included concepts of justice, how people become involved in war crimes, and deterrence. Gregory Peterson moderated. They responded to questions from students in the audience. This was part of the "International Justice Past and Present" session of the Summer Institute for Human Rights & Genocide Studies, where students met people who had lived through significant historical events. This July 21, 2010, session was held at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, N.Y.

Please click on the picture above to see the video on C-SPAN

Please click on the picture above to see the video on C-SPAN

Testimony from a World War II Holocaust Survivor Lilli Silbiger: Jul 19, 2010 Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies

Holocaust survivor Lilli Silbiger recounted her story of living in and around the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Lilli Silbiger grew up in Auschwitz, Poland. In 1939 when the Nazis invaded, she was forced into a ghetto and then a work camp. In late 1944, Lilli Silbiger was forced to participate in what later became known as a “death march” from Auschwitz. She responded to questions from students in the audience. This was part of the Summer Institute for Human Rights & Genocide Studies, where students met people who had lived through significant historical events.

Testimony from a World War II Resistance Fighter:
Jul 19, 2010 Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies

Testimony from a World War II Resistance Fighter Jul 19, 2010 Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies

Stanley Blake, a Polish resistance fighter who escaped several times from concentration camps during World War Two, talked about the war. He was 17 years old when the Nazis invaded Poland. He was captured several times and sent to two concentration camps, including Mathausen. "WWII Liberator Testimony" was part of the Summer Institute for Human Rights & Genocide Studies, where students met people who had lived through significant historical events.

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