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Holocaust Survivors and Refugees

Over 30 hours of interviews with eight Jewish survivors and refugees from Poland, Germany, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Holland, and Austria


WWII Camp Liberators/Witnesses

Eight U.S. soldiers deployed in Europe - all witnessed Nazi concentration camps including Buchenwald, Ordruff, Dachau, Hemer, Ebensee, Gunskirchen, Gardelegen, and Mauthausen

Japanese American Internees

Eleven Japanese Americans deported to internment camps during WWII including Topaz, Manzanar, Tule Lake, Heart Mountain, and Minodoka


Coming Soon - Many NEW interviews are currently in production - check back soon

The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) recognized Urban School's Telling Their Stories project with a Leading Edge Recognition award for excellence in technology integration – March, 2004.


Teacher Workshop: 5-day intensive
Telling Their Stories: Producing Web-Based Digital Video Oral Histories
July 27-31, 2008
       

In Memoriam

These life stories are a powerful lesson for future generations.

Paul Ohtaki
Paul T. Ohtaki
9-29-24 – 4-27-08
Floyd Dade
Floyd Dade, Jr.
5-5-24 – 9-27-06
George Oiye
George Oiye
2-19-22 – 2-28-06