USC Shoah Foundation

USC Shoah Foundation and Stanford University Reveal The Starling Lab

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Computing, Distributed data storage, Peer-to-peer computing, Distributed computing architecture, Computer networking, Steven Spielberg, USC Shoah Foundation, Filecoin, University of Southern California, InterPlanetary File System, Andrew Viterbi

The Starling Lab is supported by a long-term, multi-year commitment of funding from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW), and by Protocol Labs.

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  • The Starling Lab is supported by a long-term, multi-year commitment of funding from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW), and by Protocol Labs.
  • That vision may seem distant, but it is more vital than ever before," said Jonathan Dotan, founding director of the Starling Lab.
  • Stephen Smith, Finci-Viterbi executive director of USC Shoah Foundation, UNESCO chair on Genocide Education, and faculty director of the Starling Lab at USC, adds, "For over 25 years, the USC Shoah Foundation has embraced advanced technologies that can transform preservation and education as we advance our mission of developing empathy, respect and understanding through testimony.
  • Co-founded by the USC Shoah Foundation and Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering, Starling Lab's programs catalyze innovation and education in cryptographic methods and decentralized web protocols to advance human rights.

Ancestry® Completes the Arolsen Archives Collection with 19 Million Holocaust Records

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Other Education, Other Retail, Continuing, Software, University, Primary, Secondary, Internet, Education, Specialty, Other Consumer, Data management, Foundation, Women, Seniors, Technology, Religion, Retail, MEN, Audio, Video, Online, Family, Consumer, Online Retail, Philanthropy, Teens, Arts, Museums, Entertainment, Other Philanthropy, Arolsen Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution, Genealogy, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Bad Arolsen, Aftermath of the Holocaust, Bibliography of The Holocaust, Germany in World War II, History of the Jews in Europe, Ancestry®, Arolsen Archives, USC Shoah Foundation

Building on its commitment to preserve at risk history, there are now more than 19 million Holocaust records available globally, for free and in perpetuity as part of the Arolsen Archives Collection.

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  • Building on its commitment to preserve at risk history, there are now more than 19 million Holocaust records available globally, for free and in perpetuity as part of the Arolsen Archives Collection.
  • First launched to the public last July 2019, today marks the completion of the Ancestry Arolsen Archives Collection which has been a multi-year project, culminating with the digitization of a total of 19.2 million records and 1.6 million images.
  • The collection now has an additional 9 million digital records from the French, British, and Soviet zones of occupation.
  • Our partnership with Ancestry is bringing visibility to our unique collection of historical documents about the Holocaust and Nazi persecution, said Floriane Azoulay, Director of Arolsen Archives.