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Created by the Azrieli Foundation's Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program, Re:Collection is an educational tool for exploring the history of the Holocaust through first-hand accounts of survivors. This innovative digital resource combines video interviews with memoir excerpts, photos and artifacts, and features interactive timelines and maps to place survivors’ stories in historical and geographic context. Use Re:Collection in your classroom to help students understand the experiences of individual survivors and learn about important themes in the history of the Holocaust.

Subjects or Themes

World War II, Holocaust, Jewish History, European History, Canadian History, Immigration

Project Language(s)

English, French

Time Period

Geographic Location

Project Categories

Content Type

Videos, Images, Artifacts, Text, Teacher resources, Mapping, Testimony, Interactive experiences, Primary resources

Target Audience(s)

Creators

A project of the Azrieli Foundation's Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program

Project Managers
Tim Mackay, Digital Platform Manager (2015-2017)
Elizabeth Banks, Digital Asset Curator and Archivist

Content Development and Digital Asset Management
Elizabeth Banks, Digital Asset Curator and Archivist

Educational Resource Development
Stephanie Corazza, Historian and Manager of Academic Initiatives
Catherine Person, Manager and Editor of French Translations
Marc-Olivier Cloutier, Manager of Education Initiatives

Translation
Catherine Person, Manager and Editor of French Translations
Elizabeth Lasserre, Senior Editor, French-Language Editions (2015-2020)

Editorial
Arielle Berger, Managing Editor
Matthew Carrington, Editor
Farla Klaiman, Editor (2015-2017)
Devora Levin, Editor

Executive Producers
Naomi Azrieli
Jody Spiegel

Video Production
Riddle Films

Directors
Jason Charters
Liam Romalis

Video Editor
Mako Funaska

Platform Design
Usability Matters

Platform Development
The Dev Guys
Caffeine Creations

Year(s)

2015

Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location

The Azrieli Foundation

Software Employed

  • Craft

Labor and Support

Created to serve as an educational resource, planning commenced in 2012 and platform launched in 2015.

Project Cost