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Come for the JDC Archives Blog, stay for Eddie Cantor on Sound Cloud

09/29/2016rdeblinger
Eddie Cantor SOS Script, JDC Archives

I’m honored to be featured on the JDC Archives Blog today. I have explored the depths of their collection for many years and am thrilled that they invested so heavily in digitizing the whole of their archival materials. It’s a… Continue Reading →

Digital Archives, Digital Humanities, Holocaust Studies, Jewish History, UCSC Digital Jewish Studies, Jewish Organizations, Refugees, Technology

The fear and freedom of asking anything

03/24/2015rdeblinger

Last week, Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser, Founder of the Zachor Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, participated in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). The fact of a Holocaust survivor opening him- or herself up to anything on the internet is a scary… Continue Reading →

Holocaust Studies, Memory, Social Media Memories/Motifs, Reddit, Technology, Testimony, Witnessing

Instagram, Memory Making, and Leaving LA

08/29/2014rdeblinger

The last few months have been all about change. In May, I submitted my dissertation. In June, I received my PhD from UCLA. In July, Adam and I moved from LA to Santa Cruz, CA. Next week, I start a… Continue Reading →

Memory, Social Media Los Angeles, Technology

Turning Witnessing into Action (on Digital Learning Day)

02/06/2014rdeblinger Leave a Comment

When I was asked to lead a discussion section about turning engagement with Holocaust memory into action on February 5th, I didn’t know the day was designated Digital Learning Day (#DLDay). So, it was fortuitous that I had planned an… Continue Reading →

Holocaust Studies, Teaching Activism, Technology, Witnessing

“A Dystopian Document Thriller”

11/22/2013rdeblinger Leave a Comment

A new video game, Papers, Please, has been released seemingly to test the value of Holocaust and genocide education. The game invites users to the communist state of Arstotzka where they become immigration inspectors, deciding the fate of people trying… Continue Reading →

Genocide Studies, Jewish History Immigration, Technology

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