The Malach Visual History Centre Marks One Year of Existence ****************************************************************************************** * The Malach Visual History Centre Marks One Year of Existence ****************************************************************************************** PRAGUE – The Malach Visual History Centre was launched at the end of January 2010. The dep three European access points to the large digital archive of the USC Shoah Foundation Inst 52,000 audiovisual recordings of interviews whose subject matter spans almost the complete history, the archive is fully accessible at the centre through an online interface. On the the Malach Centre’s first anniversary, a conference will be held on Friday January 28th, 2 to start at 9 am at the refectory of the Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Phy Malostranské náměstí. The conference will include an overview of the centre’s activities i outlook for the future as well as visitors’ evaluation. In the afternoon, participants wil to visit the Malach Centre and have a try at working with the Visual History Archive thems For almost a year, Charles University has provided access to a large archive of audiovisua featuring almost 52,000 testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses. The recordings h made since the mid-1990s in 56 countries and in 32 different languages. Users can search a testimonies they are interested in using an index containing 55,000 different keywords. Th sophisticated user interface, the relevant testimonies and their parts can be found quickl interviews in Czech are available at the Malach Centre with an average length of two hours comparable volume of interviews in Slovak. “During the first year of its operation, the Malach Visual History Centre served mainly un who used the archive for their bachelor, master and doctoral theses,” the Centre’s coordin Mlynář says. “During 2010, many high school and university teachers paid us a visit along students. Another large group of visitors were family members of the witnesses who came to look for details of their family history. Every last Tuesday of the month, we organize pub documentaries about 20th-century history,” Mlynář says. In May 2010, the Centre launched its website [ URL "http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/cvhm/ "] provi about the Malach Visual History Centre as well as suggesting various possibilities of usin available in the Visual History Archive. “The most visited section has for long been the o to schools and teachers. It features information about the educational materials that are and can be immediately applied in classes. A downloadable short edited compilation of test by the survivors of the liberation of the Terezín concentration camp can also be used for purposes,” Mlynář says. Besides, the Malach Centre participates in the “Daniel” art compet by the Education Ministry’s National Institute of Children and Youth for older primary sch An international discussion forum was established in mid-last year at http://vhaacademicne for teachers and academics to be able to share their experience with using visual history education. On Friday, January 28, 2011, an annual conference will be held at the refectory of the Cha Faculty of Mathematics and Physics on 25 Malostranské náměstí. It will include an overview VHC’s activities in 2010, an outlook for the future, a summary of the possible ways of usi in education as well as reflections of some the visitors. Speeches will be given by the Ca and author Marek Orko Vácha, Michal Frankl of the Jewish Museum in Prague and other partic programme will feature an extract from the children’s opera Brundibár performed by a child from the primary artistic school in Jaroměř and a performance by primary school pupils tak “Neighbours Who Disappeared” project. In the afternoon, participants will have a chance to Centre and have a try at working with the Visual History Archive which is accessible there If you would like to take part in the conference or receive more information, please conta Mgr. Jakub Mlynář Malach VHC at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Malostranské náměstí 25 118 00 Praha 1 mlynar(zavinac)knihovna.mff.cuni.cz [ MAIL "mlynar(zavinac)knihovna.mff.cuni.cz"] , malach(zavinac)knihovna.mff.cuni.cz [ MAIL "malach(zavinac)knihovna.mff.cuni.cz"] tel. 221 914 391 or 724 127 133 The Malach Visual History Centre website [ URL "http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/cvhm/ "] Translation: Pavla Horáková