Call to Boycott the Oral History Conference at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Open Letter

Few weeks ago we heard Hebrew University of Jerusalem is going to hold an international conference on oral history. But soon it was banned by oral history activists around the world in an attempt to object Israeli racist policies against Palestinian people. Here we have the open letter of these activists which is signed by more than 280 oral historians. A look at this open letter shows how intellectuals around the world are aware of what is happening in Palestine and also informs us about very exact legal and historical points about Palestinian rights and Israeli racist policies. At the end you can read the call for the so-called conference.

Hiroshima Travelogue: Episode 8

In the evening, we are invited to a restaurant. A relatively small part of the restaurant is already prepared for us. The former president of the Hiroshima Peace Museum and members of the MOCT are with us at the restaurant. A colorful dinner set is prepared for us in one corner; most of the stuff is new to us in the dinner except for the potatoes, fish and pasta. I take some of each. As the dinner is over, and as this is a routine in such gatherings, each of the guests introduces himself. After the introductions, Ms. Soya, head of the MOCT delegation, delivers a speech and repeats some parts.

Globalizing Palestine

The Birzeit University Palestinian Archive was conceived some years ago, and resulted in the creation and rapid development of a generalist, open, online archive of the Palestinian people, which stores and presents textual and audio-visual documents coming from all sectors of the society, official and unofficial, from late Ottoman times to the present (with the legally-based exception of materials produced by the Palestinian Authority). It is located in the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies, and benefits from its multidisciplinary expertise.

Events mark acquisition; UF celebrates Stetson Kennedy's work

Events mark acquisition; UF celebrates Stetson Kennedy's work The University of Florida marked the acquisition of Stetson Kennedy's manuscripts Tuesday with a full day of events, from an open house exhibiting Kennedy's books and writing samples to a panel discussion about his legacy. "This is a great day in the history of the University of Florida, for the people of our state and the nation," said Paul Ortiz, director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at UF. Ortiz also thanked first lady Chris Machen, who said that she came to respect and admire Kennedy's work during the six years she served on the Florida Folklife Council.

Share oral history between generations

Sharing the oral history between generations is an important way to capture and stories that otherwise might be lost for generations. (Shutterstock) Sharing oral history between generations is an important way to capture stories that otherwise would be lost for generations. Following are a few ideas to consider: Meet and get to know your relatives Take the opportunity to meet relatives. Often they provide important insight into the history and makeup of the family. For example: Break the ice with relatives you hardly know by talking about your shared family history.

Duncan's totem project completion offers signage and oral histories

Signage and oral histories are now part of the world's largest collection of outdoor totem poles, City of Duncan staff says. Completion of the Totem Interpretive Project will be toasted Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. in Charles Hoey Park, beside the train station-museum building. Signs fronting Totem Town's 37 poles were developed based on oral histories recorded from carvers and their families. Those stories, collected by Jane Mertz, accessed previously unknown stories about the artists and their kin — and acknowledges the artists' voices in the stories of the poles they made. Carvers' cultural knowledge is now housed in the Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives for use by visitors and scholars.

Living History: Utah’s Maud Fitch had the right stuff in WWI

On April 6, 1917, the United States joined the Allied forces to defeat Germany and the Central Powers in what was then called the Great War (1914-18). More than 200 bilingual female telephone operators, called "Hello Girls," were recruited to serve abroad. An initial corps of 400 nurses was sent to France to work in base hospitals. And nearing the war’s end, Maud Fitch, a 35-year-old society gal from Eureka, traveled to Manhattan to join the Woman’s Motor Unit of Le Bien-etre du Blesse, qualify as an ambulance driver, purchase her own truck and sail to France to do her bit.

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