The Visual History Archive (VHA) is a streaming collection of primary source video testimonies from survivors of and witnesses to genocide, including the: 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda; Armenian Genocide (1915-23); Cambodian Genocide (1975-1979); European Holocaust (1939-1945); Guatemalan Genocide (1978-1996); Nanjing Massacre (1937); Central African Republic (2012-Present); South Sudan Civil War, (2013-present); and contemporary antisemitism against Jews. The largest digital archive of its kind in the world, the VHA offers insight into life before, during, and after the interviewee’s experience with genocide.
European Holocaust, 1939-1945
Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives--64
Calgary Jewish Federation--10
Concordia University Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling--30
Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre--52
Jewish Archives & Historical Society of Edmonton & Northern Alberta--15
Living Testimonies, McGill University--104
Montreal Holocaust Museum--550
Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre--406
Ottawa Jewish Archives--3
Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923
Cambodian Genocide, 1975-1979
Central African Republic Conflict, 2012-present
Contemporary Antisemitism
Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, 1994
Guatemalan Genocide, 1978-1996
Nanjing Massacre, 1937
South Sudan Civil War, 1913-
updated 20 March 2018
The Visual History Archive contains interviews with witnesses of mass violence including:
The Visual History Archive is a fully streaming primary source that includes: