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28 – 29 April, workshop: from words to maps – Representing Past and Present in the Digital Age. CDEC Foundation Library
How can digital tools support historical research and improve access to testimonies of the past? What role can data visualisation play in interpreting complex historical experiences and understanding contemporary societies? The Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea (CDEC Foundation) presents a public event showcasing the outcomes of two research projects applying Digital Humanities methodologies to…
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Thanks to the commitment and contribution of the young digital volunteers of the Avalanche project
The Avalanche CERV project has provided many Italian students with the opportunity to take part in a highly engaging international experience. Through traineeships carried out in collaboration with the University of Salerno and University of Naples L’Orientale, students contributed to the creation of content aimed at promoting knowledge and raising awareness of the significance of Operation Avalanche and the Italian Campaign. Thanks…
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30 march. Workshop: Transcribing Oral Testimonies with Automatic Speech Recognition.
Next 30th march at 5pm CEST we will hold the workshop “Transcribing Oral Testimonies with Automatic Speech Recognition.”
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Speech of Giorgos Antoniou, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Giorgos Antoniou participated in the webinar entitled “Antisemitism and Holocaust Distortion Before and After October 7th in Greece,” also presenting the international experience developed within the framework of the Avalanche Project.
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The WWII Woman Lexicon
This lexicon is an exploratory corpus linguistics tool. It surfaces distributional patterns — how often words appear, where they cluster, and what they co-occur with — as evidence for researchers, exhibition visitors, and educators to interpret. It does not make historical claims Visit Lexicon at temporary URL Corpus The lexicon draws on 397 oral history…
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Call for Papers: international conference in Thessaloniki “Voices of Liberation”
As part of the EU CERV Avalanche Project, an international conference will take place in Thessaloniki from 21 to 23 April 2026, offering a space for dialogue among scholars and researchers engaged with themes of European memory, history, and citizenship.. Call for Papers Voices of Liberation Historical, Literary and Linguistic approaches to Testimonies in the Context of…
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Remembrance Day 2026: Limenas Middle School on the island of Thassos
A commemorative event in memory of the millions of victims of the Holocaust, one of the darkest chapters in world history, took place at the Limenas Middle School on the island of Thassos Maria Dermentzi, a researcher at Paris-Saclay University involved in the EU CERV Avalanche project, delivered a talk about the reasons that led to…