The Shoah Foundation Story


In 1994 we launched an unprecedented effort to record, preserve, and share the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Over the past 30 years, we have built a world-class institute anchored in their voices. Learn more about our global impact.

Do you know a Holocaust survivor or witness?


We are currently recording survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. If you are a survivor or know someone who is, we would love to hear from you. We are also looking for interviewers.

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Upcoming Programs and Events


Special DC Premiere of AMONG NEIGHBORS
30
Mar

Special DC Premiere of AMONG NEIGHBORS


In the award-winning film AMONG NEIGHBORS, hand-drawn animation brings the past to life as an eyewitness to murder and a survivor of genocide reveal their nation’s darkest secret. Produced and…
Dialogue Among the Generations
13
Apr

Dialogue Among the Generations


Join us for a meaningful Yom HaShoah commemoration exploring inherited testimony, intergenerational memory, and the responsibilities that emerge as stories of the Holocaust are carried forward…
Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris
14
Apr

Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris

How Jewish tenants were deprived of their rental rights (and never recovered them)


Join us in person or on Zoom.In the annual distinguished lecture, Professor Sarah Gensburger will share the research from the recently published book Appartements témoins. La spoliation des…

Latest News


Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Opens State-of-the-Art Education Center

Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Opens State-of-the-Art Education Center


The new Education Center in Miami, Florida, features the USC Shoah Foundation’s Dimensions in Testimony and USC Libraries Interactive Interviews from Holocaust survivors and liberators, including one in Spanish. Read More
Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers

Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers


Yad Vashem and USC Shoah Foundation are partnering with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to offer a free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers.This seminar brings together PhD students and early-career researchers (PhD conferred 2021-2026) from IHRA member, observer, and liaison countries. Participants will deepen their subject expertise, strengthen their teaching and research skills, and expand their professional networks. Read More
We remember Andrew Roth

We remember Andrew Roth


Andrew Roth, Holocaust survivor who made headlines last year for his emotional meeting with Jack Moran, a WWII liberator, passed away last week at age 98.Andrew was born in 1927 in Penészlek, Hungary. By the time Andrew entered middle school, he faced drastic changes in his daily life as restrictions on his freedoms worsened. In 1944, Andrew and his family were forced into the Satu Mare ghetto, and later that year, Auschwitz concentration camp. Upon arrival, someone told him to say he was 18 and had an occupation, which saved his life. Read More

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The USC Shoah Foundation's educational programs bring survivors' voices into classrooms, preserving the memory of the Holocaust and inspiring future generations to strengthen democratic values, confront antisemitism, and work toward building more peaceful, respectful, and inclusive societies.