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August 17, 2018

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Charlottesville: One Year Later

Triggered by the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August of 2017, USC Shoah Foundation launched Stronger Than Hate, an initiative that draws on the power of eyewitness testimony to counter hatred in many forms.

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Inspired by Testimony

Jewish Holocaust survivor Agnes Adachi on antisemitic name-calling

Jewish Holocaust survivor Agnes Adachi shares a story about the antisemitic name-calling she endured as a child attending school in Hungary during World War II. The clip is included in the IWitness University activity “Promoting Civility in Co-Curricular Spaces,” which was coauthored by the student body president at West Virginia University.

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Online Exhibit

Journeys Through the Holocaust

A journey, in the most literal and simplistic sense involves movement from one place to another. This movement could mean physical displacement, as happened to many thousands of people before, during, and after the Holocaust. Journeys can also be metaphoric, emotional, psychological...

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USC Shoah Foundation showcases its programming in Aspen, Colo.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Over the course of three days, the Institute exhibited its recently recorded testimonies of Rohingya refugees; hosted an event in which a renowned artist painted a portrait of a Holocaust survivor before a live audience; and screened "The Girl and The Picture," the Institute’s award-winning documentary about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
The people who helped
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
The New York Times recently published a piece about the rerelease of a book that spotlighted the efforts of non-Jewish Europeans who risked their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The rerelease coincides with the 30th anniversary of the book, “Rescuers.” At least three of the featured rescuers gave testimonies to USC Shoah Foundation. Here are their stories.
'The Girl and the Picture' to screen at the HollyShorts Film Festival
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
The screening Thursday will include a question-and-answer period with producer Andi Gitow of USC Shoah Foundation
USC Shoah Foundation’s Stephen Smith among group of Holocaust experts to reach out to Mark Zuckerberg
Monday, August 13, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith joined a group of leaders from Holocaust and genocide-awareness organizations who signed a letter offering to meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who sparked controversy last month by saying he wouldn’t shut down accounts of Holocaust deniers.
Charlottesville: One Year Later
Friday, August 10, 2018
Triggered by the deadly white nationalist rally of last August, USC Shoah Foundation launched Stronger Than Hate, an initiative that draws on the power of eyewitness testimony to help students and the general public recognize and counter antisemitism, racism, xenophobia and other forms of hatred.
"The Girl and the Picture" wins top doc award
Thursday, August 9, 2018
The film was honored with the Impact DOCS Award for outstanding achievement.
Polish educators complete first phase of annual teaching-with-testimony program
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Over six days, teachers from all over Poland learned how to best integrate USC Shoah Foundation's testimonies of genocide survivors into their classroom experiences.
Herman Shine, who escaped Auschwitz, passes away at 95
Monday, August 6, 2018

As he described in the testimony he gave to USC Shoah Foundation in 1997, it was one stroke of luck after another that allowed Herman Shine to become one of only a few hundred people to escape the Auschwitz death camp.

We Remember: Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
Saturday, August 4, 2018

On August 2, 1944, nearly 3,000 Roma and Sinti women, men and children were murdered in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Danielle Willard-Kyle Awarded 2018-2019 Center Graduate Research Fellowship
Saturday, August 4, 2018

Danielle Willard-Kyle, a PhD candidate in History at Rutgers University, has been awarded the 2018-2019 Center Graduate Research Fellowship at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research.

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Blog: Through Testimony

Remembering the Warsaw Uprising

July 31, 2018

The young Nazi approached 13-year-old Szulem Czygielmamn as he walked on the sidewalk of Lubartowska Street in Lublin, Poland, and shoved him off the sidewalk. Szulem was lucky; Jews had died for less.

By Stephen Smith

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