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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.
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Upcoming Programs and Events

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Apr
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Colleyville: A Story of Jewish Heroism and Triumph in the Face of Terror
USC Shoah Foundation Event
This event will feature a screening of Colleyville, followed by a panel discussion with the heroic survivors of the terror incident, moderated by Brian Hughes, director of the USC Shoah Foundation Countering Antisemitism Laboratory.…
  • April 27, 2025
  • Online Event
01
May
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In the Face of Catastrophe, Coherence: How Yiddish Taught Its Children About the Holocaust
USC Shoah Foundation Event
In this talk, Miriam Udel will consider the place of the children’s Yiddish Holocaust canon within a broader set of Jewish literary resources for depicting anti-Jewish violence, resistance and survival. …
  • May 1, 2025
  • Online Event
05
May
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The Role of Auschwitz in Holocaust Narratives
USC Shoah Foundation Program Specialist Svetlana Ushakova will present Geographic Perception of Auschwitz in Survivor Memoirs and Testimonies.…
  • May 5, 2025
  • Online Event

Latest News

USC Shoah Foundation Launches New IWalk at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan
The USC Shoah Foundation has released a powerful new testimony-based walking tour (IWalk) of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, on its IWalk app ( IOS/ Read More
Call for Applications: Azrieli Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Testimony-Based Pedagogy, 2025-2026
The Education Division of the USC Shoah Foundation—The Institute for Visual History and Education invites applications for their inaugural Azrieli Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Testimony-based Pedagogy for the 2025-2026 academic year. Read More
We Remember György Kun
We are saddened to learn of the passing of György Kun, who gave his testimony in October 1999 in Budapest, Hungary. His daughter, Andrea Szonyis, an educator and former colleague at the USC Shoah Foundation, authored a story in the series "Voices from the Archive” about her father. Read More

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Dana Schwartz (left) with Holocaust survivor Helen Chalef in 2004
Holocaust Survivor Dana Schwartz, 89, Recorded Interviews with More Than 125 Survivors
Urgent Campaign Records Eyewitness Accounts of Antisemitic Terror Attacks in Israel: Interviews with October 7 Survivors Stir Haunting Echoes of the Holocaust

Research

Call for Applications: Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies, 2025-2026
Call for Applications: Azrieli Research Fellowship for Graduate Students, 2025-2026

Technology

XR Experience “Inside Kristallnacht” Takes Audiences Through Pivotal Moment in Holocaust History
Dimensions in Testimony Education Releases Interview with Nuremberg Prosecutor Ben Ferencz

Education

USC Shoah Foundation Launches New IWalk at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan
Call for Applications: Azrieli Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Testimony-Based Pedagogy, 2025-2026
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