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.
Upcoming Events
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May
The Specter of Persecution: Queer Women in the Third Reich
USC Shoah Foundation Event
Samuel Clowes Huneke, author of the award-winning States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany, uncovers stories about queer women during the Third Reich—their treatment in society and opportunities to resist.…
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May 9, 2024
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Online Event
04
Jun
Antisemitism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
USC Shoah Foundation Event
At the close of World War II, the Allies labeled survivors of the Holocaust as either displaced persons (DPs), refugees, or stateless persons. These categories included Jews, prisoners of war, Roma and Sinti, forced laborers, and perpetrators who used the chaos to hide their identity. But as the scale of the humanitarian disaster became more...
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June 4, 2024
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Online Event
Latest News
On April 24, we call on the world to remember the genocide of the Armenian people.
109 years ago, during the First World War, Ottoman authorities arrested hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). At the time, the Ottoman Empire was under the control of the relatively new leadership of the Young Turks; a party that had sought to create an ethnically homogenous Turkish state – a state that would have little space for the millions of Armenians then living in that empire. Read More
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 10:48am
Sedda Antekelian, a member of USC Shoah Foundation’s education team, never knew her own great grandmother had recorded testimony about surviving the Armenian Genocide. Hearing her great grandmother’s voice for the first time has brought Sedda closer to family, filled in gaps about her own history, and opened even more questions. Read More
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 4:05pm
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Holocaust Memory Across Generations
Language: English
USC Shoah Foundation Year-In-Review 2023
Language: English
Decoding Antisemitism
Antisemitism Lecture Series
Language: English
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