Our mission is to develop empathy, understanding and respect through testimony.
Through our research and educational programs, the Institute harnesses the power of its archive of personal testimonies from witnesses to genocide in order to do our part to build a better world. (Photo: Edith Umugiraneza, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda; and George Weiss, a Holocaust survivor.)
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Passing of Joseph Feingold Demonstrates Urgent Need for “Last Chance Testimony”
In 2017, Mr. Feingold recorded a more than 4 hour testimony with USC Shoah Foundation as part of the Last Chance Testimony Collection, enabling Holocaust survivors to share their stories for USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive—before it is too late—where they will exist in perpetuity.
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 3:03pm
COVID-19 Presents Extreme Risk to Holocaust Survivor Community and World War II Veterans
The elderly population is among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the victims include a large and growing number of Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans.
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 12:38pm
Educators Find Online Expertise and Content in IWitness
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USC Shoah Foundation education team has adapted its already robust online content and tools in IWitness to meet current educational demands for online teaching and learning.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 4:22pm
Storytelling
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Richard Ashton on overcoming tragedy
On the 105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
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Julia Lentini on Love
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Dimensions in Testimony Overview
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Together We Are Stronger Than Hate
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.
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