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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Denial and Triumphalism: Origins, Impact and Prevention
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  • July 10, 2020
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Connecting Communities: "Big Sonia" - A Special Conversation With Director Leah Warshawski
1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT | 6:00 AM AEST 17 July This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.…
  • July 16, 2020
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Comic Con - “Art and the Holocaust”
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  • July 23, 2020
Latest News
USC Shoah Foundation Mourns the Passing of Filmmaker and Friend Luke Holland
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the loss of Luke Holland who passed away this week, a transformative figure in the field of historical documentation and a dear friend of the Institute. “Luke guided us all to face our pasts—to face our fears—as pathway to living a more informed, peaceful life,” said Stephen Smith, Finci-Viterbi Executive Director of USC Shoah Foundation.
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 11:42am
Countering Racism: Solidarity for Peaceful Change
We mourn the murder of George Floyd and join the outcry for justice in his name. He is now linked to countless others who have suffered systemic violence, injustice and hate perpetrated against African Americans throughout a 400-year history in this nation. This legacy and manifestation of hate is still present today.
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 9:44pm
Cornell University Library Acquires Permanent Access to Visual History Archive
The ties between Cornell University and USC Shoah Foundation are many, and now, they are permanent: The Cornell University Library has acquired access to the Visual History Archive in perpetuity. Cornell University became the 52nd site to provide full access to the archive on an annual basis in November 2015, and the impact on research and education has been significant. This impact can now continue for generations to come, as the witnesses who gave testimony had hoped.
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 12:04pm
Storytelling
A World Of My Own: Learning To Be Alone
My grandmother, Hana, taught me to be alone, to be able to sit in my space and observe all around. She taught me to describe what I see — the stacks of history books, cards sent from friends, photos of my family, vinyls stacked high, and the flowers from my last trip to the grocery store. She taught me to take an interest in the simple parts of life and to find symbolism and comfort in the mundane.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 12:36pm
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Live ZOOM Discussion - Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses
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Last Chance Testimony Collection
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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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