News By Year and Month
Head of Austrian fund for Holocaust reparations visits Institute
Hannah Lessing represents Austrian society’s desire to atone. Her unique job involves, among other things, tracking down Austrian Holocaust survivors or their kin – inside the country and out – to…
Friday, March 22, 2019
The making of a comprehensive Armenian Genocide oral history project
It started with a group of students in a Volkswagen van, traveling around Fresno with bulky tape recorders at the behest of their professor.
It became the world’s largest known collection of oral…
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Armenian Genocide survivor dies at 104
In his 104 years, B. Artin Haig witnessed both the best and the worst humanity had to offer.
He saw Babe Ruth play at Yankee Stadium. He photographed President Franklin Roosevelt. And he was one…
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Nazi salutes and swastikas: How to respond to antisemitism in schools
The news about a group of teenagers throwing a Nazi salute at a party in Orange County is a startling reminder that knowledge of the Holocaust is fading. For a more empathetic society, we must…
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Voice of America features Dimensions in Testimony
USC Shoah Foundation’s Dimensions in Testimony was featured last month in a Voice of America video segment.
The piece by the U.S. government-funded broadcast site emphasized how the interactive…
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Speaking from the grave
Domitilla remembers her father well. She was the oldest of the 10 children and has strong memories. That is before he disappeared 36 years ago during the genocide in Guatemala.
Part of a large…
Monday, March 4, 2019