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