News By Year and Month

My Reluctant Encounter With the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive

I never intended to spend months listening to Holocaust testimonies. My name is Chaya Nove, I am a sociolinguist working on a doctoral dissertation about language change in Yiddish vowels…
Monday, November 30, 2020

In Memoriam: Sharon Gillerman

We are very saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend and valued colleague Dr. Sharon Gillerman on November 20, 2020, at the age of 60. Sharon was a…
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Florida's Statewide "Willesden READS" attracts Thousands of Students and Educators

During Florida’s Holocaust Education Week, 12,000 students and educators from school districts across the state experienced a livestreamed theatrical performance and concert with author and virtuoso…
Friday, November 20, 2020

Countering Hate: FBI Report Highlights Need for Concerted Response to Hate Crimes

A new FBI report says hate crimes increased dramatically last year by the highest margin since 2008. Antisemitic hate crimes rose by 14 percent with a total of 953 hate crimes recorded against…
Friday, November 20, 2020

USC Shoah Foundation Offers Dimensions in Testimony to Online Students and Educators in IWitness

USC Shoah Foundation has launched a path-breaking online teaching tool to enable students and educators to ask questions that prompt real-time recorded responses from Holocaust survivor Pinchas…
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Testimonies and Resistance at Treblinka: Reflections from 2020-2021 Breslauer, Rutman, and Anderson Research Fellow Chad Gibbs

My recent stay at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my academic career. From the remarkable power and content of…
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The Sacred Duties of Democracy: Gerda Weissmann Klein

Four generations: Gerda Klein with her great-granddaughter Kayla, granddaughter Alysa Cooper and her daughter Vivian Ullman As Americans head to the polls on Election Day, Alysa Cooper,…
Tuesday, November 3, 2020