News By Year and Month

May Their Memories Be A Blessing

The Institute mourns the passing of members of our community in 2020, including survivors who have given testimony Hanna Pankowsky, Dario Gabbai, Anneliese Nossbaum, Éva Székely, Itka Zygmuntowicz,…
Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Holocaust Survivors awarded Germany’s Order of Merit

In recognition of their service as witnesses to the Holocaust, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier honored survivors Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Henrietta Kretz with the highest civilian honor,…
Friday, December 18, 2020

2020 Year in Review

As we wrap up a very challenging year for many across the globe, we want to share highlights of just some of the work our Institute team and our partners have accomplished during the ongoing pandemic…
Friday, December 18, 2020

We Remember George Weiss, Holocaust Survivor, Artist, Institute Volunteer, Friend

USC Shoah Foundation today mourns the loss of a close friend, George Weiss, a longtime volunteer with the Institute and a Holocaust survivor who endured homelessness and life on the run as a young…
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Remembering Moshe Taube

We are very saddened at the USC Shoah Foundation to learn that our friend and Holocaust survivor Cantor Moshe Taube has passed away at age 93. Cantor Taube was among 1,200 Jews saved by Oskar…
Friday, December 11, 2020

The Last Goodbye: Now Available on Oculus Rift!

The Last Goodbye virtual reality experience is now available on Oculus Rift. Four years ago, Pinchas Gutter traveled back to the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland, where he had been imprisoned…
Tuesday, December 8, 2020