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In 1994 we launched an unprecedented effort to record, preserve, and share the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Over the past 30 years, we have built a world-class institute anchored in their voices. Learn more about our global impact.

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We are currently recording survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. If you are a survivor or know someone who is, we would love to hear from you. We are also looking for interviewers.

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Upcoming Programs and Events

Dialogue Among the Generations
13
Apr
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Dialogue Among the Generations

Join us for a meaningful Yom HaShoah commemoration exploring inherited testimony, intergenerational memory, and the responsibilities that emerge as stories of the Holocaust are carried forward…
Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris
14
Apr
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Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris

How Jewish tenants were deprived of their rental rights (and never recovered them)

Join us in person or on Zoom.In the annual distinguished lecture, Professor Sarah Gensburger will share the research from the recently published book Appartements témoins. La spoliation des…

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Azrieli Research Fellowship in Holocaust Survivor Testimony, 2026-2027

Azrieli Research Fellowship in Holocaust Survivor Testimony, 2026-2027

The Programs Division at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Azrieli Research Fellowships during the 2026-2027 academic year. The call is open to students enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs at accredited institutions or who have finished a master’s or doctoral degree within the last 5 years and continue to pursue academic research related to the relevant topic with or without an official academic post. Those with academic positions must be untenured. Read More
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We remember Holocaust survivor Samuel Harris, 90

We remember Holocaust survivor Samuel Harris, 90

USC Shoah Foundation honors the memory of Samuel Harris, born Szlamek Rzeznik in May 1935. His story of survival and will as a youth during the Holocaust continues to inspire all who hear it that, as he said, “the human spirit is more powerful than anything on earth.” He was 90.  Read More
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Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Opens State-of-the-Art Education Center

Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Opens State-of-the-Art Education Center

The new Education Center in Miami, Florida, features the USC Shoah Foundation’s Dimensions in Testimony and USC Libraries Interactive Interviews from Holocaust survivors and liberators, including one in Spanish. Read More
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An interview with Dr. Khatchig Mouradian
An interview with Dr. Khatchig Mouradian
AJC, USC Shoah Foundation Partner to Document and Map Global Antisemitism

Research

Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers
Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers
Professor Sarah Gensburger Named the 2025-2026 Shapiro Scholar in Residence

Technology

Sam Gustman Named Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
Sam Gustman Named Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
XR Experience “Inside Kristallnacht” Takes Audiences Through Pivotal Moment in Holocaust History

Education

Education Staff Present at the 2026 Winter Institute for the California Teachers Collaborative
Education Staff Present at the 2026 Winter Institute for the California Teachers Collaborative
The USC Shoah Foundation’s First Armenian Genocide Education—Keep the Promise Teacher Fellow Uses Testimony to Humanize History

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