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Join Dr. Brian Hughes as he speaks with experts in the field of antisemitism

In a new Daniel & Marisa Klass USC Shoah Foundation Lecture Series on Antisemitism, Dr. Mara Lee Grayson, Stuart Wexler, Dr. Pamela Nadell, and others help us navigate the shifting terrain of antisemitism.

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Watch Antisemitism in America, Jewish Identity, Propaganda, & More | 2026 Lecture Series on Antisemitism on YouTube.

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Call for Applications

Call for Applications

The Education Division of the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for their Azrieli Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Testimony-based Pedagogy for the 2026-2027 academic year. Read More
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When Students Come Back: What a Traveling Exhibit Reveals About Learning Through Testimony

When Students Come Back: What a Traveling Exhibit Reveals About Learning Through Testimony

The class visit was over. But some students kept coming back.At Rye Country Day School in New York, students who visited the Common Circles Experience with their classes returned to the exhibit on their own. Some spent additional time exploring its materials. Others came back with friends and family. And some returned to continue interacting with the USC Shoah Foundation interactive biographies of Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Jewish American liberator Alan Moskin, asking more questions and spending more time with their testimony. Read More
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Black Ribbon Day: A Quiet Struggle Over Historical Memory

Black Ribbon Day: A Quiet Struggle Over Historical Memory

On August 23, communities across Europe and North America observed Black Ribbon Day, also known as the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism. The day seeks to commemorate the violence perpetrated by the twentieth century’s fascist and communist regimes. 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

Call for Applications: Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies, 2026-2027
Call for Applications: Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies, 2026-2027
Non-Residential Fellowship Academic Year 2026-2027

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

Call for Applications
Call for Applications
When Students Come Back: What a Traveling Exhibit Reveals About Learning Through Testimony

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