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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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Forced into Transit: Global Perspectives on Refugees Fleeing Nazi Persecution
USC Shoah Foundation Event
The talk introduces transit  as a concept to analyze spatial and temporal experiences of Jewish or political refugees from Nazi persecution, starting first in 1933 in Germany and later on in Austria, Czechoslovakia, and all over Europe. …
  • April 9, 2025
  • Online Event

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As Survivors Dwindle, We Must Rethink How to Teach the Holocaust
The Following Op-Ed was published in U.S. News by the USC Shoah Foundation's Finci-Viterbi Executive Director, Robert J. Williams, Ph.D. January 27, 2025   As we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day today and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we find ourselves at a critical juncture in history. Read More
USC Shoah Foundation Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 27, 1945, Allied Forces liberated the camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Each year on this anniversary, the world observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a solemn occasion for us all to affirm our commitment to Holocaust remembrance and education and to a world that respects and knows the histories of the victims and survivors of this terrible crime.  Read More
Remembering those we lost in 2024
We are grateful that so many of these survivors, partners, friends, and family members have entrusted us to share their stories for future generations, and for the passion and dedication they brought in support of our mission. Read More

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Dana Schwartz (left) with Holocaust survivor Helen Chalef in 2004
Holocaust Survivor Dana Schwartz, 89, Recorded Interviews with More Than 125 Survivors
Urgent Campaign Records Eyewitness Accounts of Antisemitic Terror Attacks in Israel: Interviews with October 7 Survivors Stir Haunting Echoes of the Holocaust

Research

Call for Applications: Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies, 2025-2026
Call for Applications: Azrieli Research Fellowship for Graduate Students, 2025-2026

Technology

XR Experience “Inside Kristallnacht” Takes Audiences Through Pivotal Moment in Holocaust History
Dimensions in Testimony Education Releases Interview with Nuremberg Prosecutor Ben Ferencz

Education

Call for Applications: Azrieli Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Testimony-Based Pedagogy, 2025-2026
As Survivors Dwindle, We Must Rethink How to Teach the Holocaust: With antisemitism, intolerance and denialism on the rise, we must remember the victims – and the dangers of nationalism and paranoid conspiracies.
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Leon Wise on Rosh Hashanah in a Transit Camp
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Queer Desire in the Holocaust
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Antisemitism on Wikipedia
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