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Remembering Wallis Annenberg

Philanthropic Leader, USC Trustee, and Lifelong Advocate for Education and Justice

80 years later, a Holocaust survivor meets an American soldier who helped free him

Listen to their reunion on NPR's All Things Considered

Melinda Goldrich Named Chair of the USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors

Joel Citron

Leading with Legacy and Vision

Joel Citron, Chair of the USC Shoah Foundation – Institute for Visual History and Education Board of Councilors, concluded his distinguished tenure on June 30.

I listened to my great-grandmother’s genocide testimony; now, I carry her voice

Read our colleague Sedda Antekelian's piece in the Armenian Weekly

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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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Call for Applications: 2023-2024 Center Research Fellowship

Call for Applications from Senior Scholars 2023-2024 Center Research Fellowship Deadline: January 31, 2023 Read More

Call for Applications: 2023-2024 PhD Candidate Fellowships

Call for Applications from PhD Candidates Greenberg Research Fellowship USC Shoah Foundation Katz Research Fellowship in Genocide Studies Read More

Center Shares Videos from "Mass Violence and Its Lasting Impact on Indigenous Peoples" Conference

Beginning November 1, 2022, in observance of Native American Heritage Month in the United States, the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research shared one video per day from our recent international conference "Mass Violence and Its Lasting Impact on Indigenous Peoples - The Case of the Americas and Australia/Pacific Region," which was held at the University of Southern California, on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Tongva and Kizh Nation peoples. Read More

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