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We commemorate the month of June by spotlighting the LGBTQ+ witnesses and survivors in our Archive, including the stories of witnesses whose survival relied on the aid of people who couldn’t tell their own story.

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

Mickey Shapiro, longtime Holocaust remembrance leader, bolsters USC Shoah Foundation’s efforts with $30 million gift

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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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Alexander Hinton Delves into Mind of Khmer Rouge Torturer in Lecture at USC

in his lecture at USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research on Thursday, Professor Alexander Hinton shared insights into the life trajectory of the infamous Comrade Duch, commandant of the former S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, and the lessons Duch might offer as we attempt to understand how ordinary people commit genocide. Read More

Kori Street is Educator-in-Residence at Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre’s Holocaust Education Week

Street will lead presentations and workshops throughout the week-long event, which this year is centered on the post-Holocaust period and the specific events, or “pivotal moments,” that have shaped our understanding of the Holocaust. Read More

Me Too: Stories of Sexual Violence in the Visual History Archive

About four years ago, still in high school and bussing tables at my first job, I found out that management hands you bigger tips at the end of the night when they see the big table in the corner harass you. Because those tips, they said, were left for you. What are you going to question that for? Read More

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