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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, 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

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

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Call for Papers: “New Perspectives on Kristallnacht: After 80 Years, The Nazi Pogrom in Global Comparison”

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research and the USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life invite proposals for their 2018 International Conference. Read More

Announcing the Semifinalists of the 2017 IWitness Video Challenge

Such topics as raising awareness and support for the deaf community, combatting stereotypes and bullying throughout their schools, and helping the homeless were just a few of the worthy ventures students took on this year. Read More

USC Shoah Foundation Designs New Online Indexing Training Course

The course will increase the Institute's ability to train globally and significantly scale up indexing capacities. Read More

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