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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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We Mourn the Passing of Steve Cozen
Steve's passion for fighting antisemitism and educating the next generation led him to join the Board of Councilors in 1997 when the organization was in its infancy. He has remained committed to our mission, serving as Chair of the Board of Councilors from 2015 to 2019. Read More
Global Partnership Takes Aim at Rising Antisemitism
The USC Shoah Foundation announced a partnership with the Berlin-based Kreuzberg Initiative against Anti-Semitism (KIgA), a collaboration that will increase European access to testimonies of survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides and create wide-reaching programming to counter antisemitism. Read More
Call for Applications: Sandy and Steve Cozen Graduate Top-Off Fellowship 2025
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Sandy and Steve Cozen Graduate Top-Off Fellowship for the 2025-2026/ 2026-2027 academic years. 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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