b'IMPACT: ANNUAL FUNDFamily Values Build a Lasting LegacyAs a child, when USC Shoah Foundation donor Bryan would ask his grandmother about the tattooed numbers on her arm, she would start crying. His grandparents, like many survivors, had a hard time discussing their experiences. My grandparents wanted to look forward and rebuildthey wrestled with how much they wanted to share, he said.After viewing his grandparents testimonies given to USC Shoah Foundation in 1997, he was happy to hear their stories uninterrupted: [the interviews] were so valuable as a chance for them to tell their stories from end to end. For him, the experience of hearing some of the details for the first time helped drive home the importance of capturing as many survivor testimonies as possible. There is so much we have to learn from the Holocaustwe havent even scratched the surface of literature, research and art that will come out of this. For his part, Bryan is writing a book on the lives of his grandparents and their siblings during the Holocaust. With the passing of those who lived these experiences, USC Shoah Foundations Visual History Archive has become a crucial resource that allows him access to the details that make the stories come alive. Its so important to get raw material for these narratives, he added. One of the greatest tragedies is that the window is closing on survivors and their stories.Before his grandmother passed in 2020, she gathered the familyincluding Bryans siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, spouses and childrento discuss making a shared gift. I wont tell you which charities you should give to, she told them, as long as youre doing it from your heart and its something you believe in. In order to decide, they thought about their grandmothers core values: kindness, commitment to Judaism and commitment to family. According to Bryan, USC Shoah Foundation was a perfect fit for those values, leading to a shared gift to support the Institutes Last Chance Testimony Collection, which aims to scale the filming of testimonies while survivors are still able to give them. Especially important, he noted, was that among everyone, the vote to support USC Shoah Foundation was unanimous. There is so much we have to learn from the Holocaustwe havent even scratched the surface of literature, research and art that will come out of this. 30 2020 ANNUAL REPORT'