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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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Latest News

USC Shoah Foundation Recording, Preserving October 7 Survivor Testimony
The USC Shoah Foundation is recording testimonies of survivors of the Hamas terror attacks in Israel as part of a major initiative launched days after October 7, when 1,400 people were massacred and some 250 taken hostage. Read More
Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 2:23pm
New Latin America Partnership Launches IWitness Page Featuring Spanish-Language Holocaust Testimonies
The USC Shoah Foundation and The Latin American Network for Education on the Shoah (Red LAES) today launched a new IWitness web page that offers downloadable Spanish-language educational activities based on testimonies from the 56,000-strong Visual History Archive. Read More
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 10:59am
On the 30th Anniversary, New York Panel to Examine Impacts and Legacy of Schindler’s List
This December marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award™-winning film that brought Holocaust remembrance to the forefront of popular culture. To commemorate the anniversary, the USC Shoah Foundation and the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City are hosting a special panel discussion on November 5 to examine the impact and legacy of the film and its influence on the evolution of Holocaust history and memory. Read More
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 10:47am

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Education

New Latin America Partnership Launches IWitness Page Featuring Spanish-Language Holocaust Testimonies
On the 30th Anniversary, New York Panel to Examine Impacts and Legacy of Schindler’s List

Research

Professor Dan Stone Named the 2023-2024 Shapiro Scholar in Residence
Call for Applications: USC Shoah Foundation Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies

Collections

Tablet Studios and The USC Shoah Foundation Join Forces to Launch Multimedia Collection from the October 7 Terrorist Attacks in Israel
Urgent Campaign Records Eyewitness Accounts of Antisemitic Terror Attacks in Israel: Interviews with October 7 Survivors Stir Haunting Echoes of the Holocaust

Voices from the Archive

One Youth Group, An Army, and Two Uprisings—The Resistance of Joseph Greenblatt: On the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, we remember a hero
Nearly 80 Years After The Holocaust, A Survivor Tells His Story

Technology

Dimensions in Testimony Education Releases Interview with Nuremberg Prosecutor Ben Ferencz
Past, Present and Future: Redesigned Visual History Archive to Expand Global Access to Holocaust and Genocide Testimonies

We Remember

Remembering Kia Hays
Remembering those we lost in 2023
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