What We Do


The USC Shoah Foundation collects, preserves, and amplifies the voices of the past to build a resilient future. Our research programs, interactive technologies, and global-impact initiatives help foster insights and practical solutions to preserve Holocaust memory, confront antisemitism, and strengthen democratic values.

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Innovative Approaches to Countering Antisemitism

Innovative Approaches to Countering Antisemitism

We are expanding our efforts to record testimonies from those who have experienced antisemitism and launching new research initiatives to understand and counter the global resurgence in antisemitism.

Documenting The Terror Attacks

Documenting The Terror Attacks

We have recorded more than 400 interviews with survivors and witnesses of the deadliest antisemitic attack since the Holocaust. These testimonies are part of our Contemporary Antisemitism Collection.

Preserving and Amplifying Survivor Voices
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Preserving and Amplifying Survivor Voices

Shaping Scholarship and Public Policy

Shaping Scholarship and Public Policy

We engage with researchers, international policymakers, and partner institutions to ensure that survivor voices inform forward-looking scholarship and influence public discourse.

By the Numbers


60,394
Video Testimonies
69
Countries
45
Languages
2 M+
Searchable Names
792,856
Photographs
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Celebrating 30 Years

Founded in 1994, the USC Shoah Foundation ushers in a new era with initiatives aimed at opening up the world’s largest video collection of Holocaust testimony to new generations while focusing on research and awareness around the global effort to counter antisemitism.

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Innovative Technologies

Innovative Technologies


Reimagining Holocaust Remembrance

Our state-of-the-art digital archive is accessible worldwide. We bring testimony to the public through interactive biographies, award-winning virtual reality and XR experiences, on-location testimonies, and a digital educational platform accessed by millions.

Latest News


Preserving Holocaust Testimonies at Risk of Being Lost

Preserving Holocaust Testimonies at Risk of Being Lost


With support from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), the USC Shoah Foundation has preserved and made accessible approximately 600 Holocaust survivor testimonies that were at risk of being lost or remaining inaccessible to future generations. Now available in the Visual History Archive (VHA), these interviews come from collections created across multiple decades and continents. Read More
Investing in the Future of Holocaust Education: How Our Azrieli Teaching Fellows Engage Students with Testimony

Investing in the Future of Holocaust Education: How Our Azrieli Teaching Fellows Engage Students with Testimony


The Azrieli Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Testimony-Based Pedagogy, a collaborative initiative between the USC Shoah Foundation and the Azrieli Foundation, invites two fellows annually who serve Canadian schools, colleges, or universities to conduct testimony-based research using the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive (VHA). Read More
USC Shoah Foundation Remembers Irene Butter, Holocaust Survivor, Educator and Advocate for Peace

USC Shoah Foundation Remembers Irene Butter, Holocaust Survivor, Educator and Advocate for Peace


The USC Shoah Foundation mourns the passing of Irene Butter, a Holocaust survivor and educator who spent decades teaching young people about the Holocaust and their responsibility to stand up to hatred. She was 95. Read More
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Our programs power research, education, and public initiatives that preserve Holocaust memory and support new efforts to counter antisemitism.