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

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

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.

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Preserving and Amplifying Survivor Voices

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


59,893
Video Testimonies
70
Countries
44
Languages
2 M+
Searchable Names
791,752
Photographs
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Our Story


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


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


Professor Sarah Gensburger Named the 2025-2026 Shapiro Scholar in Residence


Sarah Gensburger, Professor of Political Science and History at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Sciences Po Paris, will serve as the 2025-2026 Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence at the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research. She will spend over a week in residence at the Center in April and will deliver the Annual Sara and Asa Shapiro Lecture entitled “Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris” on April 14, 2026. Read More

Local Holocaust Survivor's Interactive Dimensions in Testimony interview Premieres at El Paso Holocaust Museum


El Paso Holocaust Museum (EPHM) is proud to announce the unveiling of an exciting new interactive biography as part of its Dimensions in Testimony exhibition from the USC Shoah Foundation. The testimony of Dr. Edith Eger, who once called El Paso home, will premiere at EPHM during the week of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27-31, 2026. Read More

On 2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day


In cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Austria to the United States, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States. 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.