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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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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.

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

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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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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.

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Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers

Yad Vashem and USC Shoah Foundation are partnering with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to offer a free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers.This seminar brings together PhD students and early-career researchers (PhD conferred 2021-2026) from IHRA member, observer, and liaison countries. Participants will deepen their subject expertise, strengthen their teaching and research skills, and expand their professional networks. Read More

We remember Andrew Roth

Andrew Roth, Holocaust survivor who made headlines last year for his emotional meeting with Jack Moran, a WWII liberator, passed away last week at age 98.Andrew was born in 1927 in Penészlek, Hungary. By the time Andrew entered middle school, he faced drastic changes in his daily life as restrictions on his freedoms worsened. In 1944, Andrew and his family were forced into the Satu Mare ghetto, and later that year, Auschwitz concentration camp. Upon arrival, someone told him to say he was 18 and had an occupation, which saved his life. Read More

Education Staff Present at the 2026 Winter Institute for the California Teachers Collaborative

Colleagues from the USC Shoah Foundation’s education team presented at this year’s Winter Institute, “School Leadership to End Hate and Inspire Courage,” for the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education on March 2 in Sacramento, California. Over 145 educators, district superintendents, principals, and teachers representing more than 25 districts across California were in attendance. Keynote speakers included California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond and State Senator Henry Stern, a key supporter of the Collaborative. Read More
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