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Detroit Philanthropists Honor USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors Member Mickey Shapiro

When asked where he gets his generosity of spirit, Mickey Shapiro, USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors member, credits his parents, Holocaust survivors Sara and Asa Shapiro, and the deep respect…
Thursday, December 21, 2017

New Dimensions in Testimony on NPR

(From left to right: Renée Firestone, Sam Harris, Madame Xia Shuqin, and Pinchas Gutter) New Dimensions in TestimonySM has been a work of passion for USC Shoah Foundation since 2010. After…
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Digital Approaches to Genocide Studies (Summary)

Digital Approaches to Genocide Studies October 23-24, 2017 “Digital Approaches to Genocide Studies” was the first international conference bringing the fields of digital humanities…
Monday, December 18, 2017

A Mosaic of Memory: The Nanjing Massacre 80 Years On

Eighty years ago this week, Japanese troops marched into Nanjing, then capital city of China, and began a six week brutal attack on the Chinese civilian population. Those who had not managed to…
Saturday, December 16, 2017

A Digital Genocide Archive for the Future

If ever there was a research vision for USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive, it would be that scholars from around the world, including those from a wide range of disciplines use the…
Friday, December 15, 2017

The first in a series of educational activities launches in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union

USC Shoah Foundation launched the first in a series of educational activities developed in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). The series incorporates testimony of Armenian…
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Call for Applications: 2018-2019 International Teaching Fellowship

International Teaching Fellowship Academic Year 2018-2019 The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites proposals for its 2018-2019 International Teaching Fellowship…
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Irina Rebrova Lecture Summary

Irina Rebrova (Center for Research on Antisemitism, Technical University, Berlin) 2017-2018 Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellow “The Role of Oral History Interviews in Regional…
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Geraldien von Frijtag Lecture Summary

Geraldien von Frijtag (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) 2017-2018 Center Research Fellow “Being and Belonging: Jewish-Gentile Relations in the Occupied Netherlands Through the Lens of a…
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Alexander Hinton Lecture Summary

Alexander Hinton (​Rutgers University, Newark) "Man or Monster? The Trial of a Khmer Rouge Torturer" November 2, 2017 Renowned anthropologist Alexander Hinton gave a public lecture at the…
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

First Mandarin-Language New Dimensions in Testimony Exhibit Premieres at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall

On the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre today, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in Nanjing, China, debuted its permanent exhibition of New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT), USC Shoah…
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

ITeach in Łódź on New IWitness Activity About Diary of Rywka Lipszyc

USC Shoah Foundation launched one of its newest Polish-language IWitness activities with an ITeach professional development seminar at Ian Kasprowicz High School in Łódź, Poland last weekend. The…
Monday, December 11, 2017

In Memory of Alice Lok Cahana

We at USC Shoah Foundation are saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved friend, Holocaust survivor and renowned artist Alice Lok Cahana, who passed away on November 28 at age 88. Through her…
Monday, December 11, 2017

Survivors and Liberators Reunite at Dachau in "The Liberators: Why We Fought"

There is a scene in the documentary The Liberators: Why We Fought that has captured the hearts of millions of viewers around the world. Holocaust survivor Joshua Kauffman reunites with Daniel…
Friday, December 8, 2017

Iberoamericana University in Mexico City Opens Visual History Archive Access Site

Iberoamericana University in Mexico City is the first university in Latin America to gain full access to the Visual History Archive. Through the university’s subscription with ProQuest, students,…
Thursday, December 7, 2017

“Teaching About Genocide” Educator Resource Launches on Echoes and Reflections

Echoes and Reflections drew its biggest audience ever last week for a webinar introducing its new resource for educators, Teaching About Genocide. With an audience of 75 participants, the…
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Follow-Up Quantitative Study to Examine Impact of Teachers’ Repeated Use of IWitness

In a new quantitative study, USC Shoah Foundation will evaluate how teachers’ familiarity with the IWitness educational website impacts implementation and students’ learning outcomes. It’s the first…
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Glendale Community Excited to Learn About USC Shoah Foundation at Public Presentation

Over 85 members of the Glendale, Calif. community attended a presentation organized by the Glendale Public Library on Oct. 26 about the Visual History Archive’s Armenian Genocide testimony…
Monday, December 4, 2017

Wolf Gruner Earns Three Awards for New Book on Anti-Jewish Persecution in Bohemia and Moravia

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research is celebrating the work of its Director Wolf Gruner, whose most recent book Die Judenverfolgung im Protektorat Böhmen/Mähren. Lokale…
Friday, December 1, 2017

When Nazis Are Normal

The day after Thanksgiving, the New York Times published an article called “In America’s Heartland, the Nazi Sympathizer Next Door,” by Richard Fausset. It profiles Tony Hovater, a 29-year-old far…
Friday, December 1, 2017