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Remembering the Nanjing Massacre

The Holocaust is inarguably the most heinous crime against a group of people we have seen in modern times. Despite decades of wrestling with how such an atrocity could have occurred and the postwar…
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Visual History Archive Update Adds Cambodian Genocide and Three Holocaust Collections

Three hundred and ninety-six testimonies were added to the Visual History…
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Three Tips to Get Started with the IWitness Video Challenge

Help your students find their voice as they explore testimony in IWitness and find inspiration to create positive change in their own community. The IWitness Video Challenge, which will award $10…
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

USC Shoah Foundation Hosts Faculty Workshops for USC Diversity and Inclusion Week

"United Through Pain and Hope" panel discussion with USC Shoah Foundation interns from left: Ilana Rabin, Maria Lattouf Abou Atmi, Zach Larkin, Alison…
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

2017-2018 Center Fellowship Goes to Utrecht University's Geraldien von Frijtag Drabbe Künzel

Personal relationships between Jews and non-Jews in Europe before and during World War II will be brought to light during Geraldien von Frijtag Drabbe Künzel’s semester in residence at USC Shoah…
Monday, January 23, 2017

100 Days to Inspire Respect Begins Today

Coinciding with Inauguration Day, USC Shoah Foundation debuts an initiative developed to quell…
Friday, January 20, 2017

Rare Collection of World War II Artifacts Donated to USC Libraries

A rare collection containing hundreds of artifacts and written material brought back from Nazi Germany by an American Jewish soldier has been acquired by the USC Libraries as part of a longstanding…
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Wolf Gruner to Speak on Panel About “Triumph of the Will” at USC School of Cinematic Arts

Leni Riefenstahl on the set of Triumph of the Will (1935) USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide…
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Texas A&M Teaching Fellow Tommy Curry Researches Sexual Violence in Visual History Archive

Though the topic of sexual violence against women during genocide is notoriously under-researched, sexual violence against men is even more so. And that’s what USC Shoah Foundation’s 2016-2017 A…
Friday, January 13, 2017

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to Host Conference With Holy See on Refugee Policy

From 16-17 February 2017 the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), in cooperation with the Holy See, will hold a conference for public policy-makers from Europe, North America and the…
Thursday, January 12, 2017

More Details on the ‘100 Days to Inspire Respect’ Initiative

At a time of heightened political uncertainty and polarization, middle and high school teachers are in need of easy-to-use resources that encourage their students to grapple with some of the most…
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Center for Advanced Genocide Research to Co-Sponsor Symposium on German-Jewish Activists

Joachim Prinz speaks at the March on Washington, 1963 In just under two weeks, Director of USC Shoah Foundation…
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Increases in Visual History Archive Access Sites, IWitness Users and More in Institute’s Latest Stats Update

Students watch testimony in Budapest, June 2016 USC Shoah Foundation’s latest quarterly stats update shows remarkable…
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

USC Shoah Foundation and Partners Attend Vienna Workshop on Testimony in Education

The foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” (German acronym EVZ) is hosting an international workshop on the use of Holocaust survivor testimonies in education January 9-11 in Vienna,…
Monday, January 9, 2017

Armenian Collection Translation Efforts Connect Family and Neighbors

It really is a small world after all. When he reached some of the final Armenian Genocide Collection testimonies to be indexed, translated and subtitled into English, Armenian Genocide Collection…
Friday, January 6, 2017

First 10 Activities for "100 Days to Inspire Respect" Initiative

As the United States prepares to inaugurate a new president, USC Shoah Foundation has announced the first 10 testimony-based educational resources for its “100 Days to Inspire Respect,” an IWitness…
Thursday, January 5, 2017