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Holocaust survivor reunites with family that hid her in a cellar
When 78-year-old Alain Quatreville and 86-year-old Charlotte Adelman met up in November, they were almost at a loss for words. They hadn’t seen each other in three-quarters of a century.
“What can…
Friday, December 21, 2018
Our Top Stories of 2018
USC Shoah Foundation plays major role at U.N. commemoration of genocide laws
Friday, December 7, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation Finci-Viterbi Executive…
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Jean-Marc Dreyfus Lecture Summary: Corpses of the Holocaust
By Badema Pitic, VHA Program Coordinator, Center for Advanced Genocide Research
Jean-Marc Dreyfus, the 2018-2019 Center Research Fellow, gave a public lecture last month about his…
Thursday, December 20, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation founder Steven Spielberg discusses Institute’s expanded mission in NYT interview
USC Shoah Foundation founder Steven Spielberg discusses the Institute’s past and future in a New York Times article published today.
In the article, “Steven Spielberg on Storytelling’s Power to…
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Storytelling is a valuable tool in teaching about the dangers of genocide
Storytelling and personal narrative are indispensable tools when educating young people about the dangers of genocide, a USC Shoah Foundation fellow told an international audience during a speech at…
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
How USC Shoah Foundation inspires me
This blog post was written by Thom Melcher, co-chair of USC Shoah Foundation’s Next Generation Council, shortly after the Institute’s Ambassadors for Humanity Gala last month in Los Angeles.
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Monday, December 17, 2018
New Perspectives on Kristallnacht (Summary)
New Perspectives on Kristallnacht: After 80 Years, the Nazi Pogrom in Global Comparison
November 5-7, 2018
The Center’s 2018 international conference “New Perspectives on Kristallnacht: After…
Friday, December 14, 2018
Call for Applications: 2019-2020 USC-Yale Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Call for Applications
2019-2020 USC-Yale Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Deadline: February 28, 2019
The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale…
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Call for Applications: 2019-2020 Center Junior Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Call for Applications
2019-2020 Center Junior Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Deadline: February 28, 2019
The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide…
Thursday, December 13, 2018
In memory of Selma Engel, one of the few to survive Sobibor
We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Selma Engel, who, after becoming one of the few people to escape the Sobibor death camp in Poland during the Holocaust, immediately began telling the…
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Jean-Marc Dreyfus Lecture Summary
Jean-Marc Dreyfus (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
2018-2019 Center Research Fellow
“Corpses of the Holocaust”
November 13, 2018
Jean-Marc Dreyfus, the 2018-2019 Center…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation testimony on antisemitism featured at launch conference by EU Fundamental Rights Agency for major antisemitism survey
A reel of testimony clips from USC Shoah Foundation was featured Monday at a European Union conference to release and discuss the results of a major survey that sheds light on the experiences and…
Monday, December 10, 2018
Stephen Smith to speak in Hong Kong about technology
USC Shoah Foundation Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen Smith will talk about how technology reshapes education in Hong King next week at the Yidan Prize Summit 2018.
Smith will be part of a…
Friday, December 7, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation plays major role at U.N. commemoration of genocide laws
USC Shoah Foundation Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen Smith participated Friday at a special event at the United Nations marking the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the international…
Friday, December 7, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation to join United Nations Commemoration of Genocide Laws in Live Streamed Event.
USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith will participate in a panel discussion Friday at a special event at the United Nations marking the 70th anniversary of the adoption of…
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Nearly 10,000 students see ‘Schindler’s List’ in free educational screenings
Nearly 10,000 high school students from across the country watched "Schindler's List" in free educational screenings this week in advance of the Academy Award-winning film’s big-screen rerelease on…
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Marking the 85th Anniversary of the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Famine
Eighty-five years ago, millions of residents of Ukraine were starved to death as a result of the Soviet-era policies under Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian regime.
The man-made famine of 1932-1933,…
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Survivors and Soldiers: Revolutionary Technology Preserves Living Testimony of Soviet Jewish Experience of Holocaust and WWII
LOS ANGELES – Thanks to a new partnership between USC Shoah Foundation and Genesis Philanthropy Group (GPG), the experiences of Russian-speaking Jews during the Holocaust and World War II…
Monday, December 3, 2018
Kristallnacht conference convened scholars from around the world
Scholars from around the world presented groundbreaking research about Kristallnacht during an academic conference hosted by USC Shoah Foundation’s Center for Advanced Genocide Research.
“New…
Friday, November 30, 2018
Steven Spielberg discusses lessons he hopes students will take away from rerelease of ‘Schindler’s List’
When thousands of students across the country head to theaters this week to watch Schindler’s List before its rerelease for general audiences on Dec. 7, filmmaker Steven Spielberg hopes they come…
Friday, November 30, 2018
In memory of Randolph Louis Braham
USC Shoah Foundation today honors the memory of dear friend and devoted historian Randolph Louis Braham, born Adolf Abraham on Dec. 20, 1922 in Bucharest, Romania. His lifelong commitment to the…
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
A musical tribute to the victims of the Cambodian Genocide
I didn’t know my family survived the Holocaust until I was nine years old.
In third-grade homeroom, we learned about the Boston Massacre, and I wondered how people could be so violent.
My mom…
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
PBS special “We’ll Meet Again” features Institute’s role in helping a Holocaust survivor search for a long-lost friend
The PBS show "We'll Meet Again" that featured a Holocaust survivor who recently came to USC Shoah Foundation in hopes of reconnecting with the family of another Holocaust survivor he met at a…
Monday, November 19, 2018
Meet Paul Niemand, the latest Austrian volunteer to work at the Institute in lieu of military service
Paul Niemand was just testing the waters. He wanted to see if he could even make it, but to make it, all the way to USC Shoah Foundation in Los Angeles, or to another institution in the United States…
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Newly published book of lost Armenian towns ‘puts Armenians back onto the map of Turkey’
Since the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the Turkish government has wiped the names of many Armenian towns and villages off the map, replacing them with Turkish names.
This byproduct…
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
After 80 years, Kristallnacht still relevant
It’s been 80 years since Kristallnacht, a pogrom organized by Nazis against Jews in Germany and Austria, but as we’ve seen in recent weeks, the threat of antisemitic violence remains a horrifying…
Friday, November 9, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation opens new office, kicks off 25th anniversary commemoration
USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual history and Education embarked on a new chapter on Tuesday when it unveiled its new global headquarters on the USC campus.
The event also marked the…
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation Honors Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks at the 2018 Ambassadors for Humanity Gala
In recognition of their longstanding commitment to humanitarian causes and support of veterans, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks were presented the Ambassador for Humanity Award by Kate Capshaw and Steven…
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education Unlock the Power of Testimony-Based Learning to Inspire Students, Educators, and Communities Nationwide
In an effort to spark a social movement against hatred in all forms, and to commemorate the 25th anniversary and re-release of Schindler’s List, USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education, the…
Monday, November 5, 2018
Center collaborating with USC faculty member on its first original study: the impact of engaging with testimony
“What would it be like for any of us to spend pretty much all day, every day listening to some of the worst things humanity can do?” asked Beth Meyerowitz, Professor of Professor of Psychology and…
Thursday, November 1, 2018