News By Year and Month
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
How to Teach Against Hate? Lean on Genocide Survivors
This article appears in the Autumn 2018 issue of Trojan Family Magazine. It was written and published before the deadly attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsurgh on Oct. 27, but it focuses on…
Thursday, November 1, 2018