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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Staff Visit the Institute

(L to R) Dr. Claudia Wiedeman, USC Shoah Foundation (USC SF) Director of Education; Anna Stańczyk, Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (ABSM) Educators Coordinator; Monika Koszyńska, USC SF Regional…
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Kirk Douglas, film legend and 2008 USC Shoah Foundation Ambassador for Humanity, passes away at 103

USC Shoah Foundation joins the Hollywood community and people worldwide in mourning the loss of Kirk Douglas, who passed away earlier this week at age 103. Douglas was an acting legend and an icon of…
Thursday, February 6, 2020

USC Shoah Foundation Partners with Hold On To Your Music to Create Groundbreaking Resources in Holocaust Education with $10 Million Koret Foundation Grant

USC Shoah Foundation —The Institute for Visual History and Education (USC Shoah Foundation) today announced a $10 million grant from the Koret Foundation to develop and implement a new global…
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Peter Hayes Named the 2019-2020 Shapiro Scholar in residence

Professor Peter Hayes, world-renowned scholar of the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, will serve as the 2019-2020 Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence at the USC Shoah Foundation…
Monday, February 3, 2020