News By Year and Month
Cornell University Library Acquires Permanent Access to Visual History Archive
The ties between Cornell University and USC Shoah Foundation are many, and now, they are permanent: The Cornell University Library has acquired access to the Visual History Archive in perpetuity…
Thursday, May 21, 2020
USC Shoah Foundation Commends Congress on Passage of Holocaust Education Bill
Visit Echoes & Reflections for comprehensive programming and resources about the Holocaust especially designed for educators so they can gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to teach this…
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Passing of Joseph Feingold Demonstrates Urgent Need for “Last Chance Testimony”
Joseph Feingold was 17 years old when he and his father, Aron, fled the Nazi invasion of Poland. Fleeing east, the duo were apprehended by the Soviet military and subsequently spent six years in the…
Thursday, May 7, 2020
COVID-19 Presents Extreme Risk to Holocaust Survivor Community and World War II Veterans
The elderly population is among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the victims include a large and growing number of Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans.
Over the last weeks,…
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Educators Find Online Expertise and Content in IWitness
Mona Golabek folds her arms and smashes them down across the piano, bringing to a cacophonous halt Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor – the piece her mother had dreamt of playing in a Vienna concert…
Tuesday, May 5, 2020