News By Year and Month

Re-designed IWitness Site Brings Better, Faster, More User-Friendly Features to Students and Educators

USC Shoah Foundation today launches a redesigned IWitness website reimagined to make teaching with testimony more effective, approachable and cutting-edge. The new site features all of the…
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Re-launch of IWitness Canada Brings Testimony to New Generation of Teachers, Students

A four-year initiative to bring together the expertise of USC Shoah Foundation and the Azrieli Foundation—Canada’s leading nationwide Holocaust education program—has culminated with the release…
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Application Open for William P. Lauder Junior Internship Program

USC Shoah Foundation is looking for 40 students across the country in 7th– 11th grades representative of diverse backgrounds and academic skills who are interested in participating in its highly…
Monday, September 20, 2021

They Started As Sixth Graders, and Graduated High School Transformed

Claire Denault’s Southern California private high school had a problem with classism. So she decided to approach the issue in a way she knew would resonate with her peers: through story. As the…
Monday, September 20, 2021

Back to School Activities to Help Teachers Address Critical Contemporary Issues

USC Shoah Foundation today launches its 2021-2022 Back to School package, a suite of testimony-based resources on IWitness to help educators navigate the complex issues created by the Covid-19…
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Two Sides of Survival Nets Best Documentary Prize at Angeles Film Festival

The documentary Two Sides of Survival just landed Winner of Best Documentary Short at the Angeles Film Festival. Produced by USC Shoah Foundation, Two Sides of Survival brings together…
Wednesday, September 1, 2021