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Boredom and Excitement at Sea: Jewish Refugees' Experiences on Shanghai-bound Ships

Between 1938 and 1940 an estimated 17,000 mostly Austrian and German Jews traveled from Europe to Shanghai, many on luxury liners. They were escaping the upsurge of violent antisemitism in Europe and…
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Center Will Cohost Lessons & Legacies 2024

The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research will cohost the 17th biennial Lessons & Legacies conference, which will take place at Claremont McKenna College and the University of…
Monday, April 24, 2023

Recovered Testimony Brings Light, More Questions, to an Armenian Family

Over the past month, for the first time, I listened to the testimony of my late great-grandmother, Mary Antekelian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. The interview is an audio recording, but I…
Monday, April 24, 2023

We Remember Concentration Camp Liberator Alan Moskin, 96, Advocate for Holocaust Education and Remembrance

USC Shoah Foundation is saddened by the passing of Alan Moskin, a Jewish veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces who, at the age of 18, helped liberate Gunskirchern, a subcamp of Mauthausen Concentration…
Thursday, April 20, 2023

In Actor Gal Gadot's Living Room, Schindler's List Survivor Inspires Generations

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot opened her Los Angeles home to friends and family earlier this week to commemorate Yom HaShoah by hosting an intimate conversation with Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz,…
Thursday, April 20, 2023

Brazilian Scholar Studies Testimonies Related to Anti-Nazi Resistance in Latin America

As the Nazis assumed power in Germany in 1933, many artists and intellectuals opposed to the regime sought refuge in Latin America, particularly in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Raíssa Alonso,…
Thursday, April 20, 2023

One Youth Group, An Army, and Two Uprisings—The Resistance of Joseph Greenblatt

Joseph Greenblatt believes it was the antisemitic taunts he endured throughout his childhood in Warsaw that led him to a life of resistance. He was a key player in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,…
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Ben Ferencz (1920-2023): In His Own Words

In July 2020, Ben Ferencz, the last remaining Nuremberg prosecutor who died earlier this month, sat for a Dimensions in Testimony Education interview. Below are excerpts from the three-day…
Monday, April 17, 2023

Dimensions in Testimony Education Releases Interview with Nuremberg Prosecutor Ben Ferencz

Ben Ferencz, the last remaining prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials who passed away in Florida earlier this month, gave countless interviews over the course of his illustrious career. But surely…
Monday, April 17, 2023

New Partnership to Integrate USC Shoah Foundation Testimonies into Latin American Curriculum

USC Shoah Foundation and The Latin American Network for Education on the Shoah (Red LAES) today launch an educational partnership dedicated to the study, teaching, and dissemination of Spanish…
Monday, April 17, 2023

Theary Seng

One morning in 1978, Theary Seng awoke alongside her younger brother in their prison cell in Boeng Rai Security Center, about 100 kilometers south of their hometown of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The…
Monday, April 17, 2023

Nearly 80 Years After The Holocaust, A Survivor Tells His Story

Gerald Szames is 2, maybe 3 years old. He is standing at the foot of the bed, looking at his mother. She is sick, propped up on a pile of pillows. He has other flashes of memories of life…
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

On International Roma Day, We Remember Roma and Sinti Victims Lost During the Holocaust

April 8 is International Roma Day, an opportunity to celebrate the Romani and Sinti culture and raise awareness about the challenges faced by Europe’s largest ethnic minority. An estimated 70 to…
Saturday, April 8, 2023

April 7 Commemorates Start of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda

April 7 is the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The day of remembrance marks the start of the 100-day genocidal campaign in which an estimated 800,000…
Friday, April 7, 2023