News By Year and Month
Ita Gordon, 84, Brought Passion and Expertise to Her Work with Testimony
The USC Shoah Foundations mourns the passing of friend and colleague Ita Gordon, an indexer, translator, mentor, and researcher who, for nearly thirty years, channeled her passion for testimony…
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Ita Gordon: A Passion for Testimony
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we pay tribute to some of the people who helped build the organization.
Ita Gordon has worked as an indexer, translator, mentor, and researcher at the USC…
Monday, July 22, 2024
USC Shoah Foundation Appoints Two New Members to Senior Leadership Team
The USC Shoah Foundation has named two key members to its senior leadership team, Senior Director of Programs Catherine E. Clark and Director of Administration Jenna Leventhal. The appointments…
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Remembering Dr. Ruth Westheimer
The USC Shoah Foundation mourns the loss of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who fled Nazi Germany without her parents at the age of 10 and went on to become a renowned and beloved sex…
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Holocaust Survivor Dana Schwartz, 89, Recorded Interviews with More Than 125 Survivors
We mourn the passing of Dana Schwartz, 89, a Holocaust survivor and dedicated interviewer for the USC Shoah Foundation, who died on May 9 in Los Angeles.
Dana, who later became a teacher and…
Wednesday, July 3, 2024