We Remember
In Memory of Asa Shapiro
The staff at USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn about recent the passing of Asa Shapiro, father of board member Mickey Shapiro and Holocaust survivor.
When Asa Shapiro was 14, he was sent…
Friday, June 16, 2017
In Memory of Curt Lowens
USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of Holocaust survivor Curt Lowens, a wartime hero who became a well-known character actor when he moved to the United States. He was 91.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
Marion Pritchard, rescuer of children during the Holocaust, dies at 96
We at USC Shoah Foundation are saddened to learn about the passing of Marion Pritchard, a Dutch woman of great courage who rescued many Jews during the Holocaust. She was 96.
Born Nov. 7, 1920, in…
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
In Memory of Helen Colin
We are sad to learn of the passing of Helen Colin, a Holocaust survivor who had the distinction of being the first survivor to speak on camera after being liberated from the Bergen-Belsen…
Monday, July 25, 2016
In Memory of Aleksander Laks
USC Shoah Foundation is sorry to learn of the passing of Aleksander Laks, the first Holocaust survivor to give his testimony to USC Shoah Foundation in Brazil and a special friend of the Institute…
Thursday, November 5, 2015
In Memory of Thomas Blatt
We are sad to learn of the passing of Thomas Blatt, a Holocaust survivor who was one of the few people to survive an escape from the Sobibor death camp in 1943. He was 88.
Born April 15, 1927, in…
Thursday, November 5, 2015
In Memory of Johnny Strange
USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of Johnny Strange, a record-holding adventurer and supporter of USC Shoah Foundation.
At 17, Strange became the youngest person to summit…
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
We Remember Sir Nicholas Winton
USC Shoah Foundation is sad to learn of the passing of Sir Nicholas Winton, the organizer of the Czechoslovakian Kindertransport and one of the most beloved rescuers of the Holocaust. Winton was 106…
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
In Memory of Erna Viterbi
USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of Erna Viterbi, philanthropist and longtime supporter of USC Shoah Foundation.
Erna Finci Viterbi, a descendant of Sephardic Jews, was…
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
In Memory of Harry Reicher
In Memorium
Our friend and fellow scholar Harry Reicher passed away October 27, 2014.
To honor this remarkable man and visionary scholar, the Institute gratefully re-posts his profile…
Wednesday, July 23, 2014