We Remember
Remembering Gerda Weissmann Klein
Above: Gerda Weissmann Klein with her granddaughter Alysa Cooper
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the loss of Holocaust survivor and Institute friend Gerda Weissmann Klein, who passed away on April 3,…
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
USC Shoah Foundation Mourns the Passing of William (“Bill”) Harvey—Holocaust Survivor, Friend and Cosmetologist to the Stars
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the loss of William (“Bill”) Harvey, a friend of the institute who survived two Nazi concentration camps and later became a well-known cosmetologist with a client list…
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Remembering Vera Gissing
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the passing of our friend Vera Gissing, who died March 12 in Berkshire, England at age 93. Vera will be remembered for her extraordinary life, which included escaping…
Friday, March 25, 2022
USC Shoah Foundation Mourns the Passing of Survivor, Educator and Friend Helen Fagin
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the passing of our friend Helen Fagin, who has passed away in Sarasota, Florida at age 104.
A Holocaust survivor, English professor and director of Judaic Studies at…
Friday, March 18, 2022
A Tribute to Sigmund Burke, 1924-2022
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the passing of Holocaust survivor and accomplished structural engineer Sigmund Burke, who died February 6, 2022 at nearly 98 years old. He recorded his testimony with USC…
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Joe Adamson, Refugee, Interrogator, Regular Dad, Finally Told his Story
For much of their life, Allen and Peter Adamson didn't know that Joe, their easy-going, suburbanite dad, a VP at a New York plastics company, had a remarkable early history. He had escaped Germany at…
Friday, February 11, 2022
Joe Adamson, Refugee, Interrogator, Regular Dad, Finally Told his Story
For much of their life, Allen and Peter Adamson didn't know that Joe, their easy-going, suburbanite dad, a VP at a New York plastics company, had a remarkable early history. He had escaped Germany at…
Friday, February 11, 2022
Joe Adamson, Refugee, Interrogator, Regular Dad, Finally Told his Story
For much of their life, Allen and Peter Adamson didn't know that Joe, their easy-going, suburbanite dad, a VP at a New York plastics company, had a remarkable early history. He had escaped Germany at…
Friday, February 11, 2022
László Kiss, Twin Who Survived Auschwitz, Played Key Role in Hungarian Holocaust Education
USC Shoah Foundation mourns the loss of László Kiss, a survivor of Auschwitz who played an integral role in USC Shoah Foundation’s educational efforts in Hungary. László died January 25 at the age of…
Friday, January 28, 2022
He Helped Rescue Thousands from the Nazis, Then Kept His Story Quiet for Decades
In a five-hour interview with USC Shoah Foundation, Justus Rosenberg refers to himself as “small fry,” “a cog,” an unimportant person. And perhaps it was for this reason that for decades, the Bard…
Monday, January 10, 2022