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Center for Advanced Genocide Research Welcomes Summer Research Fellows


USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research will host a steady stream of undergraduate, graduate and faculty fellows this summer who will conduct research in the Visual History Archive for a wide range of projects and courses. Read More

Yad Vashem to Honor Branko Lustig and Hollywood Reporter in Los Angeles


The American Society for Yad Vashem will honor Holocaust survivors in Hollywood at its annual gala in Los Angeles June 6, inspired by The Hollywood Reporter’s landmark story “Hollywood’s Last Survivors.” Read More

Rwanda Peace Education Program Concludes, Measures Impact of USC Shoah Foundation in Rwanda


The education, community and peace-building Rwanda Peace Education Program (RPEP) has concluded after three years, and its partners have begun to evaluate the impact of USC Shoah Foundation’s role in the program, with positive results. Read More

Institute Staff Attend IHRA Meetings in Bucharest


USC Shoah Foundation Managing Director Kim Simon and Director of Education Kori Street are in Bucharest, Romania, this week at the bi-annual plenary meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Read More

Application Open for Advanced “Echoes and Reflections” Seminar at USC Shoah Foundation


This seminar will extend Echoes & Reflections Teacher's Resource Guide Lessons and work to deepen participant knowledge of the topic through testimony and other IWitness resources. Read More

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