Fellowship Opportunity for PhD Candidates & Early-Career Scholars

Azrieli Research Fellowship in Holocaust Survivor Testimony, 2026-2027

The Programs Division at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Azrieli Research Fellowships during the 2026-2027 academic year. The call is open to students enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs at accredited institutions or who have finished a master’s or doctoral degree within the last 5 years and continue to pursue academic research related to the relevant topic with or without an official academic post. Those with academic positions must be untenured.

Remembering Samuel Harris, 90

We remember Holocaust survivor Samuel Harris, 90

USC Shoah Foundation honors the memory of Samuel Harris, born Szlamek Rzeznik in May 1935. His story of survival and will as a youth during the Holocaust continues to inspire all who hear it that, as he said, “the human spirit is more powerful than anything on earth.” He was 90. 
April is Genocide Awareness Month

Learn more about Genocide Awareness Month at USC Shoah Foundation

Dialogue Among the Generations

Dialogue Among the Generations

Join us for a meaningful Yom HaShoah commemoration exploring inherited testimony, intergenerational memory, and the responsibilities that emerge as stories of the Holocaust are carried forward. Dialogue Amongst the Generations highlights how these testimonies continue to shape identity, memory, and moral responsibility across generations.

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Ronit Berkovich

Ronit Berkovich joined the USC Shoah Foundation in 2023, initially supporting the October 7th project as a researcher with the Collection Team. In her current role as a Content Management Specialist with Program Platforms, she reviews and builds IWitness content to ensure high quality and accessibility while also managing technical user support. A graduate of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ronit previously worked in quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry.

Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers

Learn more about this opportunity made available through a partnership with Yad Vashem, the USC Shoah Foundation, and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers

Yad Vashem and USC Shoah Foundation are partnering with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to offer a free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers.

This seminar brings together PhD students and early-career researchers (PhD conferred 2021-2026) from IHRA member, observer, and liaison countries. Participants will deepen their subject expertise, strengthen their teaching and research skills, and expand their professional networks.

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