USC President Carol Folt speaking at the 2024 Ambassadors for Humanity Gala

Itzhak Perlman with Steven Spielberg, USC President Carol Folt, and Dr. Robert J. Williams

Holocaust survivor Irene Weiss accepting the 2024 Ambassador for Humanity award on behalf of the survivors who shared their testimony with the institute.

Mickey Shapiro accepting the inaugural USC Shoah Foundation Leadership Award from founder Steven Spielberg

Dr. Robert J. Williams, Finci-Viterbi Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation

Comedian and actor, Alex Edelman presided over the evening as emcee

Actress, Angela Sarafyan, who appeared in the war drama The Promise

Itzhak Perlman performing

Actress and Humanitarian, Debra Messing

Singer/Songwriter, Bruce Springsteen

Actor and Filmmaker, Matthew Modine

Joel Citron, chair of the USC Shoah Foundation's Board of Councilors

Film and Stage Actress, Meryl Streep

Ceci Chan, who sits on the executive committee for the USC Shoah Foundation's Board of Councilors, responding to a question about the gala's theme "Witness for the Future" in a testimony booth.

Steven Spielberg with Holocaust survivors in attendance at the 2024 Ambassadors for Humanity Gala in New York