Passing of Joseph Feingold Demonstrates Urgent Need for “Last Chance Testimony”
In 2017, Mr. Feingold recorded a more than 4 hour testimony with USC Shoah Foundation as part of the Last Chance Testimony Collection, enabling Holocaust survivors to share their stories for USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive—before it is too late—where they will exist in perpetuity.
COVID-19 Presents Extreme Risk to Holocaust Survivor Community and World War II Veterans
The elderly population is among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the victims include a large and growing number of Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans.
Educators Find Online Expertise and Content in IWitness
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USC Shoah Foundation education team has adapted its already robust online content and tools in IWitness to meet current educational demands for online teaching and learning.
Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses
Please join us for a special 2-part event: a LIVE screening of the documentary Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses on Facebook, followed by an interactive ZOOM conversation. The event begins this Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 3pm PDT/6pm EDT.
A 75th Anniversary Commemoration in honor of the Allied Heroes of WWII, the screening will be followed by a conversation with Alan Moskin, one of the liberators featured in the film, and moderated by Executive Director Stephen Smith.
Facebook Live with Artist David Kassan
The USC Fisher Museum of Art will host a Facebook Live with artist David Kassan, whose portrait work of Holocaust survivors appeared in the 2019 exhibition Facing Survival: David Kassan. In this Facebook Live event, David will talk about his work with survivors and give us a live demonstration of his process.
Set a reminder for the event in Facebook
Rachael Cerrotti is an award winning author, producer and documentary storyteller as well as the inaugural Storyteller in Residence for USC Shoah Foundation. She is the granddaughter behind 'We Share The Same Sky' and the host of 'The Memory Generation' podcast. Learn more at www.rachaelcerrotti.com.