Steven Spielberg and USC Shoah Foundation Institute Honored Legendary Actor and Humanitarian Kirk Douglas
Ambassadors for Humanity Award presented to actor Kirk Douglas.
Erna and Andrew Viterbi’s Gift to USC Shoah Foundation Institute Heralds New Era of Online Educational Outreach
Viterbi Family Foundation grants gift to Institute.
Corrie ten Boom Scholar Welcomed to USC Campus
Consulate General of Poland and USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery Welcome Dr. Jacek Leociak.
USC Shoah Foundation Institute Begins Massive, State of the Art Preservation Effort to Save One of World’s Largest Video Archive
The preservation of one of the largest digital video archives in the world got underway this fall at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, where staff began converting more than 100,000 hours of videotaped Holocaust testimonials to a new digital format.
The Foundation, originally established by filmmaker and USC Trustee Steven Spielberg, moved to the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in 2006. Spielberg was motivated to a great extent by a desire to guarantee the survival of the project he started.
HOLOCAUST: The Events and Their Impact on Real People Wins Teachers' Choice Award
2009 Teachers' Choice Award winner.
National Training for Educators in Ukraine
Multimedia guide aimed at young students.
Kim Simon Named Interim Executive Director
USC Shoah Foundation Institute President and CEO departing to become the Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History at Rutgers University.
Das Vermächtnis (The Legacy)
Government officials, educators, historians, teachers, and students attend event recognizing the release of Das Vermächtnis.
Institute Adopts New Strategic Plan
The plan focuses on several key areas that are vital to the success of the Institute's mission: scholarship and research, education, access to the archive, new content, and preservation of current content.
Telling an Unfinished Story
If Anne Frank hadn't perished, would her feelings about people have remained the same?