Gerald Molen
Gerald Molen, Academy Award®-winning producer of Schindler’s List, served on the founding advisory committee.
Karen Kushell
A production assistant on Schindler’s List, Karen Kushell led the effort to organize a team of experts to realize Steven Spielberg’s project of recording Holocaust survivor testimony.
Branko Lustig
Academy Award®-winning producer of Schindler's List and the Gladiator, Branko Lustig served on the founding advisory committee. As a Holocaust survivor, Branko also gave his testimony to the institute in 1999.
James Moll
Director and producer James Moll was one of the two founding executive directors of Survivors of the Shoah. He directed the Academy Award®-winning documentary The Last Days.
June Beallor
Award-winning producer June Beallor was one of the two founding executive directors of Survivors of the Shoah, which became the USC Shoah Foundation. She also produced several documentaries for the institute that drew from survivor testimony.
Recently, 80 years after the men first crossed paths, their lives intersected once again — though this time in Los Angeles, where they both live. Their reunion was arranged by the USC Shoah Foundation, with the goal of bringing together a survivor and a liberator whose lives converged amid the horrors of the war.
“AI is not neutral or impartial.” Dr. Brian Hughes, director of the USC Shoah Foundation Countering Antisemitism Lab, appears on a segment looking at the issue of the chatbot's recent antisemitic posts. He appears at the 2:15 minute mark in the video.
Statement on Distortionist Plaques erected in Jedwabne
The USC Shoah Foundation is troubled by news that hardline nationalists have erected plaques in Jedwabne that distort the history of the July 10, 1941, pogrom, which claimed the lives of hundreds of that town’s Jews. The Jedwabne massacre is a well-researched historical fact, supported by archival documents and eyewitness testimonies, yet it remains an inconvenient reality for those who seek to distort the truth of the Holocaust for all manner of purposes.
Joel Citron: Leading with Legacy and Vision
Joel Citron, Chair of the USC Shoah Foundation – Institute for Visual History and Education Board of Councilors, concluded his distinguished tenure on June 30.
Joel's connection to the Institute is deeply personal. Both his parents and an aunt are Holocaust survivors, with testimonies preserved in the Institute's testimony archive. That legacy has fueled his passionate advocacy for the growth of the collection and his vision for the Institute's role as a global leader in Holocaust remembrance and the fight against antisemitism.