Documenting History: Survivor of the Nanjing Massacre
Echoes and Reflections Pilots New Self-Guided Online Professional Development Course
December 15 will mark the beginning of a pilot for a new professional development offering from Echoes and Reflections: a three-hour, self-guided course that teaches educators everything they need to know about using Echoes and Reflections to teach about the Holocaust.
Holly Blackwelder is a senior majoring in East Asian Languages and Cultures with a focus on China and Mandarin Chinese at University of Southern California. She currently interns in the communicatoins department at USC Shoah Foundation.
USC Shoah Foundation Honors Mellody Hobson and George Lucas at the 2016 Ambassadors for Humanity Gala
In recognition for their longstanding commitment to humanitarian efforts and education, Mellody Hobson and George Lucas were presented December 7 with the Ambassador for Humanity Award by Steven Spielberg, USC trustee and founder of USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education.
Ambassadors for Humanity 2016 Gala
The 2016 Ambassadors for Humanity gala, held December 8, 2016, honored Mellody Hobson and George Lucas for their dedicated commitment to education. The event was held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, California.
FilmRise and Amazon Acquire Distribution Rights to “Finding Oscar“
"Finding Oscar," the documentary film about the 1982 Dos Erres Massacre in Guatemala produced by Steven Spielberg in association with USC Shoah Foundation, will have its theatrical release in spring 2017 and will stream on Amazon Prime this summer.