Academic Fellows Convene to Develop Testimony Based Curriculum on Nazi Medical Experiments

A group of Bioethics and the Holocaust Fellows recently gathered at USC Shoah Foundation headquarters in Los Angeles to develop content for new curriculums that will feature Visual History Archive testimony from survivors of Nazi medical experiments.

The Holocaust marked a profound and sadistic deviation from traditional notions of medical ethics, with medical and scientific communities in the Third Reich actively participating in the labeling, persecution and eventual mass murder of millions deemed “unfit.”

International Crimes in Ukraine: is Justice Possible?

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 09:23 AM PDT
Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp will discuss ongoing global efforts in national courts as well as before the International Criminal Court for prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide being perpetrated in Ukraine and their impact.

Deadline Extended to February 15, 2023: Call for Applications for USC Shoah Foundation Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies

USC Shoah Foundation invites applications from advanced-level PhD candidates for the 2023-2024 USC Shoah Foundation Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies.

Questions of Gender and Sexuality in Interviewer Trainings and Holocaust Survivor Testimonies

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 09:23 AM PDT

A public lecture by Carli Snyder (PhD candidate in History, City University of New York Graduate Center)
2022-2023 USC Shoah Foundation Robert J. Katz Research Fellow in Genocide Studies
(Join us in person for this lecture or attend virtually on Zoom)

Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research and the USC Shoah Foundation

New Webinar Series to Train Educators to Recognize, Respond to Antisemitism

A partnership including USC Shoah Foundation next week holds its first professional development webinar to train teachers to recognize and respond to antisemitism with their students.

The Recognizing and Responding to Antisemitism in Schools webinar series, which begins Monday at 1pm PST, is aimed at schoolteachers, principals and superintendents who can earn credits for taking each of six modules.

Morale on the Home Front from Europe to Japan: Its Transnational Construction and Deconstruction, 1914-1945

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 09:23 AM PDT

A public lecture by Sheldon Garon (Princeton University, History)
(Join us in person for this lecture)

Organized by the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture
Cosponsored by the USC East Asian Studies Center, the USC Dornsife Center for Advance Genocide Research, and the USC Center for International Studies 

Recognizing and Responding to Antisemitism in Schools

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 09:23 AM PDT
As a result of this two-part webinar, educators will deepen their understanding of antisemitism and its impact and consequences; explore the challenges and opportunities to address antisemitism; and critically reflect on the educator's role and responsibility to address antisemitism.
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