Dr. Abner Delman, 93, Husband of Survivor, Supported Holocaust Education

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 12:35pm

The USC Shoah Foundation mourns the passing of Dr. Abner Delman, a cardiologist and longtime supporter of the USC Shoah Foundation. He was 93.

Abner's wife, Ilse-Lore Delman, was a Holocaust survivor who fled her hometown to escape Nazi persecution at a young age. She spent three years in hiding. In 1998, Ilse recorded her testimony with the USC Shoah Foundation, and soon after, the couple became involved with the organization.

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“Archives in/of Transit” Workshop Investigates Intersections of Migrant Experiences and Archival Collections

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 12:16pm

The USC Shoah Foundation is proud to co-convene "Archives in/of Transit: Historical Perspectives from the 1930s to the Present," a closed, in-person workshop for scholars that will take place on June 28 and 29, 2024.

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Recovering Victims’ Voices Lecture Series
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The End of the Asylum: Institutions for the Disabled Between Care and Killing

June 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Warren Rosenblum, Professor of History at Webster University, St. Louis, will discuss his research on the history of disability during both the Weimar Republic and Third Reich. He will further explore how Nazi conspiratorial theories about antisemitism and persons with disabilities are linked through fear of the “other."
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Start: June 13, 2024 / 1:00 PM

Since the founding of the USC Shoah Foundation in 1994, more than 56,000 survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides have recorded their testimonies for our Visual History Archive. As we mark our 30th anniversary year, we highlight some of these remarkable stories by sharing a curated selection from our Voices from the Archive series. A version of this article originally ran following Ruth Pearl’s passing in July 2021.

Iraqi Survivor Ruth Pearl Fostered Harmony and Understanding in Memory of Son Daniel Pearl

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 11:12am

On January 23, 2002, Ruth Pearl dreamt that her son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was scared and in trouble. In her dream, she told him she would bring him tea and take care of him. She woke up in a panic and sent an email to Daniel, who was on assignment in Karachi, Pakistan.

“I said, ‘Danny, this is a dream that I had. Please humor me and answer this email immediately.’ He never did,” Ruth said in an interview with the USC Shoah Foundation in 2014.

Call for Papers: International Conference on the Role of Auschwitz in Holocaust Narratives

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 6:46pm
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2024. The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program invites proposals that interpret the place of Auschwitz in shaping Holocaust survivor narratives and contribute to the interdisciplinary discussion on the role of Auschwitz in influencing collective memory of the Holocaust.
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Margot Heuman
Queer Desire in the Holocaust
Antisemitism on Wikipedia
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The Genocide of the Roma in Southeastern Europe (1941-1945)

May 23, 2024 @ 11:00 am
The Flower Monument in Jasenovac, the former concentration and death camp in the Independent State of Croatia, where more than 16,000 Roma were killed during World War II.
The Flower Monument in Jasenovac, the former concentration and death camp in the Independent State of Croatia, where more than 16,000 Roma were killed during World War II.
Dr. Milovan Pisarri, research fellow at Belgrade University, lectures on the mechanisms that led to the Roma Genocide in southeastern Europe, the history of anti-Roma racism, and the reasons behind the general lack of interest in the topic.
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Start: May 23, 2024 / 11:00 AM

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