Boredom and Excitement at Sea: Jewish Refugees' Experiences on Ships Bound for Shanghai


Friday, July 4, 2025 - 11:48 AM PDT

A public lecture by Ryan Cheuk Him Sun (PhD candidate in History, University of British Columbia, Canada)
2022-2023 Breslauer, Rutman, and Anderson Research Fellow
(Join us in person for this lecture or attend virtually on Zoom)

Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research

 

USC Shoah Foundation Releases Dimensions in Testimony Interview with Mona Golabek


USC Shoah Foundation today unveils a Dimensions in Testimony (DiT) interview with internationally celebrated author and concert pianist Mona Golabek.

Published on the Institute’s award-winning IWitness page in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this is the inaugural DiT interactive experience to feature a second-generation (or ‘2G”) descendent of a Holocaust survivor.

Mobilizing the Past: Collective Memory and Indigenous Resistance in Guatemala


Friday, July 4, 2025 - 11:48 AM PDT

A public lecture by Vaclav Masek (PhD student in Sociology, University of Southern California)
2022 Beth and Arthur Lev Student Research Fellow
(Join us in person for this lecture or attend virtually on Zoom)

Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research

Mobilizing the Past: Collective Memory and Indigenous Resistance in Guatemala


Friday, July 4, 2025 - 11:48 AM PDT

A public lecture by Vaclav Masek (PhD student in Sociology, University of Southern California)
2022 Beth and Arthur Lev Student Research Fellow
(Join us in person for this lecture or attend virtually on Zoom)

Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research

Saving the World Entire: Rescuers During the Holocaust


Friday, July 4, 2025 - 11:48 AM PDT

A powerful testament to the courage of the Righteous Among the Nations who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Moving archival testimony - provided by the USC Shoah Foundation and March of the Living - focuses on four Polish rescuers whose stories have been shared with March of the Living students.

Director & Producer: Naomi Wise

Executive Producer: Dr. David Machlis

Special Thanks: Elkie Rosen Foundation

Mona Golabek to Bring The Children of Willesden Lane to 50,000 Students, Educators in Texas


USC Shoah Foundation partner and celebrated author, performer and concert pianist Mona Golabek this week brings her virtual, theatrical performance based on The Children of Willesden Lane book to 50,000 students and educators in Texas.

Premiering as part of Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week, the Willesden READS performance promises to be the largest Holocaust education event ever to be held in the state. The virtual program and accompanying live events this week in Texas was made possible with the generous support of the Morton H. Meyerson Family Foundation.

Honoring Sisterhood with Zikaron BaSalon


Equipped with blankets and snacks and dressed in pajamas, 24 young women of USC’s Gamma Phi Beta settled into the living room of their sorority house last fall to watch a video of Edith Eger telling her story of survival and resilience during the Holocaust.

Edith’s story struck a chord with many sisters, as she recounted how her friendships with other women saved her life in Auschwitz. In the discussion that followed, the women focused on themes of sisterhood, solidarity and cooperation.

Grace Nielsen
Grace develops content and strategies to promote the Institute’s programs. Grace received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and her master’s in public relations and advertising from USC Annenberg. While studying at USC, Grace worked with USC Shoah Foundation as the Celina Biniaz Intern.