I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to be present in the living room of my grandparents’ home, awaiting a conversation with my great-grandmother, Mary Antekelian.
Longtime Holocaust remembrance leader bolsters USC Shoah Foundation’s efforts with $30 million gift
The university celebrated Shapiro’s gift at an event outside Leavey Library on USC’s University Park Campus, the home of the USC Shoah Foundation. As part of the gift, the foundation’s space at the library has been renamed the Mickey Shapiro Headquarters of the USC Shoah Foundation.
Searching for Never Again
Searching for Never Again from the USC Shoah Foundation, explores the past and present of antisemitism and hate, and how together, we can defeat it. Host Dr. Robert J. Williams, CEO at the USC Shoah Foundation and UNESCO Chair on Antisemitism and Holocaust Research, speaks with writers, thinkers, artists, political leaders, and those who have experienced hate, with stories of heartbreak and hope, while SEARCHING FOR NEVER AGAIN.
AJC, USC Shoah Foundation Partner to Document and Map Global Antisemitism
American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the USC Shoah Foundation announced today at AJC Global Forum their newly formed partnership to give voice to, document, and map modern-day antisemitism around the world.
The collaboration will be part of the [USC Shoah Foundation's] Contemporary Antisemitism Collection, and seeks to showcase the various ways antisemitism has manifested since the Holocaust.
Educational Advisory on the Armenian Genocide
In April 1915, the Ottoman government initiated plans to systematically destroy the Armenian population as it existed in the Ottoman empire. Their actions included (but were not limited to) forced displacement, starvation, imprisonment, and the use of the military and proxies to commit mass violence.