USC Shoah Foundation Launches Lecture Series on Understanding and Responding to Antisemitism
Tue, 08/29/2023 - 3:45pm
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With anti-Jewish violence and rhetoric on the rise around the world, the USC Shoah Foundation this fall launches a new Antisemitism Lecture Series where leading scholars will guide audiences through the latest research on this persistent and shapeshifting bigotry.
The USC Shoah Foundation and Living Links are proud to work closely together to build the first nationwide organization devoted to empowering 3Gs (grandchildren of Holocaust survivors). The USC Shoah Foundation brings 30 years of educational and organizational expertise to this visionary partnership and strong commitment to help build this new organization. Over the last 2 years, the co-founders of Living Links worked closely with the 12 existing 3G communities across the country to develop the strategy, vision, and lay leadership infrastructure of this entity.
Nimrod “Zigi” Ariav, 96, Took Up Arms Against the Nazis
Thu, 08/17/2023 - 3:35pm
Nimrod “Zigi” Ariav
The USC Shoah Foundation mourns the August 3, 2023 passing of Nimrod “Zigi” Ariav, a Holocaust survivor who fought in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and Israel’s War of Independence before becoming a leader in the Israeli aeronautics industry. He was a longtime supporter of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. He was 96.
Join author Wolf Gruner as he discusses his new book, a highly original and compelling account of individual Jews who resisted Nazi persecution, challenging the traditional portrayal of Jewish passivity during the Holocaust.
Protecting the Future of Holocaust Memory in an Era of Rising Antisemitism
Free to the public
September 06, 2023 @ 3:00 pm | Free to the public
Join leading experts, prominent scholars, and international diplomats to examine how existing legal mechanisms, international policies, and cooperation can be strengthened and expanded to meet the fundamental challenges of our time.
Holocaust Consciousness and Cold War Violence in Latin America
September 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
In her presentation Estelle Tarica will discuss her recent book about how Holocaust memory and history circulate in Latin America and shape the ways Jews and non-Jews understand the state violence they experienced during the Cold War period.
Join us for the inaugural lecture in the USC Shoah Foundation’s Antisemitism Lecture Series by Dr. Dov Waxman, who will present on why we argue about antisemitism today.
