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In his testimony, Kurt Thomas remembers watching the forced transport of Jews from the Piaski Ghetto to the Sobibor death camp on June 22, 1942.
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On International Roma Day, We Remember Roma and Sinti Victims Lost During the Holocaust

Sat, 04/08/2023 - 2:15pm

April 8 is International Roma Day, an opportunity to celebrate the Romani and Sinti culture and raise awareness about the challenges faced by Europe’s largest ethnic minority.

An estimated 70 to 80 percent of Europe’s Roma and Sinti population was killed by the Nazis and their Axis partners during World War Two, a genocide with impacts that reverberate through the community today.

April 7 Commemorates Start of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda

Fri, 04/07/2023 - 10:06am

April 7 is the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The day of remembrance marks the start of the 100-day genocidal campaign in which an estimated 800,000 Rwandans—mainly Tutsis and moderate Hutus—were killed by well-organized mobs of Hutu extremists.

Edith Umugiraneza, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda who now works for USC Shoah Foundation, says false information and manipulated facts helped ignite and sustain the violence, and even today threaten to distort our understanding of events.

In Memoriam: Zenon Neumark

Wed, 03/29/2023 - 4:00pm

The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research mourns the death of Holocaust survivor Zenon Neumark, who was a close friend of the Center and passed away on March 27, 2023 at the age of 98 years old.

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New Mickey Shapiro Academic Chair to Deepen, Expand Study of Holocaust Education

Wed, 03/29/2023 - 3:27pm

USC Shoah Foundation and USC Rossier School of Education and its Centers EDGE and CANDLES yesterday held a special public convening to recognize the Mickey Shapiro Endowed Chair in Holocaust Education Research.

At a time of surging antisemitism in the United States and around the world, the new research chair will ensure the continuation of groundbreaking academic research into how testimony-based education can deepen and expand the study of Holocaust education worldwide.

Partnership Brings Survivor Voices to Hearts and Homes

This Yom HaShoah, USC Shoah Foundation and Zikaron BaSalon are expanding a grassroots revolution that is changing how the Holocaust is commemorated.

Tue, 03/28/2023 - 2:00pm

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People gather in Tel Aviv to listen to the testimony of Holocaust survivor and artist Joseph Bau. Photo by Yuval Winer
People gather in Tel Aviv to listen to the testimony of Holocaust survivor and artist Joseph Bau. Photo by Yuval Winer

They have gathered on living room sofas, on university lawns, in synagogue sanctuaries, in public squares, and even in embassy conference rooms for intimate conversations that have a resounding global impact. Since 2011, more than 2 million people have met with Holocaust survivors to learn about their experiences and to help carry their histories and their hopes into the future.

Learn more about our effort to collect new Holocaust survivor testimonies

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Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang speaking at the 2022 relaunch of the Visual History Archive
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(Re)Framing Gender: Representations of Women's Bodies in Holocaust Photographs

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April 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - April 25, 2023 @ 1:30 pm | Free Event. RSVP Required.

A public lecture by Dorota Glowacka (Professor of Humanities, University of King's College, Halifax, Canada)
Center Visiting Scholar, April 2023
(Join us in person for this lecture or attend virtually on Zoom)

Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research

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