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“Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover”

NPR, April 23, 2024

"I hope the Jewish diaspora realizes," says [USC Shoah Foundation executive director Dr. Robert] Williams, "that there are allies at this moment and there is always an opportunity to turn the tide."

“Spielberg at USC to honor Holocaust survivors”

Fox 11 News, March 26, 2024

Steven Spielberg was at USC to honor Holocaust survivors.

“Steven Spielberg: ‘The echoes of history are unmistakable in our current climate’”

CNN, March 25, 2024

The Oscar-winning director spoke at an event where he was recognized for his work with the USC Shoah Foundation, an organization he founded in 1994 to record and preserve interviews with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust.

“In a time of rising campus antisemitism, USC gives highest honor to Holocaust survivors”

Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2024

As virulent antisemitism roils the nation’s college campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, USC is making a rare gesture to recognize the crippling effect of anti-Jewish hatred on society and the human spirit.

“USC Shoah Foundation meets with Herzog”

The Jerusalem Post, March 5, 2024

Leading the USC Shoah Foundation Board delegation to Israel were the organization's executive director Dr. Robert J. Williams, a Holocaust historian, and board chairman Joel Citron.

“‘Schindler’s List’: An Oral History of a Masterpiece”

The Hollywood Reporter, February 21, 2024

Thirty years after sweeping the Oscars, Steven Spielberg, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese and others reveal the untold story behind one of the most revered films of all time, including George Lucas' secret behind-the-scenes role, how Mel Gibson was put forward to play Schindler and more.

“October 7 evidence pieced together in Israel, one terabyte at a time”

France 24, February 21, 2024

Rockets at dawn, gunfire outside, hours of anxiety: a survivor of the October 7 attack shared his account of the day Gaza militants stormed his southern Israeli community, speaking into a video camera.

“Sorgente di vita”

RAI, January 14, 2024

Voci, ricordi, racconti degli scampati al sanguinoso pogrom del 7 ottobre scorso in Israele: storie di fughe e nascondigli, di lutti e angoscia raccolte in un grande archivio audiovisivo. (Voices, memories, stories of the survivors of the bloody pogrom of last October 7 in Israel: stories of escapes and hiding places, of mourning and anguish collected in a large audiovisual archive.)

“Steven Spielberg Breaks Silence on Israel-Hamas War: “Never Imagined I Would See Such Unspeakable Barbarity Against Jews””

The Hollywood Reporter, December 9, 2023

His comments come as the organization continues its initiative to collect testimonies from survivors of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and Holocaust survivors and witnesses.

“Steven Spielberg comments on ‘unspeakable barbarity against Jews’ in Oct. 7 attacks ”

CNN, December 5, 2023

Spielberg said the initiative is “an effort that will ensure that the voices of survivors will act as a powerful tool to counter the dangerous rise of antisemitism and hate.”

“'The entire village is full of bodies:' Survivors of October 7 detail the horror”

CNN, November 9, 2023

Israelis tell the USC Shoah Foundation -- best known for documenting the Holocaust -- about what they saw when Hamas attacked on October 7. CNN's Nick Watt reports.

“ Shoah Foundation to Collect and Preserve Testimonies From Survivors of Oct. 7 Hamas Attack on Israel”

Haaretz, October 25, 2023

Teams working for the foundation, which has accumulated more than 56,000 video testimonies of survivors of genocide, crimes against humanity and related persecution around the world, have already recorded the first testimonies in Israel.

“Watch Variety's "Antisemitism and Hollywood" Summit”

Variety, October 20, 2023

Top Hollywood creatives, comedians, industry experts and leadership from the Jewish community gathered in Los Angeles … for Variety’s inaugural Antisemitism and Hollywood Summit.

“USC SHOAH Foundation discusses recent incidents related to anti-semitism, hate”

Fox 11, October 19, 2023

“LA hosts town hall on anti-Semitism”

Fox 11 News, February 20, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Williams joins the FOX 11 News Special Report to discuss a rise in anti-Semitic attacks.

“To save Jews and keep the Nazis away, these doctors invented a fake infectious disease”

Jewish Telegraphic Agency, August 12, 2022

For interviews with the others featured in the film, Edwards utilized the USC Shoah Foundation, which has collected and archived interviews with more than 55,000 testimonies now arrived at the University of Southern California. 

“Linguist Isaac Bleaman receives National Science Foundation award to study language of Holocaust survivors”

Forward, July 25, 2022

The five-year $470,000 grant will support research that documents the Yiddish language as it was spoken by survivors who were interviewed for the Visual History Archive of the USC Shoah Foundation, an organization that was founded by film director Steven Spielberg in 1994.

“Yeshiva University acquires Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive”

Jewish News Syndicate, June 14, 2022

Along with Holocaust education, it can help people “understand the persistent threat of genocide around the world,” says Paul Glassman, director of scholarly and cultural resources at Yeshiva University.

“Remembering Through Music: An Interview with Badema Pitic”

The Society Pages, May 5, 2022

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the UMN School of Music had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Badema Pitic in March for a talk titled “Remembering Through Music: The Srebrenica Genocide in Bosnian izvorna Songs.” I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Pitic about her research on music, transitional justice, and reconciliation in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina.

“The Next Generation”

Tablet Magazine, April 26, 2022

Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors continue to share their families’ stories.

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