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USC Shoah Foundation Introduces Next Generation Council

USC Shoah Foundation has created a new leadership group to help bolster its strategic goals, programs, and activities. The Next Generation Council will be composed of community and business leaders, entertainment and media trendsetters, philanthropists, and social entrepreneurs from across the country, as well as children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.

Jewish Federation Executives Visit USC Shoah Foundation

USC Shoah Foundation recently hosted a number of eminent guests from the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. They included: Jerry Coben, a member of the federation’s board of directors in addition to being an emeritus member of the USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors; Jay Sanderson, president and chief executive officer; Andrew Cushnir, executive vice president and chief programming officer; and Shira Rosenblatt, vice president of Jewish education and engagement.

Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 2

We continue our 10-part Echoes and Reflections series with Lesson 2: Antisemitism.

From Viral Video to Ethical Editing

As the Institute continues to expand its outreach to students, and as students began to watch, edit, combine, and reconfigure clips from the Visual History Archive, what do they need to know?

Genocide Resistance, USC Dornsife 2020 Research Cluster, to Host Third Annual Workshop

Scholars from around the world will gather Friday and Saturday to discuss genocide resistance in the past and present at the third annual “Resisting the Path to Genocide” workshop. The workshop is free and open to the public.

A Damned Good Cry

Kay Andrews, a lecturer at the Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education, University of London, discusses how testimony is bringing the authentic survivor voice to Holocaust education in the United Kingdom.

Professor Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Genocide Expert, To Visit USC Shoah Foundation

Richard Hovannisian

Visual History Archive Restoration Project 32% Complete

Nine months into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive Restoration project, technology staff have finished restoring nearly one third of the damaged tapes in the Visual History Archive.

Back to School with Echoes and Reflections - Part 1

Today begins a 10-part series that takes a detailed look at each of the 10 Echoes and Reflections lessons. We begin with Lesson 1: Studying the Holocaust.

Need for Speed: Is your school fast enough for digital learning?

Evan Marwell, CEO and co-founder of EducationSuperHighway, addresses the importance of high-speed broadband access in bringing digital media to every classroom.