Twenty-six years after the Genocide Against the Tutsi, please join Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen D. Smith as he discusses concepts of home with genocide survivor Edith Umugiraneza. Stephen Smith will be joined by Executive Director of Aegis Trust Freddy Mutanguha and Rwandan Ambassador to the United States Mathilda Mukantabana.   On a day when Rwanda remembers its terrifying past, our conversation will treasure those who were lost and reflect on their values of family, community and home in our world today. 

A live online webinar free to students. Starting at 9:30 AM, PDT. Register now to join!

RSVP Today! Get to know USC Shoah Foundation in this brief introductory webinar! Participants will have an opportunity to:

RSVP Today! Get to know USC Shoah Foundation in this brief introductory webinar! Participants will have an opportunity to:

Through our online educational platform IWitness, we will continue our series of Mindful Exploration student webinars. We hope educators and students will join us. Mindful Explorations are age-appropriate for middle and high school students. If you can't join us live, we encourage you to check out the on-demand webinar recordings.

Through our online educational platform IWitness, we will continue our series of Mindful Exploration student webinars. We hope educators and students will join us. Mindful Explorations are age-appropriate for middle and high school students. If you can't join us live, we encourage you to check out the on-demand webinar recordings.

Through our online educational platform IWitness, we will continue our series of Mindful Exploration student webinars. We hope educators and students will join us. Mindful Explorations are age-appropriate for middle and high school students. If you can't join us live, we encourage you to check out the on-demand webinar recordings.

75 years after the end of WWII, please join Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen D. Smith as he discusses concepts of home with Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter. On Yom Hashoah, as the world gathers virtually to remember the loss of 6 million lives during the Holocaust, our conversation will explore the values of family, community and home in our world today and the ways that testimony contributes to these. 

RSVP Today! Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 March of the Living cannot take place on Yom HaShoah (April 20). However, the vital educational mission of the March of the Living remains as urgent as ever.

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked an increase in antisemitism, racism, and white nationalism both online and in the streets, with particular vitriol directed against Asian-Americans. Join us for a program that explores this concerning trend with Yuh-Line Niou, Member of the New York State Assembly, Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First for America, and Stephen Smith, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation. Join the discussion at 11:00 AM PDT, 2:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. RSVP required.

The 45-minute program will feature Mona Golabek, Grammy-nominated concert pianist and author of The Children of Willesden Lane. Ms. Golabek will explore key parts of her book and perform piano classics, guiding students to consider the question: What can I hold on to in my life to help me be resilient in times of change?

Even though we are limited right now in our access to physical spaces, families, teachers, students, and community members from around the country can remotely experience the dynamic Horwitz-Wasserman Memorial Plaza located in Philadelphia with the support of the new IWalk app from USC Shoah Foundation

Join us as we explore the digital, testimony-based resources available through IWitness. These resources, designed for the 21st century virtual classroom, develop students' content knowledge, critical thinking and social-emotional aptitudes. Guided by IWitness experts and seasoned educators, K-12 teachers will explore our ready-to-use resources available for each grade level and learn best practices for meaningfully engaging their students in a digitial space with our testimony-based resources. As a result of this no-cost webinar, educators will:

Mindful Explorations, our newest testimony-based lessons, develop introspection and social-emotional capacities as they challenge students to reflect on the obstacles they may face, the goals they have for themselves and the relationships they aspire to have in their lives. This webinar will introduce participants to the suite of Mindful Explorations and present effective strategies for integrating them as part of the distance learning experience.

The USC Fisher Museum of Art will host a Facebook Live with artist David Kassan, whose portrait work of Holocaust survivors appeared in the 2019 exhibition Facing Survival: David Kassan. In this Facebook Live event, David will talk about his work with survivors and give us a live demonstration of his process. Set a reminder for the event in Facebook