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Organized by the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research Cosponsored by the Center for Visual Anthropology at USC, the USC Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, and the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.
cagr / Monday, January 27, 2020
Organized by the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research
cagr / Friday, January 31, 2020
An online lecture by Mehmet Polatel (University of Southern California) 2019-2020 Center Junior Postdoctoral Research Fellow Organized by the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research Cosponsored by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies
cagr / Friday, January 31, 2020
In this webinar, the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research team will provide a deep dive into the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive, including its history; methodologies of testimony collection, preservation, and indexing; current state of the archive and its collections; and how to use its search engines and interface for research and teaching. The participants will learn how to unlock the research potential of the archive and be able to ask questions and get assistance with effectively searching the archive.
cagr / Monday, February 3, 2020
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. 
/ Friday, April 3, 2020
A live online webinar free to students. Starting at 9:30 AM, PDT. Register now to join!
/ Monday, April 6, 2020
RSVP Today! Get to know USC Shoah Foundation in this brief introductory webinar! Participants will have an opportunity to:
/ Monday, April 13, 2020
RSVP Today! Get to know USC Shoah Foundation in this brief introductory webinar! Participants will have an opportunity to:
/ Monday, April 13, 2020
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.
/ Monday, April 13, 2020
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.
/ Monday, April 13, 2020
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.
/ Monday, April 13, 2020
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. 
/ Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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.
/ Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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.
/ Thursday, April 16, 2020
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?
/ Friday, April 17, 2020
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
/ Friday, April 24, 2020
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:
/ Sunday, April 26, 2020
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.
/ Sunday, April 26, 2020
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  
/ Thursday, April 30, 2020
Please join us for a special 2-part event: a LIVE screening of the documentary Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses on Facebook, followed by an interactive ZOOM conversation. The event begins this Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 3pm PDT/6pm EDT. A 75th Anniversary Commemoration in honor of the Allied Heroes of WWII, the screening will be followed by a conversation with Alan Moskin, one of the liberators featured in the film, and moderated by Executive Director Stephen Smith.
/ Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Our Echoes & Reflections June Online Course offers you a chance to continue learning about Holocaust education and stay connected with colleagues during a time when we cannot all meet face to face. Through this course:
/ Monday, May 18, 2020
Please join us for an exclusive event featuring a moderated conversation and selected scenes from 'My Name Is Sara,' an award-winning feature film based on a true story of survival, produced in association with USC Shoah Foundation.
/ Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Malmö Museums invites you to the grand opening of Speaking Memories — The Last Witnesses of the Holocaust on June 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM GMT+2 (9:00 AM PDT) at Slottsholmen, Malmö Museums Participants include:
/ Monday, June 8, 2020
The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre invites you to a webinar on Holocaust XR: How Technology is Enabling Survivors to Tell Their Stories in New Ways. Dr. Stephen D. Smith, Finci-Viterbi Executive Director of USC Shoah Foundation and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education, will present.
/ Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Hosted by USC Shoah Foundation Executive Committee member Trudy Elbaum Gottesman, join moderator Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen D. Smith in an intimate conversation with journalist Rachael Cerrotti, whose grandmother Hana, a Holocaust survivor, is the subject of her podcast series We Share The Same Sky, recognized by the Huffington Post as one of the top recommended podcasts of 2019. 27 May 6:00PM EDT | 3:00PM PDT | 8:00AM AEST 28 May
/ Monday, June 15, 2020
1:00 PDT | 4:00 EDT | 6:00 AM AEST 28 July 1 Hour 15 minutes This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
/ Tuesday, June 23, 2020
1:00 PDT | 4:00 EDT | 6:00 AM AEST 9 July 1 Hour This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
/ Wednesday, June 24, 2020
This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
/ Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Join the Institute's Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Stephen D. Smith and guest speakers as they discuss the significance of testimony collection projects for the memorialization of and research about the Srebrenica genocide. Guest speakers include Dr. Emir Suljagić, the Srebrenica Memorial Center director, Hasan Hasanović, a genocide survivor and curator at the Srebrenica Memorial Center, Almasa Salihović, a genocide survivor, and Dr. Badema Pitic, VHA Research Officer at the Institute's Center for Advanced Genocide Research.
/ Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Start Time: 8:00 am PDT/11:00 am EDT/4:00 pm GMT End Time: 9:30 am PDT/12:30 pm EDT/5:30 pm GMT   
/ Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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