Johanna Lehr holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Paris 1 Sorbonne, a professional master's degree in adult psychopathology from the University of Paris 7 and a law degree from the University of Strasbourg. Dr. Lehr has received post-doctoral fellowships from the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah and the Fondation du Judaïsme Français in Paris. She has also worked for Yahad-In Unum, a French organization that raises awareness of the sites of mass executions of Jews and Roma by Nazi extermination units in Eastern Europe during the Second World War.
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Victoria Van Orden Martínez holds her Ph.D. in History from Linköping University in Sweden, where she works as a researcher in the Department of Culture and Society (TemaQ). She defended her Ph.D. dissertation, Afterlives: Jewish and Non-Jewish Polish Survivors of Nazi Persecution in Sweden Documenting Nazi Atrocities, 1945-1946, in January 2024. Her research focuses primarily on the lives, experiences, actions, and agency of survivors of Nazi persecution living as displaced persons in the early postwar period, with a focus on the role of gender and other differences.
William Ross Jones is a final-year PhD student at the University of Oxford under Professor Zoë Waxman. Their thesis surveys the varied forms of sexual(ized) violence experienced by men and boys, paying close attention to the structures of power enabling such abuse and the complex nature of consent and agency in these experiences. William is currently a Non-Residential Scholar with the USC Shoah Foundation and was recently awarded the Taube Prize in Student Writing from the Oxford Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford for their work.
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we pay tribute to some of the people who helped build the organization.
Ita Gordon has worked as an indexer, translator, mentor, and researcher at the USC Shoah Foundation since its founding 30 years ago, channeling her passion for the organization’s mission into diligent care and helping to establish the USC Shoah Foundation as a world leader in collecting, preserving, and sharing survivor testimony.
The USC Shoah Foundation has named two key members to its senior leadership team, Senior Director of Programs Catherine E. Clark and Director of Administration Jenna Leventhal. The appointments represent a pivotal restructuring under the leadership of Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Robert J. Williams as the organization marks its 30th anniversary amid a global rise in antisemitism.
The USC Shoah Foundations mourns the passing of friend and colleague Ita Gordon, an indexer, translator, mentor, and researcher who, for nearly thirty years, channeled her passion for testimony into diligent care and expertise that helped the organization become a world leader in collecting, preserving, and sharing Holocaust survivor testimony.
Porscha specializes in bringing testimony-based education programming, multimedia resources, and digital tools to educators and students. Her top priorities include developing the Mobile Dimensions in Testimony (DiT) program and innovating the William P. Lauder (WPL) Junior Internship program. Porscha establishes and maintains relationships with school district decision makers and staff, vendors, and community organizations.
A grandchild of Auschwitz survivors, Mollie’s 3G legacy has influenced her career path in advocacy and public service. Prior to Living Links, Mollie was the chief of staff and director of external affairs for More Perfect, a coalition of presidential foundations, industry leaders, and 100+ nonprofit organizations dedicated to securing America's democratic future. She previously worked on racial equity initiatives at Deloitte, as well as at POLITICO, Hillary for America, and the Obama White House.