Grace develops content and strategies to promote the Institute’s programs. Grace received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and her master’s in public relations and advertising from USC Annenberg. While studying at USC, Grace worked with USC Shoah Foundation as the Celina Biniaz Intern.

Jenna Leventhal is the Senior Director of Administration at USC Shoah Foundation. She earned a BA in history from UC Santa Barbara and an MA in public history from University of Houston, with an emphasis in Holocaust education and oral history.

During the month of April, as we observe commemoration days for four genocides, we take the opportunity to raise awareness about all genocides, including those being perpetrated today. April is an opportunity for those committed to history and remembrance to alert others to the moral and physical dangers of denying the past and of ignoring atrocities occurring in our own times. Access events, educational resources, and other opportunities to commemorate the victims of genocide.

Meg McDermott is the Director of Board and External Relations at the USC Shoah Foundation. In this role, she supports the Institute's Board of Councilors and partnerships with other key stakeholders. Prior to the Institute, she served as the Executive Director of Board Operations at the George Washington University. Meg previously held roles at Harvard and Tufts University, providing executive communications and special project management support for senior leadership. She holds a B.A.

View “The USC Shoah Foundation Story,” a video about the Institute's history and its current mission at the University of Southern California.

In honor of Armenian Heritage Month, join us for a conversation with grandchildren of Armenian Genocide survivors and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.

The Armenian Genocide testimony collections include several categories of individuals linked directly or indirectly to the calamity. The vast majority are Armenian Genocide survivors, while others are Armenian descendants (second and third generation), scholars, rescuers and aid providers, foreign witnesses, and Yezidi survivors, as well as Arab and Greek eyewitnesses. The interviews were recorded in 10 languages in 13 countries.

We invite educators to engage with our testimony-based IWalk, “The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument: Community, Memorialization and Commemoration”, which contextualizes and humanizes the history of the Armenian Genocide and the establishment of Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument at Bicknell Park in Montebello, California.