Dr. Ruth Shares Message of Strength, Inclusion with New York City Second Graders

Thu, 06/24/2021 - 11:14am

A group of 30 second-grade children in New York City took part in a Tour for Tolerance event earlier this month that featured a virtual read-along given by famed broadcaster and Holocaust survivor Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

Delivered virtually to students at the Glenn Morris School (PS100) in Queens, New York, the program was a pilot initiative of Tour for Tolerance and USC Shoah Foundation.

“Tiny Screen Concert” is Huge Gift for Teachers, Students

Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:34pm

USC Shoah Foundation and Mona Golabek had an end-of-school-year gift for Zoomed-out teachers: a 30-minute, all-inclusive concert/history lesson/social-emotional learning tutorial with messages about learning from history, rising from injustice and overcoming adversity.

Mona Golabek Brings ‘Willesden Lane’ to New York City/Tri-state Audiences

Tue, 05/11/2021 - 10:18am

USC Shoah Foundation partner and celebrated pianist Mona Golabek is scheduled to bring her livestreamed theatrical performance and concert to students and educators in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut at two signature events later this month.

4/7-8: Liberation75 Student Education Days

Tue, 04/06/2021 - 1:21pm

Liberation75's Student Education Days are running from April 7-8, 2021, beginning at 6am PST on April 7!

Liberation75 has brought together over 15 of the world's leading Holocaust education organizations, including USC Shoah Foundation, to teach your students the important lessons of the Holocaust.

USC Shoah Foundation to Launch Tattooed Torah Animated Film on IWitness

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 3:25pm

USC Shoah Foundation will next week launch the U.S. premiere of The Tattooed Torah, an animated film that tells the inspirational story of a Torah rescued and restored after the Holocaust. 

The film, based on Marvell Ginsburg’s beloved children’s book of the same name, recounts the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Brno, Czechoslovakia.

In the film, the Torah is described as the most “precious possession” of the Jewish people and is a symbol that represents memories tied to cultural heritage, family, hope and resilience. 

100 Days to Inspire Respect & Hope

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 11:00am

In January 2017, USC Shoah Foundation launched 100 Days to Inspire Respect to provide teachers of civics, history, English and other subjects new thought-provoking resources for the first 100 days of the incoming administration.   

Concert Pianist Mona Golabek Brings Mother’s Story to Generation of Young Readers

Wed, 01/13/2021 - 9:22am

Two new books published today capture the extraordinary story of Lisa Jura, an Austrian Jewish refugee who survived the Holocaust and then pursued her dream to become a concert pianist.  

The USC Shoah Foundation Leadership Workshop—Action and Values

Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:57am

This summer, USC Shoah Foundation education team hosted their annual Leadership Workshop—Action and Values presented by the William P. Lauder Junior Internship Program.

The workshop calls for applicants who are preparing themselves to be in leadership positions in their communities. The focus is to cultivate, through the power of testimony, the confidence and courage to be an upstander. Testimonies, with their powerful universal messages, instill in students the importance of personal stories, values, and agency.

2020 Stronger Than Hate Challenge Winners Exemplify the Power of Youth Voices to Overcome Hate

Thu, 09/17/2020 - 12:33pm

USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education announced the winners of the 2020 Stronger Than Hate Challenge. The Challenge and the 2020 winners exemplify the power of youth voices to connect communities and the role of social and emotional learning in empowering students to overcome hate.

Survey Shows Holocaust Education and Survivor Testimony Has Profound Impacts

Tue, 09/08/2020 - 2:04pm

A new national survey administered by Lucid Collaborative LLC and YouGov shows that Holocaust education in high school reflects gains not only in historical knowledge but also manifests in cultivating more empathetic, tolerant, and engaged students.

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