At Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation helps commemorate historic anniversary
Seventy years after the camp was liberated, institute helps bring survivors, teachers and others to milestone event.
World War II scholar to discuss Nazi occupation in Ukraine
Greenberg fellow Jared McBride will cover the history of the Holocaust in Volhynia.
Auschwitz documentary gets advance screening at USC
The CNN program, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, features four Holocaust survivors.
Rare testimonies of Armenian Genocide go online
USC Shoah Foundation adds emotional interviews to its Visual History Archive.
Tracing the trajectories of Schindler’s List
Genocide survivors are among keynote panelists at USC Shoah Foundation conference.
Greenbergs endow new fellowship for genocide research
The gift will support scholarship of a Ph.D. student examining Eastern Europe.
USC Shoah Foundation marks 20th anniversary of Rwanda genocide
Stephen Smith and other Trojans help to commemorate the atrocity that claimed thousands of lives.
USC Digital Repository shapes the future of archiving
The university’s unique asset allows users to manage complex collections of books, film, TV, video tape and digital assets.
President Obama honored by USC Shoah Foundation
The president was recognized with the Ambassador for Humanity Award for his efforts to protect human rights, his commitment to education and his work advancing opportunities for all.
Spielberg joins USC leaders to announce genocide research center
Now comes the “next significant chapter” for the USC Shoah Foundation, says founder Steven Spielberg. Researchers are united by the importance of the work.
USC Shoah Foundation, Comcast recall the Holocaust
Productions are presented in conjunction with the U.S. National Days of Remembrance.
He won’t let the world forget the innocent of Volyn
The Holocaust in this region of Ukraine was a genocide of bullets, rather than of gas chambers.
UN official urges action to stop sexual violence
Using sexual assault as a weapon of war is a deep-rooted problem that causes misery and pain long after the fighting stops, says Zainab Hawa Bangura.
$1.9 million awarded to humanities 2.0
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been a long-standing benefactor to USC, supporting, in addition to this gift, a wide array of university initiatives.
Nanjing Massacre testimonies to be archived at USC
USC Shoah Foundation-The Institute for Visual History and Education and Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall have embarked on a historic effort to preserve the testimonies of the last survivors of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
Clooney receives USC Shoah Foundation’s Ambassador for Humanity Award
George Clooney was honored in New York with the Ambassador for Humanity Award at the annual gala for the USC Shoah Foundation.
Smith named UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education
Stephen Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, has been appointed the inaugural holder of the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education.
Rwandan courage conveys a message of hope
On a quiet hilltop in southern Rwanda is a panorama of captivating beauty: rolling hills, pastures, open sky and on the horizon, small farms and pastoral villages.
USC Shoah Foundation completes digital preservation of Holocaust testimonies
The USC Shoah Foundation Institute has completed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar project to digitally preserve the video interviews of Holocaust survivors.
USC Shoah Foundation Institute launches IWitness
More than 350 New York high school students had watched parts of Holocaust survivor Roman Kent’s video testimony about living in Lodz, Poland, when the Germans invaded during World War II.