On Dec 9 1948 the UN adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. As we mark #GenocidePreventionDay, we share archive testimony of Harry Kurkjian, who describes living through the Armenian Genocide. bit.ly/3FHkqJo
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Congratulations to Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Robert Williams on his appointment as Advisor to The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. "...the international community has a responsibility to engage in regular dialogue on these issues." bit.ly/3h2vdEa
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Today's the 84th anniversary of the beginning of the Kindertransport, the rescue operation that helped nearly 10,000 Jewish children escape to the UK from Nazi-controlled territory in Europe. Edith Grunbaum (second from right) was one of them. Her story bit.ly/3HnZyrV
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As we join families and friends for Thanksgiving, we turn to the testimony of Jewish Holocaust survivors who experienced the holiday for first time after resettling in the US. Peter Komor remembers the culinary surprises of his first Thanksgiving meal. bit.ly/3tVn6MP
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The talk draws on testimonies from the Visual History Archive, as well as on interrogations that took place in the 1960-70s with former members of Einsatzgruppe D, which operated in Bessarabia, Transnistria, Southern Ukraine, Crimea, and Northern Caucasus.
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We are committed to preserving voices and educating against hate. "We must find a way to conquer racism, hatred, bigotry, anti-Semitism. If we can accomplish that, then we have won the war." -Holocaust survivor Mila Bachner, family of
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On Sunday morning, my family buried my wife's grandmother, a Holocaust survivor whose family was murdered by the Nazis. Then I went to a Nets game and was handed a pamphlet purporting to tell "the truth about antisemitism."
I wrote about that experience:
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Such an essential read by . As Holocaust denial propaganda continues to be a top seller on , and as we lose more and more Holocaust survivors to time, #NeverAgain must remain a reality. We must continue sharing their stories to keep their memories alive.
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On Sunday morning, my family buried my wife's grandmother, a Holocaust survivor whose family was murdered by the Nazis. Then I went to a Nets game and was handed a pamphlet purporting to tell "the truth about antisemitism."
I wrote about that experience:
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We are appalled at the murder of five people at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Holocaust survivor Franka Berk reminds humanity to peacefully coexist. “Why...hate? Love is a more beautiful four-letter word." youtu.be/hWE24ObwyYQ
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We are saddened to hear that Robert Clary passed away yesterday at 96. Not only did he give us his testimony in 1994, he was also an interviewer, conducting 75 for us. In this clip, he recounts returning to show business after surviving the Holocaust. bit.ly/3gd4DYG
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This Veterans Day we pause to honor the sacrifices of military veterans of the US Armed Forces. Among them is Leon Bass, who in testimony given to USC Shoah Foundation remembers his part in the liberation of Buchenwald. bit.ly/3ErnrwN
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Dr. Richard Hovannisian, a leading scholar of the Armenian genocide, turns 90 today!
Thanks to Richard, the Institute houses 1,000+ audio interviews he and his UCLA students conducted with Armenian Genocide survivors. Here he describes one of them. bit.ly/3G72rMS
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Still time to join us online for the public launch of the newly redesigned Visual History Archive. Today at 3:00 PM PST.
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Tomorrow! Don't miss Dr. Victoria Walden of the University of Sussex presenting a public lecture on the future of Holocaust memory. 1PM PT. Event will be livestreamed. For details and to register bit.ly/3WySBZT Read about Dr. Walden tinyurl.com/mvwknwf3
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Tomorrow! Join Dr. Victoria Walden of University of Sussex as she presents live-streamed lecture on the future of Holocaust memory. 1PM LAT. Register at bit.ly/3WySBZT Read about Dr. Walden tinyurl.com/mvwknwf3...
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What does the future of Holocaust memory look like? Join us Tue Nov. 8 as Dr. Victoria Walden of Univ. of Sussex presents live-streamed ‘Recording, Recirculating and Remixing Testimony’ lecture. Register at bit.ly/3WySBZT Read about Dr. Walden tinyurl.com/mvwknwf3...
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Congrats to our Deputy Executive Director Kori Street on their appointment to California Governor Newsom’s Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education! They join Council Co-Chair and USC Shoah Foundation Board Member Dr. Anita Friedman.
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Listen to Episode 5 of #TheMemoryGeneration podcast, with Aziza Hasan of a Muslim Jewish Partnership for Change. Created and hosted by our Storyteller in Residence Rachael Cerrotti, produced in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation. bit.ly/3B4HtIT
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'You Never Think It's Going To Happen In Your Neighborhood'
Jeffrey Cohen, a surgeon and #TreeOfLife member, lived a half block from the synagogue. He reflects on the terror, the Jewish doctors who treated the shooter, and the outpouring of support.
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We remember the 11 lives lost in the antisemitic attack on the #TreeOfLife Synagogue in Pittsburgh on10/27/18. Holocaust survivor Judah Samet, who witnessed the attack, died last month at 84. We mourn his passing, and honor his legacy of resilience. bit.ly/3FsbfN1
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New educational Mini Quest in IWitness! In “Breaking the Rules to Save a Life” students explore what motivated certain diplomats to break their government’s policies in order to save Jewish people from the Holocaust. bit.ly/3SyWSti
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For decades, Rena Quint doubted her own memories. So many people had questioned how such a young orphan could have survived Bergen Belsen that she began to suspect even her most visceral memories. In the 1980s, she started to seek answers. youtu.be/DDWBXJC5wyU #familyhistory
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We are sad to learn of the passing of our dear friend Tess Wise, founder of the . "We must shape our future in an active way," she reminds us in her 1996 interview contained in our Visual History Archive. We heed her call to build a better world. #strongerthanhate
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October is National Family History Month!
Read some of our stories about how the Visual History Archive has helped reconnect families. bit.ly/3eYcx7Q
Learn more about our partnerships with JewishGen and Ancestry.com bit.ly/3Wa6C0f
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Rena Quint survived Bergen-Belsen and was adopted in the US at age 10. Her 1998 testimony in the Visual History Archive is as much a retelling of her story as it is a recounting of how, as an adult, she recovered her past. #familyhistory
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Have you seen My Name Is Sara? The award-winning film is based on the life of Sara Góralnik Shapiro. Hear her story in her own words. My Name Is Sara is NOW STREAMING bit.ly/3RBLIn9
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What was it like for a 15-year-old Pole today to play a Jewish orphan passing as a Christian while living with an antisemitic Ukrainian family during WWII? We talked to Zuzanna Surowy, who played Sara in My Name Is Sara. NOW STREAMING bit.ly/3RBLIn9
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Join us Oct 25 for this in-person event on oral history & its implications. Cosponsored with the USC Dornsife Institute for Armenian Studies, the day offers 2 panel discussions on the evolving place & role of oral history in the field of Armenian Studies. bit.ly/3s9VnqP
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Welcome everyone to our new Finci-Viterbi Executive Director, Robert J. Williams, and to our new Board Chair, Joel Citron. Read more about them on our website. bit.ly/3eIWJ8D
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We are sad to learn that Holocaust survivor Kitty Williams passed away. In her 1996 testimony, she expressed hope her story would inspire tolerance especially in students. Her voice lives on in the Visual History Archive. Photo: Kitty in 1996 and her childhood passport photo.
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Missed our last Scholar Lab lecture? Now you can watch it online! Join Dr. Paul Lerner in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Judaken and Dr. Jeffrey Veidlinger as they discuss "Antisemitism: Perspectives from Major Writers and Theorists."
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Apply now to for the William P. Lauder Junior Internship program! Participants engage with testimony, hone leadership skills, and develop digital literacy to become upstanders in their communities. Deadline is October 23rd at 5pm PT. bit.ly/3e7w1q6
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, who later became a founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, grew up in Vienna. He remembers the rituals of Simchat Torah, a joyous Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion of a cycle of Torah reading.
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Miriam Lichterman recalls the tastes and smells of the Simchat Torah holiday during her childhood in pre-war Warsaw. Miriam later survived the Warsaw Ghetto and Auschwitz-Birkenau and Majdanek concentration camps. #SimchatTorah is celebrated on Oct. 18.
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"The story tracks Sara’s grueling months hiding out on the increasingly beleaguered farm ... Sara’s keen and crafty survival instincts are always on display — and stirring to behold." My Name Is Sara, NOW STREAMING
Produced in association with USC Shoah Foundation
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A Syrian Armenian musician who studied at #USC spent four months meticulously searching the Visual History Archive (VHA) for songs that had been lost to the sands of time and war. Find out what she discovered bit.ly/3EF3OBG...
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This LGBTQ+ History Month, we remember the contributions of gay pioneer Bertram Schaffner, whose testimony is preserved in the Visual History Archive. Read more about this remarkable man and hear from his 1998 interview. #LGBTQIA #lgbthistorymonth
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Join us in conversation TODAY, October 12 at 1PM PDT for the second event of USC Shoah Foundation’s Scholar Lab on Antisemitism event series: Perspectives from Major Writers and Theorists!
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USC Shoah Foundation Institute Scholar Lab Series: Join us in conversation tomorrow, October 12 at 1PM PDT for the second event of USC Shoah Foundation’s Scholar Lab on Antisemitism event series: Perspectives from Major Writers and Theorists!
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USC Shoah Foundation Institute Scholar Lab Series: Join us in conversation tomorrow, October 12 at 1PM PDT for the second event of USC Shoah Foundation’s Scholar Lab on Antisemitism event series: Perspectives from Major Writers and Theorists!
bit.ly/3RXsRD0
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