USC Shoah Foundation

AJC, USC Shoah Foundation announce partnership to document antisemitism since World War II

“Our partnership with AJC will enable us to reach survivors of antisemitic violence from all over the globe," said Robert Williams, CEO of the USC Shoah Foundation.

 Demonstrators hold Palestinian and Israeli flags as they gather in front of the National Holocaust Museum on the day of its opening, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 10, 2024.
 Kibbutz Nir Oz after the massacre

USC Shoah Foundation testimonies, including that of Oct. 7, to be available in Hebrew

 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024.

USC cancels graduation amid Israel protests, some Jewish students question their place on campus

 Director Steven Spielberg gestures on the red carpet as he attends a ceremony in which he is to receive the Honorary Golden Bear Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2023.

Steven Spielberg: 'Machinery of extremism' is used on campuses


USC Shoah Foundation meets with Herzog

Leading the USC Shoah Foundation Board delegation to Israel were the organization's CEO Dr. Robert J. Williams, a Holocaust historian, and Chairman of the Board Joel Citron.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

Steven Spielberg: You can't separate hate and antisemitism

In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Steven Spielberg talks about a resurgence of antisemitism in public discourse.

 Steven Spielberg speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International

Filmmakers seek WWII testimonies from diplomats who helped save Jews

Testimonies from numerous WWII-era figures will be featured in the collection.

THE NAMES of the Righteous Among the Nations, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem

USC Shoah Foundation partners with new Holocaust museum in Florida

The Florida Holocaust Center announced that it would be expanding into downtown Orlando in 2018, moving from its current 7,000 square foot showroom to a 40,000 square foot facility.

The “Dimensions in Testimony” program

Holocaust education, survivor testimony leads to 'empathy, tolerance'

The questionnaire, sampled 1,500 college students between the ages of 18 and 24. Some of the students in the sample underwent Holocaust education in high school, others did not.

PEOPLE VISIT the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in May.