Events

Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 7, 2025 at 1:00pm
Ends Jan 7, 2025 at 2:00pm

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For the inaugural event in the Stanley D. Ginsburg USC Shoah Foundation Lecture Series, Mélanie Péron will explore the work of Hélène Berr, a volunteer at the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) who sheltered four Jewish children during the occupation of France. Using Hélène Berr’s diary, Ms. Péron will examine the official and clandestine roles played by the UGIF during the persecution and deportation of France’s Jews, and how sources such as diaries reveal individual stories in all their humanity, in many cases before they were reduced to a typed line on a convoy list. Finally, Ms. Péron will discuss using sources such as diaries and video testimonies to teach about the Shoah despite the inexorable disappearance of the last remaining witnesses.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 9, 2025 at 7:00pm
Ends Jan 9, 2025 at 8:00pm

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The survivors of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, and those condemned to its death marches, were liberated by San Antonio’s own U.S. Army 90th Infantry Division from Fort Sam Houston (known as the Tough ‘Ombres). Join as we learn about this story of bravery and rescue.
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Starts Jan 12, 2025 at 12:00pm
Ends Jan 12, 2025 at 1:00pm

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Ruth Reif was a Holocaust survivor who endured unimaginable hardships, from her childhood in Poland to surviving the ghettos, Auschwitz, and forced labor camps. Despite losing her entire family and facing profound trauma, she rebuilt her life, creating a home in America and sharing her story to educate others. Through her granddaughter’s reflections, we learn about Ruth's courage, her struggles with the lasting effects of the Holocaust, and her enduring legacy of resilience. Her story is a poignant reminder of the strength of the human spirit and the importance of preserving history to prevent future acts of hatred.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 13, 2025 at 5:00pm
Ends Jan 13, 2025 at 6:00pm

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Using oral history interviews and their transcriptions, this presentation will discuss the experiences of Holocaust survivors who were liberated from various concentration camps as children. How did their experiences differ from adults? What kinds of unique challenges did they face? How were they impacted by their liberation? "In Their Words: Children's Experiences of Liberation" will dive into these questions and more. 
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 14, 2025 at 6:00pm
Ends Jan 14, 2025 at 7:00pm

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When Rose Sherman Williams was just twelve years old, the Nazis invaded her hometown in Poland. For the next five years, Rose was in various ghettos and concentration camps, including Auschwitz and one of the most despicable camps of all: Bergen-Belsen. But miraculously, despite beatings and starvation, she survived to be liberated. Becky Hoag, the co-author of Rose Williams’ memoir "Letters to Rose", will share Rose’s story through excerpts from the book. Becky will not only discuss Rose’s liberation from Bergen-Belsen but also her other spiritual and physical liberations during her five years in ghettos and camps. Rose Williams’ story is one of tragedy and resilience, of desperation and hope, of captivity and liberation.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 15, 2025 at 9:00am
Ends Jan 15, 2025 at 10:00am

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“Digital Frontlines: The Challenges and Solutions to Fighting Online Antisemitism” is a timely two-part program that brings together leading experts to examine the complex intersection of technologies, digital platforms, and antisemitism. Part One explores the current landscape, delving into how technology and digital platforms have accelerated the spread of hate speech, antisemitism, and disinformation. In Part Two, a panel of esteemed leaders from civil society, policymakers, scholars, and technology entrepreneurs at the forefront of combating hate and disinformation will share their knowledge and collaborate on developing innovative solutions for monitoring, documenting, and preventing the spread of online hate targeting Jewish communities.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 15, 2025 at 11:00am
Ends Jan 15, 2025 at 12:30pm

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In this six-part course, learners will explore pivotal periods, such as the interactions between Jews and early Christianity and Islam, medieval manifestations in Christian Europe, the rise of racially motivated antisemitism leading to the Holocaust, the influence of communism and Islamism on perceptions of Jews, and the contemporary landscape of antisemitism, encompassing both extreme right-wing and left-wing ideologies.
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Starts Jan 15, 2025 at 1:00pm
Ends Jan 15, 2025 at 2:00pm

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Bob Horowitz, shares a story of resilience and remembrance. Born in a Displaced Persons camp, Bob honors the legacy of his parents, Holocaust survivors Leizer and Rose Horowitz, who inspired his commitment to hope and action.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 19, 2025 at 2:00pm
Ends Jan 19, 2025 at 3:00pm

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Yehuda Meisels was already on an "enemy of the state" list when he was sent on one of the first transports to Auschwitz. This presentation will review what led to his inclusion on the list, his time in Auschwitz, and the miracles that enabled him to survive the camp, the death march, and his rescue by a Texas soldier.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 22, 2025 at 11:00am
Ends Jan 22, 2025 at 12:30pm

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In this six-part course, learners will explore pivotal periods, such as the interactions between Jews and early Christianity and Islam, medieval manifestations in Christian Europe, the rise of racially motivated antisemitism leading to the Holocaust, the influence of communism and Islamism on perceptions of Jews, and the contemporary landscape of antisemitism, encompassing both extreme right-wing and left-wing ideologies.
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Starts Jan 23, 2025 at 10:00am
Ends Jan 23, 2025 at 11:00am

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The compelling story of a young American GI, Ed Ettinger and of the Mittenwald Displaced Persons Camp in Germany as told by his son, Cantor Seth Ettinger.
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Starts Jan 23, 2025 at 3:00pm
Ends Jan 23, 2025 at 4:00pm

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Join Professor Cary Nelson for the first 2025 lecture in the Daniel and Marissa Klass USC Shoah Foundation Lecture Series. Campuses and communities alike have been roiled by intensified antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas assault. The worsening environment shows little evidence of disappearing. What are its roots and what can we do to combat it?
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 27, 2025 at 6:00pm
Ends Jan 27, 2025 at 7:30pm

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Timothy Boyce rescued Odd Nansen's diary from oblivion after reading the memoir of another Holocaust Survivor who Nansen saved while both were prisoners in Sachsenhausen.
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Speaking Engagements

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Starts Jan 29, 2025 at 11:00am
Ends Jan 29, 2025 at 12:30pm

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In this six-part course, learners will explore pivotal periods, such as the interactions between Jews and early Christianity and Islam, medieval manifestations in Christian Europe, the rise of racially motivated antisemitism leading to the Holocaust, the influence of communism and Islamism on perceptions of Jews, and the contemporary landscape of antisemitism, encompassing both extreme right-wing and left-wing ideologies.
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