USC Shoah Foundation

“American Jews are living in the moment that we should call the high tide of American antisemitism.”

The 2026 Daniel & Marisa Klass USC Shoah Foundation , hosted by Dr. Brian Hughes, Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Countering Antisemitism Lab, brings together leading scholars and practitioners to examine contemporary antisemitism.

In Episode 3, Dr. Hughes welcomes Dr. Pamela Nadell, historian and author of “Antisemitism, an American Tradition,” who challenges the assumption that antisemitism is un-American.

By recovering overlooked incidents of discrimination and resilience, Dr. Nadell discusses the thread of American antisemitism and how it has shaped the American Jewish experience.

Watch the full episode: https://ow.ly/6vf650ZGc8G

To all the dogs in our Archive, in memory or by survivors’ sides, and the enduring power of companionship.

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Holocaust survivor Vladimir Zelman, born in 1935 in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR, reflects on what life was like growing up under Stalin’s rule.

On August 23, communities across Europe and North America observed , also known as the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Na**sm. The day seeks to commemorate the violence perpetrated by the twentieth century’s fascist and communist regimes.

Since its official adoption, however, Black Ribbon Day has remained the subject of ongoing historical and political debate. Read more: https://ow.ly/Qu2F50ZFnyX

Last summer, USC Shoah Foundation’s Leadership Program brought students beyond the classroom for a transformational journey grounded in history, testimony, and personal connection.

Through travel to Washington, D.C. and Europe, students were encouraged to embrace and activate their own leadership platforms while learning to recognize the components and consequences of antisemitism.

Building on the impact of the 2025 program, USC Shoah Foundation expanded the initiative in 2026 with two trips: one for student-athletes and another for students in USC’s Honors Thematic Option program, where they learned about antisemitism, the Holocaust, and the role of media and public space.

Learn more about the program: https://ow.ly/1C2Y50ZCvxy

Holocaust survivor Ilse Lindemeyer remembers the day she was sent from Germany to England via the Kindertransport, an initiative that transported 10,000 Jewish children to safety during World War II.

in 1939, German officials ordered the registration of all babies and young children showing signs of severe mental or physical disabilities. This marked the start of the N**i “Euthanasia” Program, the systematic murder of institutionalized patients with disabilities starting in Germany and extending into annexed Austria.

Holocaust survivor Fred Rodell fled Nuremberg, Germany, as a young teenager with his mother and settled in New York. He joined the U.S .military and was recruited into the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), where he worked as a spy in London and Paris. After the war, Fred was an interrogator during the Nuremberg Trials, in which he gathered evidence against the perpetrators of the Euthanasia Program.

“There’s no future without a past.”

In his USC Shoah Foundation testimony, recorded in 1997, Holocaust survivor Herschel Balter shares the importance of passing down your memories and preserving your history.

“The sadness stays with me until the day I die.”

Holocaust survivor Rose Winterfeldt shares how her experiences affected her and her advice for future generations.

“When the war was over, I was praying that I never should have to meet a man like you.”

Holocaust survivor Margaret Pogany recalls attending a talk by activist and fellow survivor Elie Wiesel, in which he directly confronted a Holocaust denier.

Holocaust survivor Irene Weiss shares a photo that was taken of her when she and her family arrived at Auschwitz, reflecting on her initial feelings of confusion and panic as her family was separated.