Scholarship and Public Engagement

Promoting, Producing, and Sharing Forward-Looking Research

The Division of Academic Programs supports, promotes, and produces interdisciplinary scholarship and research about the Holocaust and its aftermath. Our programs include academic publications and public-facing writing, research fellowships and colloquia, lecture series, and collaborations with university faculty and students. We welcome scholars and the general public to events where we translate our rich body of research and scholarship into easily accessible resources.

Learn about some of our programs and activities below.

Upcoming Lectures

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Colleyville: A Story of Jewish Heroism and Triumph in the Face of Terror
USC Shoah Foundation Event
This event will feature a screening of Colleyville, followed by a panel discussion with the heroic survivors of the terror incident, moderated by Brian Hughes, director of the USC Shoah Foundation Countering Antisemitism Laboratory.…
  • April 27, 2025
  • Online Event
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May
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In the Face of Catastrophe, Coherence: How Yiddish Taught Its Children About the Holocaust
USC Shoah Foundation Event
In this talk, Miriam Udel will consider the place of the children’s Yiddish Holocaust canon within a broader set of Jewish literary resources for depicting anti-Jewish violence, resistance and survival. …
  • May 1, 2025
  • Online Event
05
May
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The Role of Auschwitz in Holocaust Narratives
USC Shoah Foundation Program Specialist Svetlana Ushakova will present Geographic Perception of Auschwitz in Survivor Memoirs and Testimonies.…
  • May 5, 2025
  • Online Event
L-R: Rt Hon Lord Pickles; Ellen Germain; Dr. Robert J. Williams. Photo: Kim Fox Photography
Events

We invite scholars, students, and the public to a wide range of events — webinars, lectures, workshops, seminars, and colloquia — that explore the interdisciplinary histories of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

Learn more about our ongoing Lecture Series

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Scholarship

We offer colloquia and fellowships for graduate students and scholars that support research, grant access to the VHA, and connect students and scholars with the USC Shoah Foundation staff, who share their expertise in working with our collections.

To view open applications, please see the "Latest News" section, below.

Latest News

Global Partnership Takes Aim at Rising Antisemitism
The USC Shoah Foundation announced a partnership with the Berlin-based Kreuzberg Initiative against Anti-Semitism (KIgA), a collaboration that will increase European access to testimonies of survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides and create wide-reaching programming to counter antisemitism. Read More
Call for Applications: Sandy and Steve Cozen Graduate Top-Off Fellowship 2025
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Sandy and Steve Cozen Graduate Top-Off Fellowship for the 2025-2026/ 2026-2027 academic years. Read More
Call for Applications: Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies, 2025-2026
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Robert J. Katz Research Fellowship in Antisemitism Studies during the 2025-2026 academic year. Read More
Call for Applications: Azrieli Research Fellowship for Graduate Students, 2025-2026
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Azrieli Research Fellowship for Graduate Students during the 2025-2026 academic year. Any person who is pursuing a Master’s degree (M.A., M.Ed., MMSt., MI, or other recognized Master’s-level program) or PhD may apply. Read More
Call for Applications: Azrieli Research Fellowship for PhD Candidates and Early-Career Scholars, 2025-2026
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its Azrieli Research Fellowship for PhD candidates and early-career scholars during the 2025-2026 academic year. Read More
“Archives in/of Transit” Workshop Investigates Intersections of Migrant Experiences and Archival Collections
The USC Shoah Foundation is proud to co-convene "Archives in/of Transit: Historical Perspectives from the 1930s to the Present," a closed, in-person workshop for scholars that will take place on June 28 and 29, 2024. Read More

Our Current Fellows

Alexandra Birch

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Jadwiga Biskupska

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William Ross Jones

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Pavlo Khudish

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Johanna Lehr

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Victoria Van Orden Martínez

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Denisa Nešťáková

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Christina Wirth

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