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sfi. usc. edu > news > 2026 > 04 > 37791-remembering-holocaust-survivor-mike-walsh-95

Remembering Holocaust Survivor Mike Walsh, 95

17+ hour, 40+ min ago  (695+ words) We mourn the loss of Holocaust survivor Mike Walsh, who passed away in February at the age of 95. Mike was born Mordechai Waks in 1930 in the Ukrainian village of Male Werbzce. The youngest of six, he grew up on a…...

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sfi. usc. edu > news > 2026 > 03 > 37741-holocaust-memorial-miami-beach-opens-state-art-education-center

Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Opens State-of-the-Art Education Center

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (248+ words) The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, has entered a new era in Holocaust education, with the opening of its state-of-the-art Education Center. The Education Center features: "The voices of Holocaust survivors are the…...

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sfi. usc. edu > news > 2026 > 03 > 37716-free-seminar-early-career-holocaust-researchers

Free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (150+ words) Yad Vashem and USC Shoah Foundation are partnering with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to offer a free seminar for early-career Holocaust researchers. This seminar brings together Ph D students and early-career researchers (Ph D conferred 2021-2026) from IHRA member, observer,…...

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sfi. usc. edu > events > homes-witnesses-holocaust-paris

Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (170+ words) In the annual distinguished lecture, Professor Sarah Gensburger will share the research from the recently published book Appartements t'moins. La spoliation des locataires juifs " Paris, 1940-1946, co-written with Isabelle Backouche and Eric le Bourhis (La D'couverte, 2025). The book was awarded the…...

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sfi. usc. edu > news > 2026 > 01 > 37661-local-holocaust-survivors-interactive-dimensions-testimony-interview-premieres

Local Holocaust Survivor's Interactive Dimensions in Testimony interview Premieres at El Paso Holocaust Museum

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (799+ words) USC Shoah Foundation El Paso Holocaust Museum (EPHM) is proud to announce the unveiling of an exciting new interactive biography as part of its Dimensions in Testimony exhibition from the USC Shoah Foundation. The testimony of Dr. Edith Eger, who…...