Shoah Foundation
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Shoah
foundations are organizations that are formed to further the remembrance of the Holocaust of World War II
. There are currently two major foundations that are internationally active.
founded the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (original title), a nonprofit organization established to record testimonies in video format of survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. Between 1994 and 1999, the Foundation conducted nearly 52,000 interviews in 56 countries and in 32 languages. Interviewees included Jewish survivors, Jehovah's Witness survivors, homosexual survivors, liberators and liberation witnesses, political prisoners, rescuers and aid providers, Roma and Sinti survivors, survivors of Eugenics policies, and war crimes trials participants. On September 20, 2005, the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and the University of Southern California
(USC) entered into an agreement to transfer the net assetts and control over the Foundation's Board of Directors to USC in return for the guarantee of the preservation of the archive in perpetuity and the accommodation to continue the Foundation's mission.
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah
was formed in 2000, with recovered money from the property taken from French Jews during World War II
. The Foundation’s mission is to support projects in all areas of history and research into the Shoah
, education and transmission, memory, solidarity and Jewish culture. The Foundation is often represented internationally by their Présidente d’honneur, Mme. Simone Veil
, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp who later became the first directly elected President of the European Parliament
.
The DNA Shoah Project http://www.dnashoah.org has started a genetic database of people whose family members - grandparents, aunts, cousins - were victims of the Holocaust. The Shoah Project aims to collect at least 10,000 samples and has been traveling throughout the United States collecting DNA swabs from Holocaust survivors. Although it currently only has 1,000 samples, the Project is intended to reunite living family members and eventually help identify anonymous remains which may still lie in anonymous graves throughout Europe.
Shoah
Shoah may refer to:*The Holocaust*Shoah , documentary directed by Claude Lanzmann * A Shoah Foundation...
foundations are organizations that are formed to further the remembrance of the Holocaust of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. There are currently two major foundations that are internationally active.
Major Shoah Foundations
In 1994, Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
founded the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (original title), a nonprofit organization established to record testimonies in video format of survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. Between 1994 and 1999, the Foundation conducted nearly 52,000 interviews in 56 countries and in 32 languages. Interviewees included Jewish survivors, Jehovah's Witness survivors, homosexual survivors, liberators and liberation witnesses, political prisoners, rescuers and aid providers, Roma and Sinti survivors, survivors of Eugenics policies, and war crimes trials participants. On September 20, 2005, the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC) entered into an agreement to transfer the net assetts and control over the Foundation's Board of Directors to USC in return for the guarantee of the preservation of the archive in perpetuity and the accommodation to continue the Foundation's mission.
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah is a Shoah Foundation that was formed in 2000, with recovered money from the property taken from French Jews during World War II. The Foundation’s mission is to support projects in all areas of history and research into the Shoah, education and transmission,...
was formed in 2000, with recovered money from the property taken from French Jews during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The Foundation’s mission is to support projects in all areas of history and research into the Shoah
Shoah
Shoah may refer to:*The Holocaust*Shoah , documentary directed by Claude Lanzmann * A Shoah Foundation...
, education and transmission, memory, solidarity and Jewish culture. The Foundation is often represented internationally by their Présidente d’honneur, Mme. Simone Veil
Simone Veil
Simone Veil, DBE is a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Health under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France....
, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp who later became the first directly elected President of the European Parliament
President of the European Parliament
The President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve...
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The DNA Shoah Project http://www.dnashoah.org has started a genetic database of people whose family members - grandparents, aunts, cousins - were victims of the Holocaust. The Shoah Project aims to collect at least 10,000 samples and has been traveling throughout the United States collecting DNA swabs from Holocaust survivors. Although it currently only has 1,000 samples, the Project is intended to reunite living family members and eventually help identify anonymous remains which may still lie in anonymous graves throughout Europe.
External links
- USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education Web Site
- Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah Web Site
- Mémorial de la Shoah Web Site
- http://www.stichting-sjoa.nl/engContent.html, for Dutch World War II insurance claims