USC Shoah Foundation Looks to Teach About the Dangers of Hate

July 3, 2015

The USC Shoah Foundation was founded by Steven Spielberg to keep a record of the consequences of hate.

Steven Smith - USC Shoah Foundation

Leaders of the USC Shoah Foundation visited Detroit recently.  The organization uses audio-visual interviews with Holocaust survivors and witnesses to teach young people about the dangers of hate.  Steven Smith is the Executive Director of the Foundation, which was founded by filmmaker Steven Spielberg.  Smith spoke with WDET’s Jerome Vaughn about the reason for his trip to Detroit.

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  • Jerome Vaughn is News Director at 101.9 WDET. His interest in news reporting began when he was five years old, after his mom bought him a yellow Panasonic ball and chain radio.

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