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President Barack Obama, right, gets a hug from movie director Steven Spielberg after Obama was presented with the USC Shoah Foundation Ambassadors for Humanity award as he attends the USC Shoah Foundation’s 20th anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity gala in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Obama received an award from the foundation created by Spielberg and planned to spend three days in California where he will raise money for the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama hangs with Spielberg, Springsteen at benefit

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2008 file photo, honoree Kirk Douglas, center, with host Billy Crystal, left, and event chair Steven Spielberg, attend the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Ambassador for Humanity gala at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. When Spielberg started the foundation in 1994, he just wanted to collect survivor testimonies to help silence the Holocaust deniers who’d popped up during the making of “Schindler’s List.” He never expected to get nearly 51,413 accounts in 34 languages from 58 countries. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)

Spielberg’s Shoah Foundation expands, turns 20

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press