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SPOTLIGHT:
Into the Light: The Healing Art of Kalman Aron
Only one more week to see the
spectacular portraits, Los Angeles landscapes and Holocaust memories of Kalman Aron on exhibit at LAMOTH.
Born in Riga, Latvia in 1924,
Kalman
Aron was a child prodigy who at age thirteen was commissioned to paint the official
portrait
of the Latvian President. Aron's life was turned upside down in 1941, when the Germans invaded Latvia and he was deported to a concentration camp. Aron settled in Los Angeles after the war and had a long, successful career. He began as a
portrait
painter and later became known for his vibrant landscapes and intriguing studies of people in his unique style, "psychological realism." Aron turned 91 last week and still paints in his Los Angeles studio.
For more information about INTO THE LIGHT: The Healing Art of Kalman Aron, visit our website.
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COMING UP:
3G at LAMOTH Genealogy Workshop
Wednesday, October 7, a
t 7:00 pm
Join 3G at LAMOTH on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:00 pm, for a
genealogy
workshop with LAMOTH President Randy Schoenberg, Jewish
genealogy
expert and
Geni.com
volunteer curator. Randy will talk about getting started researching one's family history, with a focus on families of Holocaust Survivors. The event is free. For more information or to RSVP, email
[email protected]
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COMING UP:
Survivors and What They Carry
Opens Sunday, October 11, at 2:00 pm
Join us at 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 11, for the opening of
Survivors and What They Carry, twenty-four powerful portraits by photographer Barbara Mack of Holocaust Survivors who participate in Café Europa, a social club for Survivors in Los Angeles.
Many of these remarkable people pose with an object from their past. Cherished objects and family heirlooms -- a faded photo, a kiddush cup, a violin -- add powerful and evocative layers to these stunning images.
Please join us for a reception and Q&A with Barbara Mack. Signed copies of the companion book by Barbara Mack and Pamela Wick,
Portraits in Black and White: Holocaust
Survivors of Café Europa, volume II
, will be available for purchase.
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COMING UP:
Taking the Stand: We Have More to Say
Sunday, October 18, at 1:30 pm
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Bernhard Rammerstorfer
and Renée Firestone |
Please join us on October 18 at 1:30 pm at LAMOTH
for a talk by Austrian author and award-winning filmmaker Bernhard Rammerstorfer
about his latest book and DVD entitled "TAKING THE STAND: We Have More to Say."
Mr. Rammerstorfer's talk will be followed by a screening of excerpts from the "Taking the Stand" DVD and interviews with two participants in the project, LAMOTH Board member Renée Firestone,
an Auschwitz survivor, and Hermine Liska,
who as a child of Austrian Jehovah's Witnesses, was taken from her parents and sent to a "reeducation center."
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
LAMOTH's School Tour Season Begins
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Survivor Betty Hyatt speaks to
Orange County high school students |
School is back in session, and the Museum is now filled with students touring our galleries and meeting Holocaust Survivor speakers. Schools that have visited us recently include Santa Monica High School, Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary, Lighthouse Christian Academy, and an alternative high school for probationers from Orange County. We have also hosted several adult groups, including the Fullerton Senior Travel Club from Fullerton, California. Tours are always free, and transportation funding may be available for Los Angeles and San Diego area schools. For more information and to make a reservation, visit our website.
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Survivor Eva Laufer speaks to
Fullerton Senior Travel Club
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THE LEGAGY OF WOMAN IN GOLD:
LAMOTH's Annual Gala Dinner
The film Woman In Gold, and the poignant narrative it recounts, will be at the heart and soul of our eighth Annual Gala Dinner. Woman In Gold tells the story of LAMOTH President Randy Schoenberg's legal battle on behalf of Maria Altmann to recover a painting of Maria's aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, that was looted by the Nazis.
Among the honorees on November 1 will be Maria Altmann's trusted financial advisor, Richard B. Jones. Mr. Jones, a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, Los Angeles, and a founding partner of the Jones, Zafari Group, shared Maria Altmann's deep love of opera. Mr. Jones and his wife Randi have two children, Rebecca and Sam. Both of their families sustained terrible losses in the Holocaust, and they cherish this opportunity to honor those family members by supporting the Museum and its mission.
We invite you to join us at our Annual Gala Dinner as we honor Richard Jones. For more information, click
here.
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SURVIVOR SPEAKER:
Gabriella Karin
Sunday, September 27, at 2
:00 pm
Please join us this Sunday at 2:00 pm
for a talk by Gabriella Karin, who grew up in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. When the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia, Gabriella was sent to hide in a Catholic convent with false papers for three years. She then rejoined her family and spent nine months hiding with them in an apartment in Bratislava.
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Saturday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Admission is always free.
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