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COMING UP:
When Man to Man Is a Wolf: Opening Reception
Sunday, February 28, at 11:00 am
Join us on Sunday, February 28 for a screening of the animated short film
When Man to Man Is a
Wolf
and exhibition of student work from the film. A moving and beautiful short film based on LAMOTH Survivor Advisory Board member Lidia Budgor's experiences during the Holocaust, this work was created by the Advanced
Animation class at College of the Canyons under the direction of Righteous Conversations Mentor Animators Masha Vasilkovsky and Ruah Edelstein.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
Great-Grandson of Aristides de Sousa Mendes Visits LAMOTH
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| Silvério de Sousa Mendes at LAMOTH exhibit honoring his great-grandfather |
Today we were honored to welcome Silvério de Sousa Mendes, great-grandson of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, to LAMOTH. Silvério traveled from his home in Portugal to view our exhibit honoring his great-grandfather, who as Portuguese Consul General in Bordeaux, France in 1940, issued thousands of life-saving visas to refugees fleeing the Nazis. Visas to Freedom: Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II runs through March 1 at LAMOTH.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
Righteous Conversations Project Screening & Gifting Ceremony
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RC teen filmmaker Dora Schoenberg and Survivor Dana Schwartz share their experiences making The Story of Three Rings
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The Righteous Conversations Project celebrated its 5th Annual PSA Screening & Gifting Ceremony this week, celebrating the compelling and inspiring student films created during the past year in RC workshops around Los Angeles. RC teen filmmakers presented their Public Service Announcements and short films to an audience of Holocaust Survivor mentors, community members, and representatives from eight local and national non-profit organizations. This year's RC PSAs, centered on topics of contemporary social injustices, were gifted to organizations including HIAS, Anti-Defamation League, Girls Learn International, City of Santa Monica Drought Initiative, Keshet,
Reboot, The Miracle Project, and Barchu Call to Action: Student Film Showcase.
Click here to view PSAs and short films from Righteous Conversations 2015 programs.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
LAMOTH's Visas to Freedom Exhibit on Portuguese TV
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Click to view Portuguese TV coverage
of LAMOTH exhibit (segment begins at 8:15)
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Our current exhibit,
Visas to Freedom: Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II
, was featured this week on the Portuguese television show "Hora dos Portugueses (Diario)" (The Portuguese Hour Daily). The exhibit celebrates the courageous actions of Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul General stationed in Bordeaux, France in 1940. His government had issued strict orders to all its diplomats to deny visas to Jews and other refugees seeking to escape German-occupied Europe through Portugal. Sousa Mendes defied these orders and issued life-saving Portuguese visas to thousands and thousands of people in May and June of 1940. Exhibit runs through March 1.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
Vancouver's King David High School Visits LAMOTH
This week we welcomed students from King David High School in Vancouver, British Columbia, visiting LAMOTH for the first time. The school visited LAMOTH because they wanted their students to learn about the Holocaust during their field trip to Los Angeles. A customized tour allowed
students to choose either to do self-guided tours with LAMOTH's audio guides or tour the Museum with docent and child survivor Harry Davids. After touring the galleries, the students had the opportunity to listen to a Holocaust survivor speaker firsthand.
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INVITATION:
LAMOTH Seeking Photographs, Artifacts and Personal History from Prewar Czechoslovakian Communities
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FROM LAMOTH's ARCHIVE: postcard of
synagogue in Kromeriz, Czechoslovakia |
As part of our Yom HaShoah commemoration this year, we will be convening community-wide learning focused on prewar Czechoslovakian communities (see list below) whose Torah scrolls were rescued after the war and entrusted to congregations and organizations in southern California. We are inviting Holocaust survivors from these communities, and their descendants, to share personal histories, photos, and other artifacts.
Please contact [email protected] if you would like to share personal histories, photos, or artifacts from pre-World War II communities in any of these towns: Boskovice, Breznice, Brno, Bzenec, Ceske Budejovice, Chotebor, Dobris, Dolni Kounice, Domazlice, Dvur Kralove, Hodonin, Holosov, Ivancice, Klatovy, Kolin, Kolodeje, Kostelec nad Orlici, Kromeriz, Kyjov, Litomysi, Lostice, Mlada Boleslav, Moravska Ostrava, Nachod, Pardubice, Pisek-Strakonice, Praha-Malvazinky, Praha-Pinkas, Praha-Smichov, Praha-Strasnice, Prcice, Prestice, Pribram, Prostejov, Rakovnik, Sedlcany, Susice, Svetla nad Sazavou, Tabor, Uherske Hradiste, Vlasim.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
Malibu High School Visits LAMOTH
This week we welcomed Malibu High School's eighth grade class. The students toured LAMOTH's galleries and had the opportunity to listen to Survivor speakers talk about their experiences during the Holocaust.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
St. Augustine High School Visits LAMOTH from San Diego
We also welcomed the tenth grade class from St. Augustine High School in San Diego. The students toured our galleries and heard from a Holocaust survivor speaker. This is the third year the tenth grade has visited LAMOTH with their teacher, who participated in LAMOTH's Highways to History teacher training program, which is generously supported by the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
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SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES:
Dr. Henry Oster
Sunday, February 21, at 2:00 pm
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| Photo: David Miller/Jewish Journal |
Henry Oster was born in 1928 in Cologne, Germany. After witnessing Kristallnacht shortly before his bar mitzvah, he and his parents were deported to the Lodz Ghetto, where his father perished. Henry and his mother were imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and only Henry survived. After the war, Henry became an optometrist in Los Angeles. He is the author of a memoir, The Kindness of the Hangman, which is available in LAMOTH's book store. You can see artifacts reflecting Henry's experiences during the Holocaust in our weekly Survivor Speaker micro-exhibit, located near the front desk.
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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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