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THIS WEEKEND:
Road Closures for Run to Remember
Sunday, January 24
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Access to the Museum will be affected on Sunday by road closures for the Run to Remember half-marathon as follows:
- The Grove Drive (including the entrance to LAMOTH's parking garage) will be closed between 3rd St. and Beverly Blvd. from 12 am to 2 pm.
- Beverly Blvd. will be closed between Fairfax and La Brea from 5 am to 1 pm.
- 3rd St. and Fairfax Ave. will remain open.
If you are driving to LAMOTH on Sunday before 2 pm, we suggest parking at the Grove shopping center. Please allow extra travel time as roads in the neighborhood will be congested.
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THIS WEEKEND:
Visas to Freedom: Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II
Exhibit Opens Today
We are honored to announce the opening of Visas to Freedom: Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II, an exhibition celebrating the courageous actions of Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes. Sousa Mendes was 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 of people in May and June of 1940. The exhibit of
original visas, photographs and other artifacts from the Sousa Mendes family as well as families that survived thanks to the diplomat's help is
presented in partnership with the Sousa Mendes Foundation.
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THIS WEEKEND:
Film Screenings: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Saturday, January 23
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| Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story |
On January 23, in connection with the opening of the exhibit Visas to Freedom: Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II, LAMOTH will screen two films about Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
In June 2013, filmmaker Semyon Pinkhasov followed a group of Sousa Mendes visa recipient families, along with members of the Sousa Mendes family, as they embarked on a pilgrimage retracing their families' footsteps of 73 years earlier. They were "searching for Sousa Mendes" - looking for traces of a lost history in an effort to understand their personal pasts.
This French film with English subtitles, directed by Joel Santoni and starring Bernard Lecoq in the role of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, won Audience Choice Award for "Best Narrative Feature" at both the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and the San Diego Jewish Film Festival in 2014.
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THIS WEEKEND:
Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides
Sunday, January 24, at 3:00 pm, American Jewish University
On Sunday, January 24, at 3:00 pm, American Jewish University will host the world premiere of the dramatic oratorio Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides by composer Neely Bruce. The concert is produced by Marilyn Ziering and LAMOTH is a community partner.
Soloists are LA Opera tenor Robert MacNeil in the role of Aristides, LA Opera soprano Marina Harris in the role of his wife Angelina, LA Opera tenor Ashley Faatoalia in the role of Salazar, Stephan Kirchgraber, a New York bass-baritone, in the role of Rabbi Kruger, and LA Opera soprano Katherine Giaquinto in the role of Aristides's second wife, Andrée Cibial. The part of Aristides's brother César, a spoken role, will be played by actor Michel Gill of the hit Netflix series "House of Cards," who is the son and grandson of Sousa Mendes visa recipients. Portuguese guitar will be played by Pedro da Silva, the leading performer on this instrument in the United States. The conductor is Donald Brinegar directing the Donald Brinegar Singers, and the composer Neely Bruce will be at the piano.
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
Law Enforcement & Society Program at LAMOTH
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| Docent Michele Gold leads tour for LAPD personnel |
LAMOTH welcomed the entire staff of LAPD's Office of the Inspector General. The group, including both civilians and sworn officers, visited the Museum as part of the Law Enforcement and Society program presented by LAMOTH in partnership with ADL and USHMM. The program examines Holocaust history, its implications for law enforcement, and law enforcement's important role as protectors of the Constitution and individual rights. Through a customized tour and dialogue, the group learns from artifacts, original documents and photographs. One participant reflected, "the personal experiences of the staff as shared to the class were very relevant to understanding history... we need to continue to study history and learn from it. We need to continue to educate ourselves and others."
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THE WEEK IN REFLECTION:
Sinai Akiba Academy Visits LAMOTH
We welcomed 48 seventh
grade students from Sinai Akiba for a customized tour, reflection, and Survivor dialogue. The students discussed memory, Jewish identity, and becoming B'nai Mitzvah in our time and during the Holocaust. They were introduced to the different ways Jews spiritually resisted during the Holocaust and maintained their traditions, rituals, and beliefs. Following their tour, the students reflected on what they learned and listened to Marie Kaufman share her story of survival. For more information about LAMOTH's customized school tours, please contact [email protected].
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SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES:
Gabriella Karin
Sunday, January 24, 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. After the war Gabriella had a long career in the fashion industry as a designer and production patternmaker. After her retirement, she became an accomplished sculptor. Her work has been exhibited at LAMOTH.
You can see select artifacts from Gabriella's childhood in our new weekly Survivor Speaker micro-exhibit.
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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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