East West Street by Philippe Sands 
Book Discussion and Film Screening

On Thursday, June 9th, LAMOTH welcomed Philippe Sands, author of the critically acclaimed book
East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"  for a conversation with Danielle Berrin, Professor David Myers, Samara Hutman, & Special Guest  Franziska Frank, granddaughter of Hans Frank, Governor-General of Nazi-Occupied Poland.

A screening earlier in the week of the documentary What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy at Laemmle's Royal created additional opportunities for community dialogue on Mr. Sands' work.The screening was  followed by a Q&A with Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Samara Hutman, & Franziska Frank.
Photo Exhibit at LAMOTH
Radom, Los Angeles



Currently on display at LAMOTH, Radom, Los Angeles , a photo series by Jamie Feiler reflects on the life experiences of her grandmother, Auschwitz Survivor Helen Freeman. More information about the exhibit can be found here
SPOTLIGHT
School Visits at Prairie Vista and Travis Ranch 

The 8th grade of Prairie Vista Middle School in Hawthorne participated in a LAMOTH Object Share as part of LAMOTH's  Share Our Stories Project. The nine classes met in groups with Holocaust Survivors including Gabriella Karin, Henry Slucki, Harry Davids, Eva Nathanson, Erika Fabian, and Betty Cohen (pictured).


Holocaust Survivor Gabriella Karin traveled to Travis Ranch Middle School in Yorba Linda where she spoke to over 200 eighth graders about her experience as a hidden child in Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.
SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES
Dr. Jacob Eisenbach
Sunday, June 12th, at 2:00pm 


Jacob was born in 1923 in Lodz, Poland. Soon after the war broke out, the authorities sealed the Jewish population into a ghetto. While his relatives were gradually deported from the Ghetto to camps, Jacob and his brother remained there until they were deported in 1944. They spent the rest of the war working in munitions factories south of Lodz. They were liberated in Czechoslovakia, Poland in May 1945. After the war, Jacob immigrated to the United States where he practiced dentistry for over sixty years. He is a very active speaker about Holocaust education and genocide prevention. This is Jacob's first time speaking at LAMOTH.

You can see artifacts reflecting Jacob's experiences in our weekly Survivor Speaker micro-exhibit, located near the front desk.

A docent-led tour of the Museum will immediately follow.
SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES
Bob Geminder
Sunday, June 12th, at Noon

Bob was born in 1935 in Wroclaw, Poland. At the outbreak of war in 1939, the Geminders were forcibly relocated to Eastern Poland, where they settled in the city of Stanislawow. Two years later, Bob's father suffered a fatal heart attack during the German bombardment of the city. Throughout the rest of the war, Bob and his brother were hidden with the efforts of their mother and future stepfather. They were liberated by Soviet troops at the end of the war, and immigrated to the United States in 1947. Bob is actively involved with LAMOTH leadership and educational programs.
Seed funding for The Righteous Conversations Project provided by The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Cutting Edge Grant. Nurturing support provided by Righteous Persons Foundation, Erwin Rautenberg Foundation and The Ross Family Foundation.

With gratitude to the Max H. Gluck Foundation for their generous support of Share Our Stories.

The Righteous Conversations Project at LAMOTH is proud to be named one of North America's top 50 innovative Jewish organizations in the 11th annual Slingshot Guide, a go-to resource for inspiring and innovative opportunities and projects. 
Museum Hours:
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Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Admission is always free.

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