SPOTLIGHT
Holocaust Remembrance with the California State Assembly



LAMOTH traveled to Sacramento  for the California State Assembly's Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. Above (from left to right): LAMOTH Intern Ambassador Robert Lara, RC Fellow Trey Carlisle, photographer Barbara Mack, Holocaust Survivor Michele Rodri, California State Assemblyman Richard Bloom, LAMOTH Teen Advisory Board Co-Chairs Lily Zweig and Sophie Levy, LAMOTH Executive Director Samara Hutman, Righteous Conversations Programs Manager Rachel Fidler. Samara Hutman gave the keynote address and Holocaust Survivor Michele Rodri was honored by the Assembly. The LAMOTH exhibit Survivors and What They Carry was displayed at the California Legislative Jewish Caucus brunch before the ceremony.
This Weekend
5th Annual Barchu Call to Action: Student Film Showcase
Sunday, May 22, at 10:30am

Screening at Laemmle's Royal
11523 Santa Monica, Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025

The Righteous Conversations Project at Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust has partnered with the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival for the 5th Annual Barchu Call to Action: Student Film Showcase, highlighting student-made films that explore our humanity, inspire us to call the community to action, and use the power of film as a medium for social change. Films will premiere at the Laemmle Royal on Sunday, May 22nd at 10:30am, with a breakfast reception prior to screening.
 
For more information and to purchase advance discounted tickets, contact [email protected].
Shalhevet High School at LAMOTH 

 
LAMOTH welcomed the senior class of Shalhevet High School for a customized tour with Museum Audio Guides. This past semester, Shalhevet students participated in the LAMOTH L'Dorot Fellowship where they examined artifacts from the Museum Archive and engaged in in-depth learning. The Fellows introduced their classmates to the primary sources they researched.  Following their tour, the students listened to Survivor Eva Nathanson, who shared her personal narrative and the importance of memory and community.  
L'Dough V'Dough at Milken Community Schools


Holocaust Survivors Harry Davids and Betty Cohen (pictured above) joined students at Milken Community High School for their final L'Dough V'Dough session of the school year.  
LAMOTH at Burbank High School


On Friday, May 13, Holocaust Survivors Peter Daniels and Mary Bauer (pictured above) traveled to Burbank High School for the school's Holocaust Remembrance Program. Peter and Mary spoke to approximately six hundred students, many of whom had never heard a first-hand narrative of a Holocaust Survivor.  
Northern Nevada Holocaust Education Conference


LAMOTH Board Member and docent Michele Gold attended the Northern Nevada Holocaust Education Conference, presented by The Governor's Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust, in Reno, Nevada. Michele conducted two forty-five minute educational sessions and reached approximately 220 students and teachers.  
Coming Soon
Meet the Authors
June 2 at 6:30pm with Josh Aronson
June 9 at 7:00pm with Philippe Sands


LAMOTH invites you to join us for speaker events. 

On June 2, Josh Aronson will be discussing his new book Orchestra of Exiles, which will be accompanied by a  special musical performance by Israeli Virtuoso Netanel Draiblate. 

On June 9, an evening with Philippe Sands, author of East West Street , in conversation with Samara Hutman, Danielle Berrin, and special guest Franziska Frank. More information about these events can be found on the LAMOTH Events  webpage. 
11th Annual Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival 
Los Angeles Premiere: 
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Tuesday, May 24th, 7:30pm at Laemmle's Music Hall, Beverly Hills

Production Still from The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Screening at Laemmle's Music Hall, Beverly Hills
9036 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Winner at the Locarno International Film Festival

This film is a moving portrait of a complex man that reveals the Herculean efforts and tremendous risks undertaken en route to apprehending the chief engineer of the Nazis' Final Solution. Fritz Bauer was the Attorney General portrayed in "Labyrinth of Lies." This is the story that led up to the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials. 
  • Introduction by Deputy Consul General of Germany, Stefan Biedermann 
Visit  LA Jewish Film Festival  for more details about the film.

Click  here to watch the trailer.

Sponsored by the Goldrich Family Foundation, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES
Yona Nadelman
Sunday, May 22, at 2:00pm 


Yona was five years old when Nazi Germany invaded her native Krakow, Poland. Soon after the invasion, she fled eastward with her parents and extended family. While her parents continued toward Siberia, Yona was left in the care of her grandparents. When Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, her grandparents secured her false papers. She lived on a farm under this false identity for the duration of the war. After being reunited with her parents, Yona lived in Paris and eventually settled in Los Angeles where she worked as a fashion designer.

A docent-led tour of the Museum will immediately follow.
Seed funding for The Righteous Conversations Project provided by The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Cutting Edge Grant.  Early nurturing support provided by Righteous Persons Foundation, Erwin Rautenberg Foundation and The Ross Family Foundation.
Museum Hours:
Saturday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Admission is always free.

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