LAMOTH is OPEN on Independence Day,
Monday, July 4th, 10am-5pm
LAMOTH Remembers Jona Goldrich z"l
Holocaust Education Champion, LAMOTH in Pan Pacific Park Co-Founder, Yom HaShoah Community Commemoration Benefactor for 24 years, Holocaust Survivor.
 

Deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all in the LAMOTH community. A pillar of our community who will continue to inspire us in our daily work to educate and commemorate.

To read more about Jona's remarkable life click here to read the Los Angeles Times article.

To read more about Jona's legacy click here.

The Jewish Journal article about Jona can be found here.
LAUSD iConnect Beyond the Bell at LAMOTH


LAMOTH welcomed over 100 middle school students as part of the annual summer programming with LAUSD's  iConnect Beyond the Bell Summer Schools. The students participated in customized tours of the Museum galleries and listened to Holocaust Survivors share their narratives. Following the tour, the students also participated in reflective, outdoor art projects in Pan Pacific Park with LAMOTH Education Department staff and summer interns. 

Beyond the Bell summer programming at LAMOTH will continue through mid-July. To learn more about LAUSD's  Beyond the Bell programs, click here.
5th Annual Righteous Conversations Summer Workshop at Milken Community Schools 


This week, LAMOTH concluded the 5th Annual RC Summer Workshop at Milken Community Schools. Over the past two weeks students worked with RC Teaching Artists, Milken Faculty, and Holocaust Survivor Mentors to create beautiful and thoughtful short films, photography projects, and original music compositions. 

The Righteous Conversations Project will hold two additional workshops this summer at Harvard Westlake School:

The RC Project: Public Service Announcement Workshop, July 14th-22nd
The RC Project: Digital Storytelling Workshop, July 14th-29th

Additional information and registration can be found here.
LAMOTH Members: Summer Program
Genealogy Workshop with Randy Schoenberg
July 6th - July 22th; 8 Sessions
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, from 10:30am-11:30am 
 
 
LAMOTH invites you to this special eight-session genealogy workshop conducted by genealogy expert Randy Schoenberg. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about the most current methods of genealogy research while exploring their own family history.

Randy is the immediate past president of the LAMOTH board, expert genealogist and renowned attorney. His genealogical research is extensive and focuses on family trees of Holocaust Survivors. The 2015 film, Woman in Gold, chronicles his legal battle to regain Nazi looted Gustav Klimt paintings on behalf of their rightful owner, Survivor, Maria Altmann.

This workshop is available to LAMOTH Members at the Director's Circle Level. 

If you would like to check your membership, please contact Victoria Lonberg. To become a LAMOTH Member please visit our website or call (323) 456-5078. 

Space is limited; RSVP is required. Please contact Michael Morgenstern with questions and to RSVP.  

Participants should bring a laptop computer to each session.
Coming Soon
1st Annual LAMOTH Holocaust Remembrance Film Series
 
 
LAMOTH proudly announces its first annual Holocaust Remembrance Film Series, which will begin Thursday, July 14th. Each film will have an afternoon and evening screening with a panel discussion between showings.  

All films, with the exception of Schindler's List, will be shown at 4pm and 8pm with a panel discussion from 6:30pm-7:30pm.

The panel for Woman in Gold  will feature Randy Schoenberg, former LAMOTH Board President, whose legal battle to regain Gustav Klimt paintings looted by Nazis for Survivor Maria Altmann is featured in the film. 

Film Series Schedule:
July 14th: Woman in Gold
July 21st: Conspiracy   
July 28th: Schindler's List*  
August 4th: Genocide
August 11th:  The Stranger


*Please note that the first screening of Schindler's List will be held at 2:30pm and the second screening will remain at 8pm.

Please contact Michael Morgenstern with questions and to RSVP.

SURVIVOR SPEAKER SERIES
Lya Frank
Sunday, July 3rd, at 2:00pm 
photo by Paul Ryan

Lya Frank was a young child when Nazi Germany invaded her home in Holland. Seeing the impending danger, her family sent her and her sister into hiding. Lya spent the war years with family friends in the city of Amserfoort. They instructed her to never tell any household guests that she was a hidden Jewish child. After the war, Lya's uncle found her, and reunited her with her surviving younger sister. They recuperated in Denmark and then settled in the United States in 1957. Lya is an active member of the LAMOTH community and is regularly involved in educational programs.

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. 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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