This week,  Holocaust Survivor Gabriella Karin, a treasured member of the LAMOTH community, and Director of Education Jordanna Gessler, traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia to commemorate Slovakia's Holocaust Remembrance Day. Gabriella received a special honor at a ceremony attended by dignitaries and politicians. While there, both Gabriella and Jordanna spoke at a Holocaust museum, and visited places where Gabriella lived before and during the Nazi occupation. 

The Remember Us B'nai Mitzvah Project at LAMOTH invites B'nai Mitzvah students to have the meaningful experience of remembering a child who perished in the Holocaust. This fall, LAMOTH will offer a B'nai Mitzvah Internship Program that will provide students the opportunity to explore Holocaust history in depth. Students will engage in inter-generational dialogue with Holocaust Survivors, and continue the Jewish tradition of "Tikkun Olam," healing the world. The B'nai Mitzvah Internship Program's Fall 2016 Orientation will be held at the Museum on Sunday, October 9th. For more information, please contact Jordanna Gessler, Director of Education, at jordanna@lamoth.org or (323) 651-9910.

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.