ART & MEMORY
PROGRAMS
We gratefully acknowledge The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for their generous support and our Birth Through High School Partnership for 2021-2022!
Share Our Stories
Share Our Stories at Holocaust Museum LA connects students from under-resourced schools with Holocaust Survivors for meaningful dialogue, artifact-based learning, Museum gallery exploration, and reflective art workshops. Students are encouraged to find personal expression through artistic mediums while amplifying their voices through art. They find common ground with Holocaust survivors and see their own strength in the survivors’ experiences. In addition to providing free Holocaust education and arts programming for a collective impact, we invite individual stories and experiences of every student into the wider context of history and community.
*Share our Stories is offered both hybrid and virtually for the 2021/2022 school year.
The program is provided at no cost to participating classrooms and includes:
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A virtual or in-person docent-led, customized tour of the Museum.
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A virtual survivor speaking engagement in which a Holocaust survivor shares their experiences before, during, and after the Holocaust.
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Virtual or in-person art reflection workshop for students. Materials will be supplied by museum.
The program will be conducted over a series of virtual sessions that take place over a period of 2-5 weeks, depending on the academic calendar for the partnering school and the Museum schedule.
Share Our Stories Project is free to participating classes through a generous grant from the
Max H. Gluck Foundation.
If you are a teacher or school administrator interested in bringing Share Our Stories to your community for the 2021-22 school year, please complete this form.
For more information please contact:
Jessie Handler
Creative Programs Coordinator
Voices of History
Art / Theater / Film Workshops
Voices of History is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
ART WORKSHOP
This interactive art workshop offers students the opportunity to speak with Holocaust survivors and learn from art mentors to explore the conversations between art, history, memory, resiliency, and inspiration. Students will dialogue and work with Holocaust survivors to create a visual journal art piece, exploring themes of identity, storytelling, and social action.
No prior art skills are required, just an interest and motivation in learning from the last generation of Holocaust survivors.
PROGRAM DATES
July 11 - 15, 2022 from 10am - 3pm.
Open to students in grades 7-12.
LOCATION
In-person (some hybrid elements pending the pandemic) at Holocaust Museum LA.
TUITION
$75. Full scholarships available. For more information on scholarships contact rachel@hmla.org
For more information please contact:
Rachel Podber
Education Programs Manager
THEATER WORKSHOP
Hosted in partnership with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, this interactive theater workshop offers students the opportunity to speak with Holocaust survivors and learn from mentors to explore the conversations between art, history, memory, resiliency, and inspiration. Students will dialogue and work with Holocaust survivors to create a short theatrical performance, exploring themes of identity, storytelling, and social action.
No prior theater experience required, just an interest and motivation in learning from the last generation of Holocaust survivors.
PROGRAM DATES
June 21 - July 7, 2022 from 10am - 3pm.
Open to students in grades 7-12.
LOCATION
In-person (some hybrid elements pending the pandemic) at Holocaust Museum LA. Last day of the workshop will be at Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.
TUITION
$150. Full scholarships available. For more information on scholarships contact rachel@hmla.org
Please note, space is limited. Openings will be filled in the order of applications we receive.
The theater workshop is in partnership with the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.
For more information please contact:
Rachel Podber
Education Programs Manager
FILM WORKSHOP
This interactive film workshop offers students the opportunity to speak with Holocaust survivors and learn from mentors to explore the conversations between documentary, history, memory, resiliency, and inspiration. Students will interview a Holocaust survivor and work together to create a short film about the survivor's experience.
No prior film experience required, just an interest and motivation in learning from the last generation of Holocaust survivors.
PROGRAM DATES
July 18 - August 3, 2022 from 10am - 3pm.
Open to students in grades 7-12.
LOCATION
In-person (some hybrid elements pending the pandemic) at Holocaust Museum LA.
TUITION
$150. Full scholarships available. For more information on scholarships contact rachel@hmla.org
Please note, space is limited. Openings will be filled in the order of applications we receive.
For more information please contact:
Rachel Podber
Education Programs Manager
L’Dough V’Dough
Evoking the Hebrew phrase “L’Dor V’Dor,” or “from generation to generation,” L’Dough V’Dough invites participants to braid and bake challah or cookies with Survivors at the Museum, synagogues and school campuses. While kneading the dough, students and Survivors share, remember, and bond -- one generation to the next -- in an environment conducive to asking questions and encouraging dialogue. The casual setting emulates a dinner conversation, providing an entry point and safe place for students as young as third graders through adults to learn about this complicated history and engage on a personal level with Survivors in important, age-appropriate conversations, focused on the Holocaust, Jewish culture and heritage, and social action.
Studies have shown that multi-sensory experiences like L'Dough V'Dough can engage individuals with different learning styles, activate memories, and stimulate creativity and communication.
For more information or to participate in our L'Dough V'Dough program please contact:
Rachel Podber
Education Coordinator
B’nai Mitzvah:
Acts of Memory
The Museum's B'nai Mitzvah: Acts of Memory project offers students preparing for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah
the opportunity to remember a child who perished in the Holocaust. We match each student with a child who has a similar name or who was born in a city or country that has special meaning for the student’s family. Once matched, we provide information about the child’s life and family, historical context, and suggestions for ways to remember the child, such as mentioning the child in a dvar Torah, or doing mitzvot as a way to commemorate and honor
As with all of our programs, there is no charge to participate. We recommend a suggested donation of $54 which allows us to offer the opportunity to additional students. Please click here to make a donation.
Summer
Internships
Holocaust Museum LA offers internship opportunities for high school, college, and graduate students interested in careers in museums, archives, non-profits, or education. Interns gain professional skills, meet experts, work with mentors, and learn about museum work by having firsthand experience working on a variety of daily tasks and meaningful projects.
High School Internship
Holocaust Museum LA High School Internship Program offers opportunities for high school students to connect with history, arts, museum work, education, and mentors to develop professional skills, connect, and gain experience. Teens will sharpen their professional and leadership skills, contribute to the Museum field, and gain valuable insight.
Applicants must be entering 9th-12th grade. Deadline for application is March 18. The High School Internship will run Monday-Thursday for 4 weeks beginning June 20, 2022. Class credit available.
Our 2022 summer internship will be in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual). This is subject to change based on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and local ordinances.
College Internship
8 or 10 week internship opportunity between May-September.
Summer internships are set to be hybrid and follow current LA City Guidelines for COVID-19.
Summer 2022 internships offered for college students:
Development Intern
Education Intern
Public Programs Intern
Visitor Services Intern
Ideal candidates are inspired by history and/or interested in education, Museum studies, community building, and artistic reflection to shape the future landscape of Holocaust remembrance and education.
Applicants should be able to work with others or on their own, enjoy collaboration, and enjoy working a diverse community. This internship requires maturity, thoughtfulness, advanced writing/communication skills, and a strong interest in history and social justice.
Internships are unpaid, but class credit is available.
Please contact Rachel Podber at rachel@hmla.org with any queries.
Deadline to apply is March 31st
Teen Advisory
Board
Holocaust Museum LA Teen Advisory Board consists of high school students from schools across Los Angeles who are committed to furthering the Museum's mission to commemorate, educate, and inspire.
Students add their voices and contribute their leadership to the landscape of Holocaust remembrance and education in our community by shaping events and engagements at the Museum. Teen Board Members gather once a month for board meetings and participate in a variety of different programs throughout the school year.
All applications are due before the start of the school year.