EVENTS
Tue, Nov 30WebinarOf the rich collection of primary-source artifacts that survived the Holocaust, those created and held by Jews in concentration camps are among the most precious. Helga Blumenfeld was born in Berlin in 1925 to Hugo and Lisbeth.
Wed, Dec 01Virtual WorkshopCelebrate Hanukkah as a family with a special art-making workshop led by Holocaust survivor Gabriella Karin. Born in Bratislava, Gabriella was hidden in a convent during the Holocaust and became an artist after the war.
Thu, Dec 02WebinarSally Frishberg was born in Urzejowice, Poland in 1934. During the war, at just eight years old, she and her family went into hiding. Initially hiding in fields, they ultimately were taken in by a Polish Catholic farmer who hid all fifteen of them until the end of the war.
Wed, Dec 08WebinarBlack and Jewish communities in the United States have a long history of partnership in the fight for civil rights, and Los Angeles has its own unique history of biracial political cooperation. But even in the pursuit of common goals, no alliance is without its challenges.
Sun, Dec 12Los AngelesHolocaust Museum LA presents the special exhibition, Ruth Gruber: Photojournalist, celebrating the remarkable life and heroic tenacity of Ruth Gruber, a twentieth–century pioneer and trailblazing photojournalist.
Thu, Jan 13Los AngelesEllen Meth never knew the name of the man who saved her life. She was just a child when she and her father, Jewish refugees who had fled to Turkey in 1940, were declared “Catholic” by a diplomat at the Polish Consulate in Istanbul, allowing them safe passage out of Europe.
Mon, Jan 31WebinarThe Holocaust is usually understood as a European story. Yet, this pivotal episode unfolded across North Africa and reverberated through politics, literature, memoir, and memory—Muslim as well as Jewish—in the post-war years.
Wed, Feb 02WebinarAvraham Perlmutter was just ten years old when Nazis arrived in his hometown of Vienna, Austria. Hoping to keep him safe, his parents sent him to the Netherlands, but German forces were not far behind.
Thu, Feb 10WebinarAfter surviving Auschwitz and hunting Nazis for the U.S. Army, Siggi B. Wilzig came to America without a penny to his name. On arrival, he made three vows: to never go hungry again, to support the Jewish people, and to speak out against injustice.
Wed, Feb 16WebinarStranger/Sister is the story of two ordinary women, one Muslim and one Jewish, who dare to believe they can join hands to stop the wave of white supremacist hate surging across the U.S.