December 2025: Student Voices at Multicultural Learning Center
For the ninth year, the David Labkovski Project (DLP) partnered with the Multicultural Learning Center (MLC), a dual-language English and Spanish charter school in Canoga Park, to bring Holocaust education to students through art, history, storytelling, and creative expression. Throughout the semester, eighth grade students participated in DLP’s multidisciplinary, project-based educational program, engaging deeply with […]
David Labkovski Project Brings Holocaust Education Program to Our Community Charter School
Location: Chatsworth, CaliforniaProgram Year: 2025 The David Labkovski Project (DLP) partnered with Our Community Charter School (OCS) in Chatsworth to bring its project-based Holocaust education program to eighth grade English Language Arts students. The collaboration began after OCS teachers attended a DLP exhibit at the Multicultural Learning Center (MLC) and a presentation at Councilmember John Lee’s Educators […]
David Labkovski Project Launches New Exhibit “Through the Eyes of David Labkovski: Sholom Aleichem and His Heroes” at The Soraya Art Gallery at CSUN
Exhibit Dates: September 13 – December 23, 2025Location: The Soraya Art Gallery, Loge LevelYounes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at CSUN18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330 The David Labkovski Project (DLP), in partnership with the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), launched its newest traveling […]
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Presents “Documenting History Through Art”
On April 10, 2025, ninth grade students from Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences presented Documenting History through Art, a student-led exhibit created through the David Labkovski Project’s (DLP) multidisciplinary Holocaust education program. Developed as part of DLP’s in-classroom educational curriculum, the exhibit invited students to engage deeply with the artwork and history of Holocaust survivor […]
March 7, 2025: Leora Raikin Presents “Art as an Antidote to Antisemitism”
On March 7, 2025, community members gathered for an evening of reflection, education, and conversation featuring David Labkovski Project founder Leora Raikin presenting Art as an Antidote to Antisemitism. The evening began with a Zamru Shabbat service, followed by a community dinner and Leora Raikin’s presentation exploring the role of art and education in combating antisemitism […]
Documenting History Through Art: A Student-Led Exhibit on Art, Memory, and Resilience
December 2024 – January 2025Canoga Park Youth Arts Center, Canoga Park, CA Students from the Multicultural Learning Center (MLC) presented Documenting History through Art: The Art & Life of David Labkovski, a student-led exhibit created through the David Labkovski Project’s (DLP) in-classroom Holocaust education program. Hosted at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center, the exhibit brought […]
May 6, 2024: Lecture & Mini Exhibit led by DLP Youth Leader Romy Harari and DLP Staff
DLP Youth Leader Romy Harari was at Wilshire Boulevard Temple for a special mini-exhibit of Labkovski’s art. This was accompanied by a lecture for Holocaust Commemoration – Yom HaShoah.
May 5, 2024: Holocaust Commemoration Event at Valley Beth Shalom in Los Angeles
Sunday, May 5, 2024 in ENCINO: Presentation by Leora Raikin, DLP Founder & Executive Director Holocaust Commemoration hosted by Valley Beth Shalom in Encino. Leora Raikin, DLP Founder and Executive Director, was the keynote speaker for the Yom HaShoah Commemoration with the theme “Art & Music as an Eternal Thread of Our People.” This commemoration also […]
May 5, 2024: Holocaust Commemoration at San Diego Lawrence Family JCC
Sunday, May 5, 2024 in SAN DIEGO: Presentation by Rebecca Leeman, DLP Advisory Board member and Ambassador The Lawrence Family Foundation Jewish Community Center in San Diego hosted a special Holocaust Commemoration event. DLP Advisory Board Member Rebecca Leeman hosted a poetry reading inspired by David Labkovski’s artwork. In addition to the poetry reading, Rebecca […]
DLP Introduces Students to Holocaust Survivor Eva Perlman at LAUSD Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences (VAAS)
As part of DLP’s in-school Student Docent and Leadership Program at Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences (VAAS), students had the opportunity to meet and learn from Holocaust Survivor Eva Perlman. The students, who are studying journalism, were able to ask Eva questions about her experiences and learn valuable lessons about bearing witness to history. […]