Holocaust Commemoration Event 2022

Register Today for DLP's Holocaust Commemoration Event

April 28, 2022 at 7:00PM

In honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the David Labkovski Project announces the annual Reflect & Respond Program and invites adults and students (ages 12 and up) to submit original poetry, prose, or art in response to one of David Labkovski’s paintings depicting life before, during or after the Holocaust.

We invite you to register for the Commemoration on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 7:00PM. 

Submissions Open for Reflect and Respond 2022.

Deadline to submit: April 26, 2022

To submit your art or writing reflection for inclusion in our Commemoration Journal, please visit the Reflect and Respond Submission page for instructions and guidelines. 

6th Annual Scholar's Event
Sunday, February 27, 2022 | 10:30 am PT

Registration Open!
 
​Please join us at our 6th Annual Scholar's Event, where we will present The Legacy of Hope Award to our 2022 Honoree, Jennifer Lopata.

This will be a live stream event that raises funds for our innovative, project-based Holocaust education program. Please RSVP today or Donate Now to support The David Labkovski Project.

Tuesday, November 9 | 4:00 pm PT
7:00 pm ET

Join us as we commemorate Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass",  with the Melton School.
Learn about the artist, his work and his mission to bear witness to history.

Thursday, October 14 | 4:00 pm-7:00 PT

The Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center invites educators to a special facilitator training program,
​Documenting History Through Art: a lecture and workshop for educators.

Credit available for Nevada Teachers

Sunday, July 25 | 4:00 pm PT

Public Lecture & Docent Tour for the virtual exhibit
Recalling a Lost World: David Labkovski Brings Sholem Aleichem's Stories To Life!
Orange County Community Scholar Program

Thursday, May 27, 2021|7:00pm PT

Bookclub with
the 2021 David Labkovski Project Scholar
Dr. Michael Good
The Search for Major Plagge: The Nazi Who Save Jews
You can order the book, here.

Please consider a donation of $18 to attend this event.

February 2021

Scholar's Event February 21, 2021

April, 2018

February, 2018

Scholar's Luncheon featuring the Legacy of Hope Award

Courtyard Marriot | Sherman Oaks, CA
Sunday, February 25, 2018

2017 Events

NOVEMBER, 2017

The Life and Art of David Labkovski: From Siberia to Safed

Merage JCC | Irvine, CA
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

​David Labkovski Project Founder and Executive Director Leora Raikindiscusses Documenting History through Art, with the artwork of Lithuanian Israeli artist David Labkovski, who depicted Jewish life in Eastern Europe before, during and after the Holocaust. 

Leora leads a project-based Holocaust educational program that teaches students to document history and the Holocaust based on Labkovski's art.

By engaging students and viewers with his paintings and sketches, the David Labkovski Project teaches lessons of life, survival, tolerance, acceptance and the importance of bearing witness to history.

Free to the community
Opening Reception & Lecture
Wednesday, November 8, from 7-9:00pm.
The exhibition of Labkovski's paintings is open to the public and continues at the Merage JCC through December.

RSVP: info@davidlabkovskiproject.org
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Student Curated Exhibition

Adat Ari El | Valley Village, CA
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

The 6th grade class invites you to the opening of a curated exhibit exploring the work of Sholem Aleichem through the artwork of David Labkovski.

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AUGUST, 2017

Documenting History Through Art

Aspire Art Auctions | Thursday, August 10th, 2017

Witness to History

WIZO Cape Town | August 14th, 2017

Documenting History Through Art: David Labkovski (1906-1991)

South Africa | Summer 2017

JUNE, 2017

Daniel Pearl Magnet High School - Student Curated Exhibit
Lake Balboa, California | June 2017

APRIL, 2017

Heschel Day School- Student Curated Exhibit
Northridge, CA | April 2017
Yom HaShoah Observance - Day of Remembrance
Alpert Jewish Community Center
Long Beach, California | April 2017
The Zena & Pauline Gatov Gallery - The Life of David Labkovski
Alpert Jewish Community Center
Long Beach, California | April 2017
Multicultural Learning Center- Student Curated Exhibit
Canoga Park, CA | April 2017

FEBRUARY, 2017

Women's Philanthropy Trendsetters - The Impact of Art on Learning, Remember & Storytelling with Leora Raikin
Jewish Federation & Family Services
​Orange County, California | February 2017

2016 Events

NOVEMBER, 2016

Annual Author's Luncheon with Guest Speaker Leora Raikin
​El Caballero Country Club Women's Social Auxiliary
​Tarzana, California | November 2016

2015 Events

APRIL, 2015

23rd Annual Yom Hashoah Commemoration
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
​Los Angeles, California | April 2015