February 12-28, 2018

Welcome to the student curated exhibit at Hillel 818.  

Hours: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.

Address:  17729 Plummer Street, Northridge, CA 91325

Docent tours available upon request.

Questions: (818) 886-5101
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1959 Exhibition David Labkovski

Calendar of Events

Unless otherwise indicated, events are all free to the public. 
​R.S.V.P. is required for all events.
February 15, 2018 
​7:00 p.m.                  
Opening Reception for "Documenting History Through Art"
David Labkovski's great niece and Executive Director of the David Labkovski Project will share reflections on the life and legacy of David Labkovski.
                                       Student curators will lead docent tours. 
February 18, 2018                               7:00 p.m.*
Movie Premiere: "An Artist's Journey: The David Labkovski Story"                             
​Premiere of movie with Q and A by writer, producer Carole Eglash-Kosoff; art historian, John Paul Thornton; artist's great niece and executive director of the David Labkovski Project, Leora Raikin; Michael Stein, cantor at Temple Aliyah; and Executive Director at Hillel 818, David Katz.

​*5:00 show is full
February 20, 2018                        
​7:00 p.m.                                                            Paint night
Bring your creativity for an evening of painting in Labkovski's style. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Supply Fee $15
February 22, 2018                                                            12:00 p.m.                                             
Lunch and Learn: "Searching for Traces of Family- A Journey to Uncover Roots and Stories from Eastern Europe" with Lisa Lainer-Fagan 
Hear about the genealogical research done by Lisa Lainer-Fagan and the commemorative trip she took with her family to Lithuania and Poland to walk in the footsteps of their ancestors and to discover the fate of their relatives who disappeared during the Holocaust. Lisa will share stories about her grandparents’ migration to Latin America and discuss some of the discoveries she has made over the years. Her slide-lecture will look at the many clues they followed to learn the truth about her family members who were murdered in the Holocaust including photographs, letters, maps, survivor testimony, and museum archive research.
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February 26, 2018
​12:00 p.m.                                     
Lunch and Learn: "Legacies of Survival" with William Elperin, President 1939 Club and Connie Marco, daughter of survivors and family therapist. 
The transmission of trauma from one generation to the next and the establishment of the 1939 society and its importance for second and third generations today.                                                                                                                                                                                
February 26, 2018         
​7:00 p.m.                                              
“A Holocaust Survivor’s Story: From Trauma to Triumph.” with  Dr. Erica Miller