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The mission of the David Labkovski Project is to educate through the art of David Labkovski (1906-1991). By engaging viewers with his paintings and sketches, the David Labkovski Project shares lessons of life, survival, tolerance, acceptance, and the importance of bearing witness to history.
Our multidisciplinary and project-based Holocaust educational programs merge art, history and technology to provide opportunities for our students and visitors to bear witnesses to history.
We focus on using David Labkovski’s art to teach tolerance, inclusion, and equality. Our goal is to go beyond teaching about the history of the Holocaust; we want people to think critically about the past and find ways to use their creativity to build a better future.
DLP has impacted thousands of students since our programs started. We’ve worked with more than 200 teachers in more than 23 schools, in multiple states and across 7 countries.
The David Labkovski Project’s exhibits help our audience engage with history and understand the importance of tolerance. They educate visitors about the Holocaust through the lens of David Labkovski’s personal narrative. The exhibits also act as tools for empowerment; we want people to understand that we need to speak up and stand up against discrimination, violence, and intolerance.
As you journey through our virtual exhibits, we encourage you to think about the messages that David Labkovski leaves us in his art; we ask you to remember those who did not survive, and hope that you will use the lessons Labkovski leaves us to build a brighter future.
David Labkovski was a Jewish artist whose paintings depict his life and the lives of other Holocaust survivors. His works depict “the world that was” as seen through his perspective; he paints colorful scenes of his life in Vilna (current-day Vilnius, Lithuania) before the war and the devastation he finds there upon his return from a Siberian prison.
David Labkovski hoped to share his art with others, so that they might understand the importance of bearing witness to history and find hope for a better future.
DLP Student Advisory Board Member & Torah High School Student Rebecca Leeman was interviewed by CBS about her work co-curating the Exhibit “Documenting History through Art” at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. This two-month long public exhibit educated the San Diego community about the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism.
Please support the David Labkovski Project by encouraging students to apply to the Student Docent & Training Leadership Program or donating to DLP!
