DLP at Oak Park High School: Featured in the Talon May 2023 on Page 8
The exhibit “ A Visual Diary of the Past,” along with accompanying educational components and interactive activities, was an incredibly successful, meaningful and impactful experience for over 1,000 students, parents, and faculty at Oak Park High School.
DLP Featured in Living: March 19, 2023
Documenting History Through Art, Empowering Future Leaders by Teaching the Past By Elizabeth Multer From March 26th through April 28th, the Greater Los Angeles community has the privilege of experiencing the David Labkovski Project’s Documenting History Through Art exhibit at Hillel 818 on the CSUN campus. The exhibit, which runs over Yom Hashoah, includes two […]
DLP in DTLA Weekly: April 17, 2022
For Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Commemoration 2022, the DLP has launched a Reflect & Respond Program that invites adults and students ages 12 and up to respond to Labkovski’s art work through poetry, prose, or art and to submit their responses to an online journal, which will be shared at the DLP virtual commemoration event on 4/28/22.
DLP in Jewish Federation of Greater Portland: April 13, 2020
Remembrance During a Pandemic Article by Deborah Moon. Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was observed virtually this year. The David Labkovski Project held a writing
DLP in The Daily News: May 8, 2019
These San Fernando Valley Students are Understanding the Holocaust through the Eyes of an Artist The David Labkovski Project brought art to Daniel Pearl Magnet High School to educate the students there on the importance of remembering the Holocaust and the people who lived through it. It’s important for the next generation to begin and […]
DLP in The Acorn: February 16, 2018
Local Students Awarded Legacy of Hope Josh Shane, an Eagle Scout majoring in automotive systems engineering at Arizona State University, and Gabrielle Vanderlaan, a senior at de Toledo High School, have been awarded the Legacy of Hope Award for their contributions to the David Labkovski Project. At the age of 14, Wollschlaeger discovered his father’s role […]
DLP in The Daily News Photos: November 7, 2017
The World that Was, an Exhibit of David Labkovski’s Illustrations This exhibit, which opened to the public on November 8th for a limited time, was curated by 6th grade students at Adat Ari El Labowe Day School. This multi-discipilinary and project-based curriculum put stories and art into historical context and explored Labkovski’s purpose and intention […]
DLP in Ventura Blvd Magazine: October 9, 2017
David Labkovski’s Artwork Creating a Foundation for Learning The life of Jewish artist David Labkovski was filled with tragedy. Born in Lithuania in 1906, he survived three years of imprisonment in a brutal Siberian gulag during World War II. He then returned to a devastated Lithuania, where over 95% of the Jewish population perished in […]
DLP in LA Magazine: September 14, 2017
LA Magazine: Where History Meets Art The LAUSD is piloting a program here in the Valley – The David Labkovski Project – aimed at teaching students about the Holocaust. The life of a Jewish artist David Labkovski was filled with tragedy. Born in Lithuania in 1906, he survived three years of imprisonment in a brutal […]
DLP in South African Jewish Report: August 31, 2017
The exhibition, called “From Prisoner in Siberia to Artist in Safed, Israel. The story of Jewish destruction, survival and renewal as seen through the images of artist, David Labkovski (1906-1991)” has travelled the world. In South Africa, it went to Durban and will be exhibiting in Johannesburg on September 3. Now living in Los Angeles, […]
