Friedman helped secure more than $8 million for this expansion when in the California Assembly
LOS ANGELES, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) toured the Goldrich Cultural Center at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles, the museum’s newest expansion. Friedman helped secure more than $8 million for the project when she was a Member of the California Assembly.
“At a time when antisemitism is on the rise and history is being forgotten, we must do all we can to remember and educate the world on the horrors of the Holocaust. That’s why I worked to secure more than $8 million in state funding for Holocaust Museum LA’s expansion as a California Assemblymember, so that many more schoolchildren, visitors, and residents can have access to this important institution,” said Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30). “My work to battle antisemitism and preserve history continues in Congress, where I am a cosponsor of the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act, which will bring critical Holocaust education to every school.”
Friedman got a look at new exhibits that are a part of the expansion, including The Beautiful Game, which dives into the history of Jewish people and the game of soccer before, during, and after the Holocaust. The expansion nearly doubles the Museum’s presence from 28,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet. The new space will include more room for temporary exhibits, a theatre for film screenings, and classroom space for lectures.
In the Assembly, Friedman was a member of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus and authored legislation combatting antisemitism and hatred like AB 2925, co-authored with Josh Lowenthal (Long Beach), which ensured that campus anti-bias trainings addressed discrimination against groups that have been subjected to the highest number of hate crimes, including Jewish people.
Friedman was accompanied by architect Hagy Belzberg and Museum leadership.
Below: Rep. Friedman stands in front of a boxcar that transported Jewish people to the Majdanek death camp. It is now on display at the Museum’s expanded grounds.
Below: Friedman tours various parts of the Museum’s expansion.