WITNESS TO TRUTH: André Laks is Coming to Museum of Tolerance
The event will take place on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 1 pm at the Museum of Tolerance.
Holocaust Museum LA, the USC Polish Music Center and the Museum of Tolerance will present "Witness to Truth: André Laks" featuring a musical performance of the work of his father, composer and Holocaust survivor Szymon Laks, Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 1 pm at the Museum of Tolerance.
The music of Paris-based Polish Jewish composer and writer Szymon Laks uniquely balances elements of French modernism, Polish folk music and American jazz. The composer survived imprisonment at Auschwitz by conducting the camp orchestra, an experience which he later recalled in his hauntingly honest book entitled "Music of Another World."
Shortly after regaining his freedom in May 1945, Szymon Laks used Polish folk idioms to create the spirited, "String Quartet No. 3." The work will be the centerpiece of the musical performance by students of the USC Thornton School of Music Strings department.
"Witness to Truth" highlights the experience of second-generation Holocaust survivors. Prior to the performance, USC Polish Music Center guest lecturer Dr. Grzegorz Mania and Mark Katrikh, Museum of Tolerance Deputy Director, will lead a discussion via video with philosopher André Laks, son of the composer.
Videos
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The Most Happy Fella North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (6/11-6/13) |
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In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir The Pico (6/19-6/21) |
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The Music Man Ahmanson Theatre (10/27-11/08) |
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LACHSApalooza Greek Theatre (5/30-5/30) |
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Love Letters to Black Women Jaxx Theater (7/18-7/18) |
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Green Day's American Idiot The Broadwater Theater Main Stage (7/10-7/19) |
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My Soul To Take: Unhinged The Hudson Theatres (10/16-10/21) |
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Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous Gil Cates Theater (6/10-7/12) |
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Live Music at The ROW Rizo Corp Gallery (5/23-5/23) |
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