March 12, 2026
Breaking News, Latest News, and Videos

Meet Author, Holocaust Survivor Dr. Avraham Perlmutter At Free Ocean Park Library Event:

Meet Dr. Avraham Perlmutter

Santa Monica Public Library’s Ocean Park Branch will host Dr. Avraham Perlmutter, author of “Determined: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor,” on Tuesday, July 14 at 6 pm.

Dr. Perlmutter will discuss his experience escaping Nazi capture three times as a young boy, eventually winning his freedom.

The autobiography takes readers from his childhood, through Nazi occupation, to his efforts to establish the State of Israel, and into adulthood in the United States.

“Determined: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor” was recently announced as the winner in the Autobiography / Biography category of the Amsterdam Book Festival Awards

Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing following the program.

For more information about this event, contact the Ocean Park Branch Library: 310.458.8683 or go to the Santa Monica Public Library website: http://www.smpl.org.

Previous Article

Opening Reception Today For “Built & Placed” Exhibit At SMC Emeritus College Gallery:

Next Article

VIDEO: Rogue Surf Schools Anger Permitted Instructors Who Claim City Fails To Shut Down Unlawful Operations:

You might be interested in …

Left to Right: Lyman Medeiros and Todd Waring as a tres mal French singer in "Five Uneasy Pieces."

Theater Review: Five Uneasy Pieces:

A man walks on to an empty stage. He is neither young nor old; he is casually dressed and wears no makeup. But he walks with a noticeable limp, grimaces as the very elderly sometimes […]