Holocaust Museum LA presents the “Teicholz Holocaust Remembrance Film Series: German Holocaust Films,” a series of three curated films and discussions, Upon registration, participants will receive a link to watch the films in advance and then join via Zoom for live discussions. The series begins with “Jacob the Liar” (1975) an acclaimed bittersweet comedy based on the book by Jurek Becker. An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film in 1977, “Jacob the Liar” also garnered lead actor Vlastimil Brodský a Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The August 5 film, presented in partnership with JQ International, is “Aimee & Jaguar” (1999). Based on Erica Fisher’s worldwide bestseller of the same name, it is the true story of the love affair between two women, an exemplar of Nazi womanhood and a Jewess and member of the underground. “Aimee and Jaguar” stars Julianne Köhler and Maria Schrader and was Germany’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. Both Köhler and Schrader received Silver Bears at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival for their portrayals of Aimée and Jaguar. The final film in the series on August 12, “Naked Among Wolves” (1963), is based on the novel by Bruno Apitz. Set in the Buchenwald concentration camp, it is about a small Jewish boy hidden in a suitcase by a Polish prisoner and smuggled into the camp. Praised in the New York Times for its “fresh and hopeful theme,” “Naked Among Wolves” features cast members who were also prisoners of the Nazis, as well as a young Armin Mueller-Stahl. More information can be found at: https://www.holocaustmuseumla.org/event-details/jacob-the-liar-virtual-screening-and-panel-discussion https://www.holocaustmuseumla.org/event-details/aimee-jaguar-virtual-screening-and-panel-discussion https://www.holocaustmuseumla.org/event-details/naked-among-wolves-virtual-screening-and-panel-discussion