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OMAR SHARIF JR. JOINS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA AS CHIEF
ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Sharif
Jr., Leading Fundraiser for Academy Museum of Motion
Pictures, Joins Oldest Holocaust Museum in U.S. in Key Role
(LOS
ANGELES – Aug. 31, 2022) — Omar Sharif Jr. has joined
Holocaust Museum LA as the new chief advancement officer,
announced by Beth Kean, the museum’s CEO.
For the last five years, Sharif Jr. served as a leading
fundraiser for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures,
completing the museum’s $388 million capital campaign.
Previously he was a vice president at JP Morgan Chase and a
national spokesperson for GLAAD, the LGBTQ media advocacy
organization.
In his new role at the oldest survivor-founded museum in the
United States, Sharif Jr. will lead the development and
communications strategy.
“He will play an integral part in the museum going forward,”
Kean said, as Holocaust Museum LA breaks ground later this
year on a major campus expansion that will double the
institution’s existing footprint and allow it to accommodate
greater numbers of students and visitors.
Sharif Jr. is the grandson of award-winning Egyptian actor
Omar Sharif on his father’s side and Holocaust survivors
from Poland on his mother’s.
“Omar’s mix of professional experience in media and
entertainment, advocacy and global philanthropy—combined
with his personal experience as the grandson of Holocaust
survivors and as an activist and champion for LGBTQ rights
and social justice—make him uniquely qualified for this
chief advancement officer role,” said Kean.
Sharif
Jr. earned his Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and a Master of Science from
London School of Economics, U.K. He speaks fluent Hebrew,
Yiddish, Arabic, Spanish and French and volunteers as an
ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and the
Human Rights Foundation.
He is also an actor appearing in the hit Israeli television
series “The Baker and the Beauty,” and he recently published
“A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution and
Coming Out During the Arab Spring.”
“Holocaust
education and remembrance is integral to my being,” said
Sharif Jr. “This opportunity truly represents a generational
responsibility for me and one that I do not take lightly.”
About Holocaust Museum LA
Holocaust
Museum LA is the first survivor-founded and oldest Holocaust
museum in the United States and houses the West Coast’s
largest collection of Holocaust-era artifacts. Since 1961,
the museum has carried on the mission of the founding
survivors to commemorate those who perished, educate future
generations about the Holocaust, and inspire a more
dignified and humane world. Museum admission is free for all
students and California residents.
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