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How Omar Sharif Jr. Is Continuing His Grandfather’s Legacy as an Actor and Activist for Social Justice

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Arab Spring. And now Sharif — who has Egyptian roots on his father’s side and Jewish Holocaust survivors on his mother’s — has taken the post of chief advancement officer at Holocaust Museum LA while continuing his acting career.

In his new part-time role, he will lead development and communications strategy for the first survivor-founded and oldest Holocaust museum in the U.S.

He’ll also be involved in a major campus expansion that will double the 60-year-old nonprofit institution’s existing footprint in Pan Pacific Park near The Grove shopping center.

Holocaust Museum LA’s content is mainly historical, yet Sharif said it reflects dangerous trends building in current times. “It’s crazy times we’re living in, with hate crimes at historic levels in America.

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