On February 1, the lights dim at AMC The Grove—not for escapism, but for memory. In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust Museum LA presents a screening of An Auschwitz Album Story, a documentary that centers on one family’s reckoning with the Holocaust through images that should never have existed—and yet do.
Directed by Jeffrey L. Gary and produced by Mitchell Kreitenberg, the film follows Holocaust survivors Mike and Joe Kreitenberg—two brothers whose lives were shaped by deportation, survival, and the long aftermath of loss. Decades later, their family uncovered The Auschwitz Album: the only known photographic record showing Jewish families arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau, including their own relatives and neighbors, moments before murder.
A Family’s Discovery Inside the Auschwitz Album
The images are clinical, almost bureaucratic. That is their horror. Faces in mid-step. Mothers gripping children. Neighbors frozen in time. The album’s existence defies the Nazis’ own effort to erase evidence—making it one of the most devastating visual documents of the Holocaust.
Mitchell Kreitenberg, a longtime docent at Holocaust Museum LA, has shared his family’s story with audiences across the U.S., England, South Africa, and Canada. This film marks his producing debut, translating years of testimony into a cinematic record meant not just to be watched, but carried forward.
The Filmmakers Behind An Auschwitz Album Story
Gary, an award-winning director and cinematographer, brings a restrained, deliberate hand. His past work includes Letters From Brno and the documentary short Drawn Together, films that understand when to step back and let silence speak.
Recognized by the United Nations, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed annually on January 27—the date Auschwitz was liberated. This screening, held days later, extends that act of remembrance into the present tense.
In a city built on images, An Auschwitz Album Story reminds us what images can do when they are all that remain—and why bearing witness is not optional.
Opens on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at 3 p.m.. For more information, visit holocaustmuseumla.org
Location:Â 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles
Photo credits: Photos courtesy of Holocaust Museum LA
