▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Jews ▁received ▁voc ational ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Br am son ▁OR T ▁School . ▁▁▁ ▁Se am str esses , ▁tail ors , ▁pattern ▁mak ers , ▁press ers ; ▁here ▁they ▁learned ▁a ▁trade ▁that ▁was ▁much ▁needed ▁in ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁growing ▁fashion ▁and ▁gar ment ▁district . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁El k ort ▁don ated ▁ 3 3 ▁of ▁his ▁v int age ▁OR T ▁photograph s ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hol oca ust ▁Memorial ▁Museum ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁ ▁Later ▁period : ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁a ▁digital ▁camera ▁for ▁his ▁ 7 0 th ▁birth day , ▁Martin ' s ▁phot ographic ▁career ▁re - ign ited . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁current ▁and ▁older ▁work ▁in ▁gall eries ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁He ▁also ▁found ▁a ▁renew ed ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Ph oto ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁League ▁of ▁Phot ograph ers ▁ ▁along ▁with ▁David ▁Schul man ▁and ▁David ▁St ork . ▁Mode led ▁after ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Ph oto ▁League , ▁its ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁wider ▁public ▁to ▁phot ography ' s ▁essential ▁social , ▁political ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁values . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁writes ▁articles ▁for ▁mag az ines ▁dealing ▁with ▁phot ography ▁including ▁Range find er ▁and ▁Black ▁& ▁White ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁,