The Holocaust Museum LA will present “Inside the (acid-free) Box: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Edith Flagg Collection,” on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. Led by Jordanna Gessler, the museum’s vice president of education and exhibits, and Christie Jovanovic, collection manager, the event will also feature a conversation with “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star Josh Flagg, Edith’s grandson and Holocaust Museum LA board member.

At the upcoming event, Josh Flagg will share insights into his grandmother’s spectacular life and her influence on his immense success in television and real estate.The two appeared together in a number of episodes together on “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” and before her passing, Josh Flagg authored her 2009 biography, “A Simple Girl: Stories My Grandmother Told Me.”

Born in Romania on Nov. 1, 1919, Edith Flagg was the first person to import polyester into the U.S. as a fashion designer. She attended school in Vienna and later moved to Holland where she lived with her first husband, Hans. Facing increasing restrictions and discrimination with the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, the couple went into hiding and soon became members of the Dutch Underground, securing false papers and helping other Jews evade Nazi capture and deportation.

Edith Flagg would go on to assume a number of false identities, using these to make connections in local communities and acquire food and supplies. She emigrated to the United States in 1948 and launched her clothing line in 1956, which she built into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Edith also became a noted philanthropist and supported organizations such as the United Jewish Welfare Fund and City of Hope. She died in 2014.

A minimum $12 donation is requested. For information, visit holocaustmuseumla.org/event-details/inside-the-acid-free-box-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-edith-flagg-collection.