Iranian American Jews mentoring new generation of leaders
\”It\’s amazing. It\’s awesome,\” Nicole Lavi said. \”I have an older \’sister.\’\”
\”It\’s amazing. It\’s awesome,\” Nicole Lavi said. \”I have an older \’sister.\’\”
Merav and Roy Lobel are going back to Israel. Since the birth of their baby boy, now eight months old, they have longed to be with their families. Each time they\’ve hung up the phone after a call to Israel, they\’ve felt as if part of their heart was still there.
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — Dennis Prager and Shmuley Boteach praise local community
Iranian Jewish members of the \”30 Years After\” organization talk about becoming more active in Los Angeles, state and national politics; featuring Assemblyman Mike Feuer and L.A. DWP General Manager H. David Nahai.
The guide includes synagogues, businesses, agencies and services frequented by the L.A. Persian Jewish community.
When Arden Realty Chairman and CEO Richard Ziman\’s elderly father was beginning to fade about 10 years ago, the father made a simple request. \”\’If I begin to lose it, take me there,\’\” said the father, as recounted by his son. \”\’I will never be in better hands and with better people who will take better care of me.\’\” Since 1912, those better hands have been at the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging.
As he watched his students play basketball, Rabbi Yochanan Stepen\’s eyes lit up.
\”I felt like I was at Staples Center watching the Lakers play, and I was sitting next to Jack Nicholson,\” Stepen told them.
\”That excited the kids, because names from the news make it relevant,\” Stepen told The Journal.
The state Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has instructed Boeing to determine if high levels of a contaminant used in rocket fuel and found on property owned by the Brandeis-Bardin Institute (BBI) came from the company\’s Rocketdyne testing site located nearly a mile away.
Richard Alan Flom is a rabbi come lately.