Actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL star Rodney Peete, were honored during the American Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro West Coast gala at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel on Nov. 3. Through their HollyRod Foundation, and as a result of their family’s personal experience, the Peetes have become leaders in the ongoing effort to better understand and find a solution for autism.
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<p>Facing History and Ourselves honored teacher Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, author of the mother-daughter Holocaust memoir “Bending Toward the Sun,” during a benefit dinner in Beverly Hills on Oct. 28. Facing History and Ourselves engages students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism, and Gilbert-Lurie was feted for her efforts helping young people take responsibility for their world and recognize that their choices matter.</p>
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