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Hillel at UCLA Gala Honors Seidler-Fellers

Hillel at UCLA honored its longtime executive director, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, and his wife, Doreen, during the organization’s 12th annual dinner gala at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel on May 5. Phylliss and Louis Mann were recognized for their support of Hillel with the Honorable Menschen Award, and fourth-year student Josh Khalili, a peer mentor, was tapped as this year’s exceptional student leader. Event chairs included Sara Aftergood, Laurie Levenson, Janice Kamenir-Reznik and David Suissa.

Outstanding Seniors: Examples to Us All

With continuing awe, we present another year’s sampling of outstanding high school seniors. This year’s graduating class includes activists, performers and social entrepreneurs, some of whom have raised thousands of dollars for causes locally and across the globe. They’ve started citywide efforts to make our world more inhabitable and our citizens more literate, even as they received academic honors and overcame their own challenges.

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