Harvey Farr
Harvey Farr is a local community reporter for the Jewish Journal.
Beverly Hills to Launch Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Program
May 10, 2021
The program is intended to empower volunteer residents in the event of a citywide emergency.
Protestors Rally for Sarah Halimi in Front of French Consulate
April 26, 2021
Similar rallies were held in Miami, Paris, Marseille, Tel Aviv, London, Strasbourg, the Hague and Rome. The Paris rally drew an estimated 250,000 people.
Thanks for the Memories and Melodies, Jay
April 22, 2021
This week, Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills announced that Jay Braun was stepping aside after 50 years as the synagogue’s official Torah reader to make room for the next generation of Torah readers.
YULA Girls Student Sarah Shaye Places Sixth in International Bible Competition
April 15, 2021
To get to the final round, she competed against 50 semi-finalists in 30 countries and emerged as one of the top 16 international finalists, just one of three in the United States.
Despite Petitions, Protests and Pleas, Pico-Robertson Ralphs to Close May 15
April 13, 2021
For close to two months, the Pico-Robertson community has mobilized to convince The Kroger Co., which owns and operates Ralphs and Food 4 Less, to keep the store open.
Local Rabbi Introduces Social Media Star David Portnoy to Tefillin
April 9, 2021
Rabbi Zalmy Fogelman of Village Synagogue approached him, and before Portnoy knew it, he was putting on tefillin for the first time.
Holocaust Survivor ‘Compensation’ and Reparations in America: It’s Complicated
August 26, 2020
One can’t compare reparations for Holocaust survivors with compensation for descendants of slavery. But that isn’t the point.
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