Tom Tugend
Former Israeli envoy to L.A. named acting head of Foreign Ministry
Yuval Rotem, who was named acting director general of the Israel Foreign Ministry by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (10/13), is remembered in Los Angeles as “one of the most popular and effective envoys to have represented his country in Los Angeles, the Southwestern states and Hawaii.”
Gordon Davidson, director and producer, dies at 83
Gordon Davidson, the Brooklyn-born director and producer who played a key role in transforming Los Angeles from a perceived cultural backwater into a creative center for innovative and controversial plays, died Oct. 2.
Golden moments at the Emmys
Emmy took a shine to Jewish talent Sunday evening as the prime-time television awards unfolded at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
New consul general hopes to advance the diplomatic ball for Israel
Sam Grundwerg has arrived in Los Angeles, and it is a fairly safe bet that he is the first Israeli consul general who has been elected to the football hall of fame.
Greta Friedman, Jewish refugee and subject of iconic World War II photo, dies at 92
Greta Friedman, who came to the United States as a Jewish refugee and unwittingly became the subject of an iconic World War II photo, died Sep. 8 of pneumonia at a Richmond, VA hospital.
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