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Ethan Youssefzadeh: Filling a gap in Jewish education
Jewish Journal
January 5, 2017
Although he graduated from YULA Boys High School five years ago, Ethan Youssefzadeh is a familiar face to current students on campus — and to teens at several other schools and synagogues on the Westside.
Barbara Dobkin: Holding open doors to elite universities
Louis Keene
January 5, 2017
Even for the brightest high school students in East L.A.’s low-income areas, Barbara Dobkin says, the idea of attending an Ivy League college may be akin to traveling to Mars.
Lindsay Schacht: Senior citizens are better together with her
Kylie Ora Lobell
January 5, 2017
Lindsay Schacht was interested right away when her high school teachers announced that a group helping senior citizens was seeking volunteers.
Mel Wacks: A Jewish Hall of Fame — in his living room
Eitan Arom
January 5, 2017
To reach the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, exit the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills and find the home of Mel and Esther Wacks on a sloping street where the only noise is the rumble of the nearby highway. Ring the buzzer and ask for Mel.
Sara Zaghi: Helping the homeless through jean therapy
Ryan Torok
January 5, 2017
Sara Zaghi, a 19-year-old sophomore at UCLA, is committed to bettering the lives of homeless youth by providing them with something she believes everyone should have: a pair of jeans.
Dr. Justin Zaghi: An ounce of prevention
Jewish Journal
January 5, 2017
When Justin Zaghi learned as a senior in college that a type of birth defect was much more prevalent in Nicaragua than in the United States, he wanted to know why.
Bruce Rosen: Driven by a desire to combat hunger
Eitan Arom
January 5, 2017
Bruce Rosen has worked in investment for more than three decades. On a recent Friday afternoon, he was dressed the part: dark tie, square glasses, Fitbit and suit slacks.
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