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Shimon Peres: A taste of history, thoughts on staying positive

Ryan Torok February 12, 2015

Shimon Peres, Israel’s former longtime president and two-time prime minister, appeared at a gala for top funders of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles on Feb. 11 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. In an onstage conversation with Sharon Nazarian, Peres did not talk about current events, including Iranian nuclear ambitions or the hot topic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for a March 3 before a Joint Session of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Moving and shaking: Sinai Akiba Academy, JFS Family Violence Project, Hillel 818 and more

Ryan Torok February 5, 2015

Sinai Akiba Academy in Westwood honored longtime faculty member Rivka Shaked, as well as Luiza and Andrei Iancu, alumni parents who have held various leadership positions over the years, during its annual event and auction Jan. 24.

Who will replace 4th District city councilmember LaBonge?

Jewish Journal February 4, 2015

In 2011, running in a three-way primary, Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge won re-election in the first round of voting, earning just 10,629 votes, but that nevertheless represented 54.5 percent of the total turnout.

The dynamic world of Yavneh’s Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn

Avishay Artsy February 4, 2015

On a late December night in Pico-Robertson, about 30 people crammed into the back tasting room of The Cask.

Women’s mosque forms in L.A., the first in U.S.

Jewish Journal February 4, 2015

A mosaic of more than 100 women of all ages attended the inaugural Women’s Mosque of America’s jumma’a, the Friday call to prayer, on Jan 30.

LAMOTH remembers 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Ryan Torok February 4, 2015

It’s been 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, but it’s essential to remember that the horrors of anti-Semitism live on, according to Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles David Siegel.

Los Angeles area daycare center shuts down after baby contracts measles

Jewish Journal February 3, 2015

A daycare center at a Southern California high school has been closed and more than a dozen infants placed under three-week quarantine after a baby enrolled in the program was diagnosed with measles, a school district official said on Monday.

Moving and shaking: Bet Tzedek, Beit T’Shuvah and Forbes

Ryan Torok January 29, 2015

Halfway through Bet Tzedek’s annual dinner gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel on Jan. 22, Jessie Kornberg, the brand-new president and CEO of the nonprofit legal-aid organization, stepped onto the stage.

Liberated But Not Over

Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz January 28, 2015

LAMOTH remembers 70th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz

Ryan Torok January 28, 2015

It’s been 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, but it’s essential to remember that the horrors of anti-Semitism live on, according to Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles David Siegel.

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Shimon Peres: A taste of history, thoughts on staying positive

Moving and shaking: Sinai Akiba Academy, JFS Family Violence Project, Hillel 818 and more

Who will replace 4th District city councilmember LaBonge?

The dynamic world of Yavneh’s Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn

Women’s mosque forms in L.A., the first in U.S.

LAMOTH remembers 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Los Angeles area daycare center shuts down after baby contracts measles

Moving and shaking: Bet Tzedek, Beit T’Shuvah and Forbes

Liberated But Not Over

LAMOTH remembers 70th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz

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