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April 25, 2002
LARAM
Three men storm the gym and force us to the ground: Our hearts race as they press mock guns to our heads.
But as students of LARAM, we know we have options. We have tools to neutralize our aggressors — during this in-class drill and during true-life attacks.
New Hope for HIBM Cure
Soroya Nazarian learned about hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM), an uncommon muscular disorder that affects the Persian Jewish community, while in Israel on a Hadassah mission about five years ago. There, she met professor Zohar Argov, from the department of neurology at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, the researcher who first discovered the rare disease in 1984. Although Nazarian did not know anyone personally affected with HIBM, the self-described \”professional volunteer\” knew her involvement with Hadassah Southern California put her in a unique position to increase awareness and raise funds for the condition that seemed to unfairly target her community.
The Safe Spot
\”How do you explain breast cancer to your 3 1/2-year-old son?\” asked Susan Cohen of Woodland Hills. \”How does your spouse feel about becoming your caretaker?\” These are some of the questions addressed at The Safe Spot. \”The things we shared with other families [who] were on the same difficult journey as us,\” said Cohen, a USC professor and breast cancer survivor.
Israel Brings ‘Flowers’ to L.A.
Naomi Ackerman arrives at Shomrei Torah Synagogue April 28 with \”Flowers Aren\’t Enough,\” the wrenching story of an affluent young woman whose relationship deteriorates into savage abuse.
Where We Were
Ten years ago, during the week of April 29, 1992, the city exploded in rioting.
Ten years after the fact, it is easy to remember the terror and the loss, but more difficult for community leaders to assess just how much repair has taken place since.
Ten Years After: The Jews Remain
Recent events in the Middle East have been enough to make anyone pessimistic about the future of ethnic relations. But the situation here in Los Angeles — 10 years after the disastrous riots of April 1992 — gives some hope that racial reconciliation still has a future.
Sunday in the Park
\n\”Security\” and \”unity.\” Those were the two buzzwords of this year\’s Israel Independence Day Festival. And both were in great supply in what turned out to be a festive and safe celebration of Israel and Jewish culture.
Into the Words
People are always asking Dvora Weisberg\’s parents, \”Where did you go wrong?\”
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