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January 16, 2013

Leon Leyson, Schindler survivor, 83

Leon Leyson, the youngest Jew to be saved by Oskar Schindler and his famous list during the Holocaust, died Jan. 12 in Whittier, following a four-year struggle with lymphoma. He was 83.

Letters to the Editor: Zionism, Elliott Broidy, Chuck Hagel, Howard Berman

Thank you for the wonderful article by Tom Doran (“Why I Am a Zionist,” Jan. 11) in which he explains how one can leave the hate-filled, destructive thuggery of the left by using common sense and appreciating “the discrepancies between reality and the dogma” propagated by the left. Of course, this requires obtaining the “certain details [that have] a way of going missing on their way into [mainstream media] print.”

Boy donates two ambulances

Robert Leeds’ bar mitzvah party last February was something special. During the cocktail hour, Cirque du Soleil entertainers roller-skated on a half-pipe. The celebration — which had a British invasion theme with English guards, a teahouse and traditional pub food — also featured Leeds playing electric guitar with a Beatles tribute band and participating in a breakdance routine with his brothers, Jonathan and Andrew, and an ensemble of dancers.

Money saving ideas: For richer, not poorer

Tying the knot doesn’t have to be synonymous with fastening a financial anchor around newlywed couples. It just requires great care, sufficient research and attention to detail.

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