Betty Cohen: At 95, ‘bionic woman’ still going strong
Ryan Torok
January 5, 2017
Betty Cohen, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, is unsure if all the time she spends telling her story has amounted to anything.
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January 5, 2017
Neo-Nazi website: Hamas member will speak at armed march in Montana on MLK Day
Jewish Journal
January 5, 2017
A neo-Nazi website said it has filed the paperwork for an armed neo-Nazi march designed to harass the Montana Jewish community of Whitefish.
Obama: Pan-Islamic wolf in progressive clothing
Jewish Journal
January 5, 2017
The December 23, 2016 UN vote proves that President Barack Obama only paid lip service to resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict during his eight years in office.
The Mensch List 2016
Jewish Journal
January 5, 2017
For our 12th annual mensch list, we once again invited your nominations of extraordinary volunteers in our community, and the outpouring of suggestions of amazing people was overwhelming.
Wiesenthal Center’s Hier defends decision to appear at Trump inauguration
Eitan Arom
January 5, 2017
Sitting in his office at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, where he’s founder and dean, Rabbi Marvin Hier pushed a stack of printouts across his desk — blessings and invocations he’s delivered on behalf of four sitting U.S. presidents.
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.
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