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Betty Cohen: At 95, ‘bionic woman’ still going strong
Betty Cohen, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, is unsure if all the time she spends telling her story has amounted to anything.
Moving and Shaking: ‘Laughing Matters’ fundraiser, Nick Mermell retires and more
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles’ fifth annual “Laughing Matters” event on Nov. 1 at the Laugh Factory on the Sunset Strip raised nearly $70,000 for the agency’s efforts to assist homeless families as well as battered women and their children.
Moving and Shaking: LAMOTH fundraiser, Hummus Festival, Israel-Asia Community Summit and more
About 600 supporters of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) attended its annual fundraiser Nov. 6 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, which honored deceased Holocaust survivor Jona Goldrich and film producer Gary Foster for his film “Denial.”
Masha Loen, the last living founder of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, dies
Masha Loen, the last living founder of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH), the oldest Holocaust Museum in the United States, died peacefully in the care of her loving son, David yesterday. She was a champion of LAMOTH since 1961, and a force to be reckoned with.
‘Pokémon Go’ capturing Jewish hearts and sites around L.A.
With “Pokémon Go” suddenly a craze across the world, it was only a matter of time before the augmented reality game’s creatures started showing up at Jewish sites across Los Angeles.
Adam Yaron: Uniting people through a universal language
Given that Adam Yaron will be attending the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music in the fall, it might seem surprising that he didn’t always see music in his future.
A Bar Mitzvah with 1.2 million guests
I rarely pay attention to walls when I’m in a synagogue. I’m usually more focused on the people, the prayers and the rabbi’s sermon.
Passing an art legacy on to the next generation
During the lengthy visits she would have with her great-uncle and great-aunt, David and Rivka Labkovski, at their home in South Africa, Leora Raikin — who was a young girl at the time — recalls these relatives being a bit eccentric.