Homeless in Koreatown
David Suissa
January 5, 2016
You can’t knock on a tent, so I had to yell. I wanted to meet the people inside the tent and hear their story.
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Pro-Palestinian protest in Westwood draws thousands, causes Wilshire to shut down
Ryan Torok
August 2, 2014
Law enforcement made one arrest in connection with \”sexual battery,\” according to LAPD-West L.A. Division Officer Hornback. No further details were available.
Bet Tzedek conflict over employees’ health insurance
Ryan Torok
September 18, 2013
The chant coming from Bet Tzedek Legal Services employees and their supporters as they marched on the streets of Koreatown on Aug. 22 was unified: “All day, all night, health care is a human right.”
Slavin Library collection dispersal benefits many
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2013
The 10,000 books, games, CDs and DVDs that once lined the walls of the Slavin Children’s Library at 6505 Wilshire Blvd. are on track to once more be made available to the public later this month.
Bet Tzedek moves east
Ryan Torok
November 28, 2012
Ever since Bet Tzedek’s inception in 1974, the free legal-services firm has mostly been housed in the heavily Jewish Fairfax district, with additional offices in the San Fernando Valley and the Mid-Wilshire area.
Drawing 1,400, peaceful L.A. pro-Israel rally turns ugly near its end [VIDEO]
Ryan Torok
November 18, 2012
With an Israeli flag wrapped around him, Rabbi Dov Elkins stood with a crowd outside the Federal building in West Los Angeles on Sunday to participate in a pro-Israel rally.
Opinion: Fishing in Africa
Susan Freudenheim
May 2, 2012
To meet Ikal Angelei in a Wilshire Boulevard coffee shop, as I did this week, is to traverse oceans and travel through deserts. Angelei is an activist from Kenya specializing in the geopolitics of water, a 32-year-old powerhouse who just won a highly prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, said to be the “the largest award in the world for grassroots environmentalists.”
Israel flag flies, a Czech surprise, voter fraud, bridge to understanding
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2008
\” . . . The blue and white now waves proudly on prestigious Wilshire, along with the Stars and Stripes. And we are all the more enriched for it. Kol hakavod! . . \”
Celebration to mark raising of Israeli flag at consulate
Tom Tugend
September 18, 2008
The blue and white flag with the Star of David will be raised for the first time in front of the Israeli Consulate on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Flag Day
Rob Eshman
September 18, 2008
It\’s a fact of life: Israel\’s blue and white is a red flag for the fanatics. Wave it, and they are likely to charge.
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