Ryan Torok
By Ryan Torok
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News ‘As We See It’ features a ‘Jewish heartthrob’ and other actors on the spectrum
On a typical television soundstage, a loud bell alerts the cast and crew that filming is about to begin and they must be quiet. On the set of “As We See It,” a new series streaming on Amazon Prime, Elaine Hall made sure the producers gave the actors warning before the bell rang — and…
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Fast Forward California Chabad destroyed by fire receives support from Azerbaijan
(J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Approximately two months after the Chabad House in Almaden Valley, a San Jose suburb, was destroyed by a fire, the synagogue community is receiving support from an unlikely source: the Azerbaijani government. “I am glad that our consulate was able to contribute funds to the reconstruction,” Consul…
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News Why California just gave the 100 year-old Breed Street Shul $15 million
A crumbling synagogue in a neighborhood long ago abandoned by the Jewish community just received millions of dollars from the State of California. At a time when the state faces urgent needs for affordable housing, homeless services and drought relief, you might ask: “A synagogue?” On Aug. 10, the Breed Street Shul Project announced that…
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News Anti-Jewish manifesto found on California man arrested with ammo, high-powered weapons
A Los Gatos, California man, found with a cache of weapons along with a manifesto containing antisemitic language, was arrested earlier this month, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities are not revealing the exact language from the manifesto –which also featured writing targeting Blacks and Hispanics – but will put it…
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News 104-year-old Iranian Jew was gathering tools for his garden when attacked by killer
Youssef Mahboubian was in his home garage gathering tools for his backyard garden when his murderer struck. The 104 year-old Iranian Jewish immigrant was in strong physical shape and regulalrly tended to his garden at his large Encino, California home, his nephew Sam Shakib told the Forward. Mahboubian’s home is located on a quiet cul-de-sac…
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News Suspected killer just ‘flipped out’ before killing 104 year-old L.A. Iranian Jewish man
Los Angeles police are investigating the mental health of the suspect in the brutal bludgeoning murder of 104 year-old Youssef Mahboubian. “In my opinion, he snapped that day,” Detective Steve Castro of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Bureau homicide division told the Forward. “He flipped out.” The suspect, 47-year-old Adam Dimmerman, =was arrested on…
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News Suspect but no motive in brutal killing of 104 year-old Youssef Mahboubian
Los Angeles police have no motive for the brutal slaying of 104 year-old Youssef Mahboubian, discovered in his Encino, California home on March 18, bludgeoned to death by a suspect armed with an axe and a knife. Mahboubian was a beloved father and grandfather whose family is active in the Los Angeles Jewish community. Los…
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News UCLA anti-Israel resolution reveals rift among students
The undergraduate student-government organization at University of California, Los Angeles has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the UC system to divest from companies that allegedly profit off the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories, prompting UCLA pro-Israel groups to issue a statement saying they were left in the dark about the resolution’s true, anti-Israel…
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