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News Is Pudu Pudu Nazi pudding? How Dr. Oetker came to terms with its past
When Max Goldblatt noticed a high-end pudding shop opening in L.A.’s uber-hip Silverlake neighborhood, he had a few questions. For one thing, a high-end pudding shop? Also, did that sign in the window really say: “Since 1894” ? “In this neighborhood, you see signs on bars and restaurants that brag, ‘Since 2011,’” Goldblatt, a seven-year…
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Fast Forward French court ruling on the killing of Sarah Halimi sparks global protests
The French high court’s decision to acquit the man who killed Sarah Halimi, a 65 year-old Orthodox Jewish woman, has triggered a wave of international outcry. Protesters in Los Angeles and New York City stood outside their city’s French Consulates on Thursday demanding justice for Halimi and showing their support for France’s Jewish community. London,…
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News Your guide to 2021 (virtual) Yom HaShoah commemorations
Despite a year of isolation and pandemic restrictions, Jewish communities around the country are finding ways to come together for Yom HaShoah, the annual commemoration to honor the more than six million Jews murdered by Nazis and Nazi collaborators during the Holocaust. From coast to coast, synagogues, cities, museums, Jewish community centers, and others are…
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News How to make an ‘A+ human being’: Q & A with Bruce Powell and Ron Wolfson
In their new book, “Raising A+ Human Beings: Crafting a Jewish School Culture of Academic Excellence and AP Kindness,” Dr. Bruce Powell and Dr. Ron Wolfson explore the unique benefits of a learning environment fueled by Jewish values. I experienced the results firsthand, as a former student of de Toledo High School, which Dr. Powell…
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News How a Jewish treatment center created community during the pandemic
A year into the pandemic, every organization has its COVID-19 pivot stories, but some had to pivot harder than others. At Beit T’Shuvah — the Los Angeles-based treatment center that uses a comprehensive program of Jewish spirituality, psychotherapy, and the 12-Steps of recovery – the robust in-person community was always a core part of the…
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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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