Helene Seifer · October 24, 2024
Did you know that President James A. Garfield was shot in an assassination attempt in 1881, but he died because germs weren’t understood and doctors with unwashed hands removed the bullet? Or did you know that there was a clandestine medical school in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust? Decoy books were even made so […]
Nona Sue Friedman · December 1, 2022
It’s official. November 20 is Joe Alexander Day in the City of Los Angeles. Alexander is a Holocaust survivor who just turned 100. He is a bright and beloved speaker at Holocaust Museum LA. At the recent celebration, the local resident received multiple certificates from city, county and state offices honoring his service. Beverly Hills […]
Suzan Filipek · March 31, 2022
Bert Lane was a familiar face in the neighborhood, from overseeing a popular summertime baseball field on Second Street to helping raise millions of dollars for the Hollywood / Wilshire YMCA. For two decades he joined dignitaries such as Mayor Tom Bradley, Councilman John […]
Columnist · March 1, 2018
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with George Takei at a press event for the show “Allegiance: A New Musical Inspired by a True Story” playing (through April 1) at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s Aratani Theatre. Although the musical centers on a fictional family, the story contains many of Mr. […]
