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Holocaust Survivor Stanley Diller Drops Dead
The levaya (funeral) was at Yeshiva Gedolah this afternoon. Stanley was known in Los Angeles Jewish circles for his ugly divorce from his first wife and for his support for yeshivot. The Jewish Press reports in 2010: At the Hancock … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged angeles superior court, california appeals court, Hancock Park, holocaust survivor, los angeles superior court, state appeals court, superior court judge, ugly divorce, war of the roses
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Beit Din Of Beverly Hills Award Vacated By Los Angeles Superior Court
On July 21, 2005, the Los Angeles Superior Court vacated the award of the Bet Din of Beverly Hills (the psak of R. Gavriel Cohen). The dispute is within a family over the ownership of the synagogue Yad Avraham (12426 … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Los Angeles, R. Gavriel Cohen
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Widow Gets Victory In Court
Jack emails: “I wonder if the rebitzen will be able to sell these torahs with the stigma attached to them.” The Los Angeles Daily News reports: The widow of a North Hollywood rabbi who has fought for years to regain … Continue reading
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Tagged angeles superior court, los angeles superior court, mishkan, pauker, superior court judge, torahs
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Los Angeles Superior Court Petitioned To Confirm RCC Ruling Against San Fernando Valley’s Rabbi Samuel Ohana
The RCC already ruled on behalf of the widow against the rabbi of Beth Midrash Mishkan Israel (13312 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91401) in a dispute over four Torah scrolls. Here’s a pdf of the latest petition in the … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, R. Nachum Sauer, R. Samuel Ohana, RCC
Tagged angeles superior court, gershon, la superior court, los angeles superior court, Midrash, mishkan, nachum, prayer shawls, sherman oaks ca, sifrei torah
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BILL R. SEGURA VS RESEARCH CENTER OF KABBALAH
The case number in Los Angeles Superior Court is SC100189. From the LASuperiorCourt.org: Filing Date: 10/14/2008 Case Type: Intentional PI/PD/WD (eg. assault) (General Jurisdiction) Status: Pending Future Hearings 02/02/2009 at 08:30 am in department WEM at 1725 Main Street, Santa … Continue reading
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ARI RALBAG VS. EILEEN BURK ET. AL.
This is a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court: Case Type: Other Promissory Note/Collections (General Jurisdiction) Case#: SC098384 Parties: BURK EILEEN – Defendant,BURK YAKKOV – Defendant,RALBAG ARI – Plaintiff,RALBAG ARI – Plaintiff & Plaintiff In Pro Per Attorneys: Date Filed: … Continue reading
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