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Tag Archives: Hancock Park
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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Now The Truth Can Be Told – Renegade Jews Cut The Beards Of Their Own Kind
I’ve been too embarrassed to reveal the truth about what happened to my beard, but now through therapy, I’ve come to embrace the truth because the truth sets you free. The New York Times reports: Blogger Luke Ford had been … Continue reading
Posted in Satire
Tagged black beard, Hancock Park, luke ford, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, peaceful farmlands
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Mira Zeffren – A New Spinka Indictment
Mira Zeffren was the president of the Kyffin Pharmacy at 6000 Woodman Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91401, but she’s now out of that business and facing indictment for money laundering. Mira Zeffren is known in Orthodox life in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Spinka
Tagged billing scam, bs pharmacy, Hancock Park, income tax return, integrated health services, meir panim, mutual acquaintance, ncs healthcare, pharmacy license, pieces of the puzzle, van nuys ca
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President Obama Part Of The David Rubin Simcha
David and Gitel Rubin emails their guests about tonight’s desert reception in honor of their daughter’s engagement (she is marrying Aryeh, child of Chaim and Rochelle Ribak): “President Obama has decided to be part of our simcha with a dinner … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin, Los Angeles
Tagged alternate routes, David Rubin, dinner event, Hancock Park, journey home, kevin mccarthy, massive traffic jam, mile journey, simcha, viable idea
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David Rubin Investigation
David Rubin is a prominent Orthodox Jew in Hancock Park. He’s involved a few of his Orthodox friends in his schemes. I got this fax: “How interesting that when you look up Enhanced Affordable, David Rubin’s name is no longer … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin
Tagged criminal indictment, Hancock Park, investment contracts, justice department probe, municipal bond market, orthodox jew
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Shaarei Tefillah Fight On Purim
On Purim, community activist Max Kessler circulated a petition at Shaarei Tefila (a Modern Orthodox shul in Hancock Park) to keep the rabbi. President Aaron Kin took this as an affront, and ordered Max Kessler to stop circulating the petition. … Continue reading
Posted in Aaron Kin, R. Nochum Kosovsky, Shaarei Tefila
Tagged affront, Hancock Park, klu klux klan, max kessler, orthodox jews, orthodox shul, Purim, rabbi meir kahane, rabbi president, shul, soviet jewry, wide shoulders
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David Rubin Indicted
The Los Angeles Times reports: CDR Financial Products Inc. of Beverly Hills, its founder and two other employees of the advisory firm were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to rig bidding on investment contracts … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin
Tagged accountable individuals, christine varney, donald etra, federal grand jury, Hancock Park, investment contracts, municipal bond market, orthodox jew
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Los Angeles Jewish Day School Crunch
The Los Angeles Times reports: At Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, increasing numbers of cash-strapped families are asking for financial assistance or more time to pay tuition. Trustees at Yeshivat Yavneh in Hancock Park are setting aside additional … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Hancock Park, hebrew academy, Los Angeles Times, Orthodox Union, schools in southern california, tuition trustees
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I Return To Therapy
I left therapy because of financial issues in late 2001. I went back tonight. All the drama surrounding my latest shul expulsion has been dragging me down. I feel like the world is coming down on my head. I’m only … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Amy Klein, Hancock Park, male therapist, orthodox community, orthodox judaism, shul
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