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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum honored Jane Jelenko of Los Angeles with its National Leadership Award for her contributions to preserving Holocaust history and for rallying against antisemitism, genocide and Holocaust denial on March 30 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The Lev Eishah Hadassah Board got together for a Hamantashen Swap at Roxbury Park on March 13.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles held its 2022 Chai/Emerald/Zahav, Ruby & Lion of Judah Luncheon at The Maybourne Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills Vice Mayor Lili Bosse, a close friend of the Nazarian family, described Younes as a "guardian angel on this earth." 

New York based fashion designer Lily Clempson and Rayni Williams, co-founder of The Beverly Hills Estates, hosted a pop-up shopping event at Williams' Beverly Hills home on March 7.

The Rotary Club of Beverly Hills held a so-called community unity project on Feb. 7 to collect blankets, toiletries, and other necessities for those in need.

The Rotary Club of Beverly Hills will hold a blanket drive Feb. 7 from 3 to 4 p.m. outside the Beverly Hills Fire Department.

When Jacqueline Avant, the late wife of producer Clarence Avant, moved to Los Angeles from New York, she started her philanthropic journey in the Watts/Willowbrook neighborhood of South Los Angeles.

Avant, the wife of producer Clarence Avant and Los Angeles philanthropist, was shot and killed in her Beverly Hills home on Dec. 1 at age 81. The family also announced that a special memorial will be held for Avant after the holiday season, with details

Beverly Hills philanthropist and theatre producer Vera Guerin has made the single largest donation in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's 100-year history, according to the nonprofit hospital.