Education Horace Mann Students Hear from Holocaust Survivor
Beverly Hills Students Named as Music Center Spotlight Finalists
BY SAMUEL BR ASLOW
Holocaust survivor Jerry Weiser spoke to fourth graders Fourth graders in Dessie Jeffries’ class at Horace Mann School closed out Black History Month with a special in-person visit from Jerry Weiser, a Holocaust survivor. Last year, for Black History Month, Weiser visited the class via Zoom. This year was extra special
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because Weiser and his wife, Rita, visited in person. Weiser is the grandfather of three students in the Beverly Hills Unified School District. (Holocaust Speaker continues on page 15)
Taylor Fuchs
Ruby Laks
Two Beverly Hills high students have been named as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 34th annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a nationally acclaimed performing arts competition, scholarship and artistic development program for teenagers. Beverly Hills High School senior Taylor Fuchs is competing
in the acting category, while Beverly Hills resident Ruby Laks, a senior at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, is competing in the Classical Voice and Jazz Instrumental category. (Beverly Hills Students continues on page 15)
MARCH 18, 2022
