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BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | FEBRUARY 21, 2014 Page 5
Jewish, Muslim Students Unite To Bring Awareness To Darfur Genocide
COLLABORATION—Muslim and Jewish students worked together this week to raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur. Pictured above (from left): Ethan Roofian, Amitai Seger, Robin Franco, Ahmad Eissa, Jonathan Gabay, Brittney Moalemzadeh, Ariana Wilner, Dalia Marouf and Layla Karam. Courier Photo by Laura Coleman
‘VALENTINE GIRLS’—Beverly Hills lyricist Carol Connors hosted her “CC’s Girlfriends Are Forever” party at Doma on Camden. Enjoying the festivities were, from leff: Dr. Caren Caty, Barbi Benton, Connie Stevens, Carol Connors, Kira Lorsch, Deanna Lund, Elke Sommer and Candace Smith. Photo by Maxine Picard
By Laura Coleman On Wednesday, dozens of Jewish students at Sinai Akiba partnered with Muslim students from New Horizon in
80 Years Of El Rodeo History Preserved In An Old School Recipe Book
ADL’s Deborah Awards To Honor Four Women Of Achievement
By Laura Coleman At 93, El Rodeo alumna Kathleen Simmons Pomeroy, who graduated from the Beverly Hills middle school in 1934, still recalls her time at as a student most fondly. “I started second grade the day the school opened in 1927 and graduated in June, 1934,” she told The Courier. “I will never forget our Home Economics classes - big rooms with individual FOUR SCORE, AN EDUCATION AGO—El Rodeo (‘34) stoves and sinks where we were taught graduate Kathleen Simmons Pomeroy still has her school to make breakfast, lunch and dinner. It recipe book and ER patches (above left). She is pictured, was here that I started collecting (above, right) on her graduation day 80 years ago.
(see ‘EL RODEO’ page 14)
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(see ‘RED LIGHT’ page 14)
CELEBRATING HAIR AND AGE—Celebrity hairstylist and TV personality Daniel DiCriscio, “The Real Blonde of Beverly Hills,” held his 6th annual Birthday Bash at the ABH Rooftop at the new Hotel Sixty, formerly the Thompson Beverly Hills. Pictured (from left): Rusty Updegraff, Vikki Lizzi, DiCriscio, McKenzie Olsen and Andre Soriano.
Beverly Hills Pet Care Foundation Adoption Event ‘Woofstock’ Returns March 2 To La Cienega Park, By Steve Simmons The Pet Care Foundation (Pets 90210) will host its largest pet-adoption event to date
from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, March 2 at La Cienega Park, La Cienega and Olympic. With adoptable cats and
dogs from several organizations, the event will coincide with the City of Beverly Hills’ (see ‘WOOFSTOCK’ page 14)
(see ‘DARFUR’ page 14)
ADL’S DEBORAH AWARDEES–The Anti-Defamation League will bestow Deborah Awards March 19 to (from left): Lisa Bloom, Liane Weintraub, Pooneh Mohajer and Fung Der.
By John L. Seitz The Anti-Defamation League will honor four women from diverse fields and backgrounds at its 20th Deborah Awards on Wednesday, March
19, at the SLS Hotel on La Cienega. The honorees are: Lisa Bloom, founder/owner of The Bloom Firm, author and NBC (see ‘ADL’ page 14)
ABL DEBUT–More than 100 turned out at Mari Vanna Restaurant for the inaugural invitational fundraiser of the Academy of Business Leadership (www.goabl.org). CEO Anna Ouroumian (center) presented Mark Dalzell, senior VP of Capital Research, with the “ABL Champion” award for his dedication to the nonprofit which provides business and leadership education to 7,000 local youths. She is joined by Olga Kovalenko, “Miss Russia LA” (right) and TV host Olga Gorshkova (left). Photo by Tatyana Csarycheva
Smile For The Beverly Hills Red Light Traffic Camera! By Victoria Talbot The red-light camera at Whittier and Wilshire is not going anywhere unless regulations for the state of California change. Despite disgruntled motorists and poor public relations, The Courier has confirmed that the City of Beverly Hills has absolutely no plans to end the red-light photos that can cost an errant driver about $480 in fees, points on their driving record and higher insurance rates as a result of the offense. The cameras, located on the east and west sides of the Wilshire Boulevard-Whittier Drive PHOTO RED LIGHT—A red light camera is intersection, bring the City of Beverly Hills about watching you! The camera is visible inside the cir- $116,482 month in fines. Last year, the Photo Red cle above, at the corner of Wilshire and Whittier Light Program (PRL) issued 16,800 citations to
Pasadena to create tents that raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur in a special event put on by Jewish World
BHUSD Hires Rutan & Tucker To Investigate School District Leak By Laura Coleman The Board of Education voted 4-0 to hire Rutan & Tucker, LLP to investigate the source of a leaked preliminary
draft of the investigation by the Beverly Hills Unified School District into the financial dealings of Beverly Hills High (see ‘LEAK’ page 18)
SWEET CELEBRATION—The PTA Horace Mann Hospitality Committee put together a Valentine's Day Teacher Luncheon to show appreciation and support for its staff of teachers. Pictured (from left): Lobat Zargar (instructional aide), Afi Delijani (3rd grade teacher), Nicole Locatelli (2nd grade teacher) and Elise Castillo (instructional aide).