BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | MARCH 23, 2012 Page 4
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STATE OF ISRAEL—Consul Gen. of Israel David Segal (left), Israeli Minister of Culture Limor Livnat and Bnai Zion Foundation Chairman George Schaeffer (right) addressed 150 attendees last Sunday at Schaeffer’s home in Beverly Hills. Courier Photo by Laura Coleman
Bnai Zion Foundation Expands West Coast Presence AYSO—Above: The Boys U14 Extra Team, which participates in a highly competitive division where most teams have played together for up to four years. Back Row (from left): Daniel Sneider, Michael Revah, Nial Alwash, Anthony Boyac, Devin Kang, Coach Ali Ladjevardi, Ethan Schwenn, Michael Saucedo, Phillip Ahn, Riley Temkin; Middle Row (from left): Keith Stone and Jamison Neal; Front Row (from left): Lucas Thau and Yoel Cohavy; Not pictured: Coach Alex Flores, Spencer Flores, and Liam Grantham. Left: The Girls U10 All-Stars, “The Terminators” pose at last month’s Riverside Locomotion Tournament. Top Row: Head Coach Michael Karlin, Gabrielle Cohen, Assistant Coach Mitch Cohen; Second Row: Sophie Berman, Gabriella Melton; Third Row: Luci Gleeson, Emmie Johnston, Ellie Johnston; Front Row: Lila Oconnell, Maya Lee, Sophia Stone, Jackie Musico; Absent: Assistant Coach Harlan Gleeson. For more AYSO Photos visit www.bhcourier.com. NEW MAYOR—Mayor William Brien, MD., was installed as the new mayor of Beverly Hills at a celebration on Tuesday. He is pictured with his aunt, Ruth Brien Wallack. For more photos from the event, see pg 7.
By Laura Coleman Last Sunday more than 150 people attended an intimate reception at the Beverly Hills home of Bnai Zion Foundation Chairman George W. Schaeffer to hear Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports Limor Livnat and Los Angeles Consul Gen. of Israel David Segal discuss the state of Israel. The evening marked the first ticketed event for the 5-month-old West Coast division of the Bnai Zion Foundation. The western region’s newly hired Director Igal Zaidenstein said the “vibrant” event was part of a plan to expand awareness of the 104-year-old organ-
ization that supports humanitarian projects in Israel. “A minimum of 90 percent of all the designated gifts to Bnai Zion are transferred to projects in Israel,” he said. National awareness of Israel’s perilous situation continues to grow following the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference earlier this month when President Barack Obama addressed Iran’s active attempts to manufacture nuclear weapons. However, the threat from Iran is just one of many facing the State of Israel, Limor said. (see ‘BNAI ZION,’ page 13)
Landmark Local Real Estate Company Closing Its Doors
The Karl B. Schurz Company is closing its doors after 91 years in Beverly Hills. Founded by Karl Schurz in 1921, the company specialized in property management, leasing and sales of commercial and resiCourier Photo by dential real estate in the BeverMatt Lopez ly Hills area. In the early 1920s, Karl Schurz sold home sites and
Metro Concerns Dominate City Installation By Marla Schevker Beverly Hills celebrated the installation of its new mayor and vice mayor Tuesday night at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Highlighted throughout the evening was the City Council’s new resolution to fight the Westside Subway Extension tunnel under Beverly Hills High School. “We must be sure that no
harm comes to our high school,” Brien said. “I am extremely disappointed and concerned about Metro’s decision to build the Constellation Station and tunnel underneath our Beverly Hills High School. Metro chose to overlook the scientific analysis provided by the City’s experts. Our technical analysis and data shows there are serious safety concerns Metro has not addressed.
As mayor, I plan to vigorously defend our high school. This issue will be taken up by the council at the earliest opportunity, which will be our next closed session meeting. At that time we will be evaluating our options including legal action.” Brien partnered with former mayor Barry Brucker to work cooperatively with Metro, (see ‘INSTALLATION,’ page 13)
L.A. County, Workers Agree To Pass Up Raises By Matt Lopez Los Angeles County’s first responders and other employees agreed to forego pay increases for the fourth consecutive year on Tuesday Under the most recent labor deal, 17,500 employees including firefighters, lifeguards, sheriff’s deputies, probation of-
ficers and investigators with the Public Defenders office agreed not to receive raises or cost of living increases through the end of 2012. “One of the reasons we are in relatively better shape than most municipal governments is because of this unique and I think very healthy partnership
we’ve had with labor,” LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky said at Tuesday’s board meeting. LA County Chief Executive Officer William T. Fujioka proposed amending several Memoranda of Understanding to cover certain members of different county organizations.
(see ‘CLOSING,’ page 7)
Karl B. Schurz
CSU Decision Hurts BHHS students By Matt Lopez The idea of applying for acceptance to college seems like a more daunting task than ever these days. Tuesday’s announcement that all California State University campuses will freeze en-
rollment next spring certainly doesn’t make matters any easier. The reaction on the Beverly Hills High campus has been one of trepidation. “I’m so disappointed to (see ‘CSU FREEZE,’ page 13)
SCRABBLE CHALL E N G E — T h e BookEnds annual Scrabble Challenge raised $340,000 in gently used books during the recent fundraiser. The books will be sorted and hand-delivered to kids throughout South L.A. Pictured (from left) are Bob and Patti Tanenbaum and BookEnds’ co-founder Brandon Keefe.