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UCLA Visionary Ball Raises $2 Million For Neurosurgery By Victoria Talbot Chuck Lorre, Steve Tisch, William Friedkin and Dr. Richard Merkin were among the honorees at the UCLA Visionary Ball at The Beverly Wilshire, which raised $2 million to benefit the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery. UCLA neurosurgery chair Dr. Neil Martin hosted the event while Larry Miller was emcee (see ‘UCLA’ page 21)
The Beverly Hills Fire Department and the Beverly Hills Firefighters Association show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness by wearing Pink Tee Shirts.
SENIOR SPOOKTACULAR— Beverly Hills Active Adult Club Vice President Frances Harper and President Les Bronte (pictured left) got into the Halloween spirit this past weekend, along with over 75 seniors attended the club’s annual Halloween Dance at La Cienega Community Center. Guests were treated to dancing, devilishly good treats and beverages. The highlight of the event was a costume parade.
Beverly Hills Firefighters Don Pink T-Shirts For Breast Cancer Awareness Month By Victoria Talbot In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Beverly Hills Fire Department and the
Beverly Hills Firefighters Association are donning pink t-shirts to demonstrate their support. “The message we want to convey as
an organization is that we remember those who have lost their battle with breast cancer, (see ‘FIREFIGHTERS’ page 10)
HUSKY VICTORY—The Horace Mann Huskies triumphed against the El Rodeo Eagles with a 5-1 win to become the BHUSD Middle School Boys Soccer League Champions this year. Pictured left (from left): Back Row: Dylan Georgiou, Ethan Eils, Coach/Principal Steve Kessler, Morgan Benmoshe, Navid Nourmohamadian, Paul Swaine, Coach Norm Ysaguirre, Ethan Manaster, and Ahmet Hussein; Middle Row: Neev Tal, Daniel Attia, Alex Rosen, Aviv On, Nicholas Chung, and Daniel Chan; Front Row: Dongtak Suh, Aaron Melloul, Hans Ji, and Eden Lavian.
New Directions Day For Heroes to Honor Veterans By Victoria Talbot New Directions annual “Honoring Our Heroes: An Evening Benefitting Our Veterans” gala kicks off November when America pays tribute to our veterans at The Beverly Hilton on Sunday.
inasmuch as 20 percent of the actors handled by his agency are veterans. “Most, if not all, talent agents would not work with active veterans,” says recently reactivated Staff Sgt. Colt Romberger, 29, who served with the Army in Iraq and is now in the reserves. (see ‘LEVIN’ page 10)
Sid Levin
Los Angeles County Art Museum Seeks Volunteers By Victoria Talbot The Docent Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is now accepting applications for volunteers to lead museum tours of the collec-
tions. LACMA regularly hosts tours for schools and the public. Applicants are not required to have a background in art. The museum provides an
extensive and dynamic training program for its volunteers. To become a docent, upon completion of an application volunteers will be interviewed. (see ‘LACMA’ page 10)
GREAT DEBATE—The Horace Mann Debate Team, BHUSD's only competitive debate team, competed at Ridgecrest School in Palos Verdes on Saturday, October 19th, winning nine rounds in the hotly contested league that includes local schools such as Harvard-Westlake, Brentwood and Marlborough. Pictured left (from left): Front row: Jamie Kim, Sophia Goldberg, Evan Pizzurro, Horace Mann alumnus debater and volunteer league judge Sam Schwartz, Taeyoung Ryu, and volunteer league judge Jeffrey Kaplan; Second row: Willa Ziegenfuss, Jimin Son, Deborah Yi, Nikki Ovaisi, Maxbryan Cosmosse, Dayeon Jeong, and Samantha Boudaie; Back row: Coach David Foldvary, Ari Soufer, Wesley Wu, Josh Galst, Sasha Kubichka, Amit Geffner, Daniel Wiener, Michael Huang, and Brian Yoon; Standing at rear right: Ryan Biehl and Seth Pizzurro; Not pictured: Seo Lin Kook, Millie Marshall, and Jenny Kim.
Featured honorees include Albert Sweet, co-chairman and founder of Occidental Entertainment Holdings, Inc,.; Wells Fargo, accepted by Byron K. Reed, senior vice president, regional community relations (see ‘VETERANS’ page 10)
BLIND GOLF—Four-time World Champion Blind Golfer visited Beverly Hills this week to help raise awareness for the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. Zohar Sharon (far right) traveled from Israel with his Guide Dog, Venus, to explain about the unique obstacles found in Israel, and why a guide dog offers the best chance for independence and mobility for anyone who is visually impaired. Photo (from left), Zohar’s coach and caddy Shimshon Levi, Joy Zaki, Jennifer Schwartz, Dr. Michele Kalt, Zohar Sharon and Venus.
Beverly Hills Talent Agent Levin Aids Returning Veterans’ With Show Business Careers By John L. Seitz Sid Levin, co-founder (along with his wife, Patricia), of the Beverly Hills-based talent firm The Levin Agency, believes American businesses needs to step up to the plate and provide more support to returning, active and retired armed services’ veterans. Levin has put his desire to work
VISIONARIES—Screenwriter Chuck Lorre and Producer Peter Roth. Lorre received the 2013 Rodney Respect Award.
Getty Boasts New Rembrandt By Victoria Talbot “Rembrandt Laughing,” a new acquisition at the J. Paul Getty Museum is now on dis-
play in Getty Center’s East Pavilion, Gallery 205. The new addition is the (see ‘REMBRAMDT’ page 10)
HONORED AT BEVERLY HILTON EVENT - Susan Berk, president of the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills; Sharona Nazarian, Psy.D, City commissioner; and Charles Aronberg, M.D., former mayor of Beverly Hills and Sandra Aronberg, M.D., former City commissioner. They were honored by The Maple Counseling Center.