News&Jews OC JEWISH SCENE | JUNE 2015
TVT Hires New Director of Middle School Tarbut V’ Torah Community Day School (TVT) is proud to introduce R. Dustin Wood as the incoming Director of Middle School. Wood, who has a unique background that spans both managerial and educational experience, looks forward to immersing himself in the culture and traditions of TVT as well as exploring new possibilities. Wood said that he is “excited to be working with a faculty that is progressive, caring and dedicated. It’s a new and exciting world that awaits our Middle School students, and I am thrilled to be a part of preparing them for it.” For more information on TVT, contact (949) 509-9500 or visit www.tarbut.com.
WWII Hero Honored Recently, Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) honored Susanne Weiss Goldsmith as part of the Assembly’s annual observance of California Holocaust Remembrance Week. Goldsmith was part of the Kindertransport, a mission that rescued 10,000 predominantly Jewish children and placed them in foster homes in Great Britain. “Susanne’s inspiring journey exemplifies the resiliency of the human spirit and what we can achieve when banding together,” Rendon said. “We have a duty to remember the Holocaust and renew our commitment to stand up against injustice in any form.”
Treasure Under the Bridge The Movie, Treasure Under the Bridge recently premiered for North American audiences at Congregation B’nai Israel under the auspices of the synagogue and the Community Scholar Program. Rabbi Marc Soloway invited the community to join him on his personal journey to the modern day Ukraine to visit the graves of Hasidic Masters who occupy such a strong place in the Jewish imagination. Treasure Under the Bridge is dedicated to Reb Zalman. He appears throughout the film, having taken the initial trip that inspired Rabbi Soloway’s film. 42 JUNE 2015 |
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