It was a trio of roles in 1967 that firmly established him as a legend: Mark Thackeray in "To Sir With Love," Detective Virgil Tibbs in "In the Heat of the Night" and as John Prentice, a man engaged to a white woman, in "Guess
The world knew him as an icon, but Beverly Hills knew him as a beloved friend and neighbor. Sidney Poitier died on Thursday at the age of 94, leaving behind a legacy that transcended his achievements.
The Courier's Lisa Bloch sat down with Jeanie Buss to talk about her life, her leadership, and her Lakers legacy.
Several organizations in southern California and beyond are working to ease the burdens for thousands of Afghan refugees coming into the U.S. The Courier has compiled a list of organizations providing aid as a resource for those wishing to do the same.
"The Nazarian family's commitment to the advancement of Israeli society is expressed in three main ways education, art, and medicine," said Esther Barak Landes, CEO of the Ima Foundation, the Israeli arm of the Nazarian Foundation.
"There is a special bond that binds Israel and Los Angeles," Newman told the crowd. "Hate-filled Hamas attack Jews indiscriminately in Israel, and hate-filled rioters attack Jews indiscriminately in Los Angeles. Two sides of the same coin. Anti-Zionism is antisemitism."
"There has been a lot of Jewish hate in the past few weeks," rally-goer Jose Danon, 40, told the Courier. "I'm Israeli, so I think it's important that I'm here to support my country."
In honor of Israel's 73rd Independence Day, members of the City Council were joined by Consul General Dr. Hillel Newman as City Hall was illuminated in blue light.
"We are celebrating Israel's strength of democracy by voting today. We hope for a stable government which will continue the positive trend of Israeli innovation and normalizing of relations with the Arab world," said Dr. Hillel Newman, Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Southwest,
"Why does the government believe that there is no set of circumstances that would assure the safety of her community if we were to impose continued GPS monitoring?" he asked.
