This week’s Cool Kid has a passion for fashion. She’s turning it into an international mission to spread an important message. While she was a high school student, Celine Yousefzadeh heard about a rocket attack on a school in Israel. “They …
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Mending Hearts, Building Bridges
Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) exists today because of the vision, passion and boundless energies of the late Dr. Amram (Ami) Cohen. An excellent surgeon, an inspiring leader, and a warm and caring person, Ami was the driving force that …
California teens win Diller Teen Tikkun Olam awards
Five California teenagers won Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards for their innovative social action projects. Each will receive an honorarium of $36,000 toward the project or the recipient’s future education. read the whole article
Three L.A. teens win Tikkun Olam awards
Three Los Angeles-area teens each were awarded $36,000 grants from The Helen Diller Family Foundation as part of the annual Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. The awards, now in their sixth year, are given annually to five Jewish 13- to …
Milken students host third annual Fashion with Compassion event
On Sunday, November 7 the third annual Fashion with Compassion event took place. Founded by Celine Yousefzadeh ’11 and Lexie Sokolow ’11 in 2008, the event uses a fashion show as a vehicle to raise money for certain Israeli organizations. …
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Outstanding Local Students Help Heal the World
Three local students who are tackling global issues and creating lasting change were the recent recipients of the prestigious Diller Teen Tikkun Olam award. This honor is bestowed on those outstanding teens the Helen Diller Family Foundation believes best exemplify …
Celine Yousefzadeh on Holding Fashion Shows to Fundraise for Students in Areas of Conflict
In 2008, Celine Yousefzadeh co-founded Fashion with Compassion with an aim to raise money for the Israeli city of Sderot. What began as a one-off fashion show at her high school in Los Angeles has turned into a model for philanthropy and …
Fashion with Compassion 2011
Nearly 500 people gathered in Stephen S. Wise Temple’s Zeldin Hershenson Hall on Sunday, November 6, for the fourth annual Fashion with Compassion event. The show, entirely produced by Milken students, was a success again, raising a large amount of …