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    A world away from Israel, LA’s Jewish community reels under vast sense of loss

    When Sharon Farber turned her phone back on after seeing a play with her daughter Saturday, frantic WhatsApp messages poured in from the other side of the world. Her sister in Israel told her that she and other relatives were hiding in bomb shelters because the country was under attack. Terrified and unable to work or sleep, Farber spent the day and night on the phone, calling and texting ...
    by Alene Tchekmedyian and Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times Oct 08, 2023 4 minutes
    An Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defense missile system attempts to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel, on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.

    When Sharon Farber turned her phone back on after seeing a play with her daughter Saturday, frantic WhatsApp messages poured in from the other side of the world.

    Her sister in Israel told her that she and other relatives were hiding in bomb shelters because the country was under attack. Terrified and unable to work or sleep, Farber spent the day and night on the phone, calling and texting family and friends, and scrolling through the news.

    “Here, you’re so far away,” said Farber, a film composer and the music director for Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts. “There’s nothing you can do, except for lose your mind from

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