Heritage Award

Mr. L. Larry Clumeck

Mr. L. Larry Clumeck was born in Cairo, Egypt where his family celebrated all religious holidays and Larry learned to pray at his father's side at home each morning and at synagogue on Shabbat and holidays. In 1967, when he was fourteen, Larry's life in Egypt ended abruptly with Israel's Six Day War and the exodus of all Jews from Egypt. After fleeing Egypt for the United States, the family settled in Los Angeles where Larry continued his education, earned professional degrees, and started a family of his own with his wife Lea. In 1981, the Clumecks joined the Sephardic Temple, happy to reestablish themselves in a Sephardic community. Over the years Larry has become a stalwart pillar of STTI, serving twice as President of the Temple, as well as holding the positions of Membership, Ways and Means, Religion, Financial, and Legal Vice President. His leadership in the larger Sephardic Jewish community includes President of the Los Angeles Sephardic Home for the Aging (LASHA) and a founding member of Sephardic Tradition and Recreation (STAR), where he serves as the youth group's Treasurer and Financial Vice President.

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Dr. Samuel Newman

Dr. Samuel Newman was born into a traditional Sephardic Jewish family in Sanandaj, Iran. His father, who believed in a strong Jewish education, taught him at home and synagogue and sent him to a Jewish school called Alliance Israélite Universelle. After earning a medical degree from Tehran University, Dr. Newman opened his first practice in Hamadan, Iran. He served as chief doctor for the National Guard, chief forensic doctor and chief of healthcare for the police. He was the head of the Jewish community and chairman of the board of directors of the Israélite Alliance School. Dr. Newman is known for his altruistic nature. His clinic served and continues to serve the underprivileged and needy. The 1979 Islamic Iranian Revolution forced the Newmans to immigrate to the United States. Upon his arrival, Dr. Newman quickly learned English, completed an internship and residency program in Family Practice in Chicago, became Board Certified, and began his private practice in Beverly Hills in 1985. Dr. Newman has been active at the Sephardic Temple since 1985. He and his loving wife Tajy continue their proud Sephardic heritage with their 3 children, 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

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