| Jewish
Journal
... The
Russian language media have played a large role in organizing
the community in support of Israel. Los Angeles is an international
center for Russian language media, with Eugene Levin’s
KMNB/Panorama Media Group leading the way. Levin, who with
his wife, Helen, leads the Association of Soviet Jewish Émigrés,
also publishes a national newspaper, Panorama; a weekly paper
on the West Coast called Friday Express; and a magazine called
Extra KMNB, sister publication for his radio and television
production companies. Levin knows that "the people have
just started new lives; many are in need themselves,"
but uses his influence to draw attention to the needs of Israelis.
"It’s media. Sometimes we give pictures —
bloody buses, scenes of attacks — it changes people."
His newspapers employ four correspondents in Israel, and provide
free advertising space for community events like the May rally
in Westwood. Plus, in editorials and commentary in his publications,
"We point out, ‘people collected money for you
to come to the United States.’"
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Los Angeles Times