Art exhibit celebrates history of Boyle Heights neighborhood
The exhibit “From Brooklyn Avenue to Cesar Chavez: Jewish Histories in Multiethnic Boyle Heights,” is on display until Wednesday, honoring the naming and launch celebration of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. Leve, who graduated in 1951, donated $5 million to the Center for Jewish Studies in 2015. The gallerycelebrates both the namesake donor and his hometown of Boyle Heights by focusing on concepts such as art, social justice and education in the historically immigrant community in East Los Angeles.
