Blaze Bernstein Memorial Fund College Scholarship
The Blaze Bernstein Memorial Fund College Scholarship is being offered to a graduating senior at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA). Eligibility:To be eligible for this scholarship for this...
View ArticleBernstein Press Conference Statement 8/2/18
Press Conference Statement from Gideon & Jeanne BernsteinAugust 2, 2018 Good afternoon. We are Blaze's parents Jeanne and Gideon Bernstein. Today is August 2 which is 7 months since Blaze...
View ArticleFox 11 Interview Following OCDA Announcement
Blaze Bernstein's mother Jeanne Pepper Bernstein during an interview with Fox 11 Good Day LA. Jeanne Pepper Bernstein sat for an interview on August 2, 2018 with Fox 11's Good Day LA to discuss...
View ArticleBlaze Bernstein Memorial Fund at UPenn Kelly Writers House
The Kelly Writers House on UPenn's campus serves as a center for writers of all kinds from Penn and the Philadelphia region at large. Al Filreis, Faculty Director of the Kelly Writers House...
View ArticleJewels of Elul: Finding Hope
Image: myjewishlearning.com Elul 19: Finding Hope By Jeanne PepperOriginally published at Jewels of Elul 8/29/18 What if? Two little words that inspire children to dream and scientists to ponder.For...
View ArticleBlaze Honored at UPenn KWH’s Edible Books Contest
Penn student Blaze Bernstein honored for love of food and writing at KWH's Edible Books Contest By Sarah Fortinsky and Madeleine NgoOriginally published in The Daily Pennsylvanian 10/16/18 Gideon...
View Article48 Hours Story: Was Blaze Slain in the Name of Hate?
Blaze Bernstein's parents Gideon and Jeanne Pepper Bernstein during an interview with 48 hours. This 48 Hours story explores how the murder of Blaze raises troubling questions concerning...
View ArticleCBS LA: Blaze Bernstein Honored With Day Of Service on MLK Day
Roughly 150 people joined Jeanne and Gideon Bernstein for the Blaze it Forward day of service at Second Harvest Food Bank in Irvine on Martin Luther King Day. By CBSLAOriginally published at CBS...
View ArticleLAT: Blaze it Forward campaign charges ahead a year after gay student’s death
“Jeanne and Gideon Bernstein have offered us answers to these difficult questions. They have harnessed their pain and used it to create what has now become a nationwide movement dedicated to choosing...
View ArticleDaily Trojan: Blaze Bernstein’s memory lives on in his love of food
Effren Villanueva/Daily Trojan By Chrissy Tiber, Daily TrojanOriginally published in the Daily Trojan 1/24/19. On Jan. 2 last year, my friend Blaze Bernstein was murdered by a member of the Neo-Nazi...
View ArticleOCR: OC Pride parade and festival ‘Stand Up and Stand Out’ in Saturday’s 30th...
Blaze Bernstein’s parents, Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein, take part in the 2019 Blaze It Forward OC Pride LGBT Parade, dedicated to their son in Santa Ana on Saturday, June 22, 2019.(Photo by...
View ArticleGay and Trans “Panic Defenses” Banned in New York
By Jacob Maslow, RPR NewsOriginally published at RPR News, 6/25/19. New York lawmakers passed a groundbreaking bill this week that will ban the use of gay and trans panic defenses. The criminal...
View ArticleSpectrum News 1: Parents Create "Blaze it Forward" to Honor Son Killed in...
Blaze Bernstein’s parents, Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein, take part in the 2019 Blaze It Forward OC Pride LGBT Parade, dedicated to their son in Santa Ana on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Shown here...
View ArticleOCR: Hate crimes rise in Orange County for fourth straight year
Gideon Bernstein, left, speaks along with his wife, Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, about their son, Blaze Bernstein, who was murdered in January 2018, as officials release the latest report on hate crimes...
View ArticleLAT: Blaze Bernstein's memory also lives on in the kitchen
Chef Liron Herzog teaching a cooking class at the new state-of-the-art Blaze Bernstein School of Culinary Arts. The school is located within the Stern Family Teaching Kitchen in the Merage Jewish...
View ArticleCOAST magazine "Women of Coast Award" honors Jeanne Pepper
Blaze Bernstein's mom Jeanne Pepper was named one of the COAST Magazine Women of #COAST where they honor some exceptional and inspiring women in Orange County! Let's congratulate her on this accolade,...
View ArticleQuaran-”teening”
Somedays it feels like I am on house arrest with a mad scientist who hates me. Trapped with a teenage daughter 24/7 in close quarters gave us time for quality time together to play games, watch chick...
View ArticleHow To Be Positive in a Negative World
If you missed the very incredible and inspiring Jeanne Bernstein yesterday, here is the replay of her talk on “How To Be Positive in a Negative World.” It's Women's month and everything donated this...
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