Articles written by Lori Gilman

Lori Gilman, Special to the Observer|Updated Mar 1, 2025

Harold Frederick Erdley passed away, suddenly, on Friday afternoon, February 21 (23 Shevat), in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 99, six weeks after the family home was destroyed by the Pacific Palisades wildfire. Hal was born in Los Angeles to parents who had immigrated from Budapest, Hungary. He went to the University of California at both Los Angeles and Berkeley and earned a master's degree in electrical engineering. He interrupted his education to serve in the navy,...