Neutra

Those homes — especially those designed by Midcentury greats such as John Lautner, Richard Neutra, Ray Kappe, and Charles and Ray Eames — have been the obsession of those tracking the threats posed by firestorms laying waste to the wooded canyons and grassy hillsides that are the scenic backdrops for these residences.

On Monday, Israel attributed a new death to the 2023 assault by Hamas - saying Israeli-American soldier Omer Neutra was killed that day, and his body taken to Gaza.

US President Joe Biden was among those who paid tribute to the 21-year-old, saying he was "devastated and outraged" at Neutra's death.

A white-haired lady wanders Richard Neutra’s landmark midcentury house in Silver Lake at night, when she suddenly encounters a mountain lion calmly purring — and a grand piano in the room begins to play, on its own, Philip Glass’ “Mad Rush.”

Omer Neutra, a 22-year-old Israeli-American and grandson of Holocaust survivors, was serving as a tank commander near Gaza when Hamas attacked.