Lili Bosse

Bosse was born in Rego Park, Queens, New York City, to Holocaust survivors Rosalia and Jack Toren. The majority of her extended family had been murdered in the Holocaust. At the age of nine, her family relocated to Beverly Hills, California. Her parents met in Israel shortly after World War II and later immigrated to the United States. Her mother, Rosalia Toren (née Orenstein), was born in Poland and authored two books about her experiences escaping from the Auschwitz concentration camp. She died in February 2015. Bosse's father, Jack Toren, died in 1993. ==Political career==

Bosse served on the Beverly Hills Traffic and Parking Commission from 1997 to 2002, and the Beverly Hills Planning Commission from 2007 to 2011. In 2013, Bosse was appointed vice mayor. In March 2014, she was sworn in as the city's mayor at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Actor Sidney Poitier administered the oath of office. In 2014, Bosse supported a City Council resolution urging Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to divest from the Beverly Hills Hotel after the government of Brunei adopted Islamic sharia law. She stated she would not visit the hotel until the issue was resolved. In May 2014, Bosse led a delegation to China to promote trade between Beverly Hills and several Chinese cities, with a focus on industries making luxury goods. Her delegation's visit included stops in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Wuhan. Bosse began her second term as the city's mayor in March 2017. She re-launched her "Walk With the Mayor" program and announced a partnership between the City of Beverly Hills and author Deepak Chopra. In August 2017, she introduced the Beverly Hills Open Later Days (BOLD) initiative, encouraging businesses on Rodeo Drive and elsewhere to extend evening hours. In April 2022, Bosse was sworn in for a third term as the city's mayor. During this period, she launched the Real Time Watch Centre to monitor public areas and introduced a "BHPD Alert" system to provide residents with updates on police activity. In October 2022, following the murder of Mahsa Amini and the subsequent protests that erupted across Iran, Bosse led the City Council in passing a resolution that called for sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including that country's removal from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. In December 2022, she participated in the second annual Mayors' Summit Against Antisemitism in Athens, Greece, where leaders from 53 different cities and 23 countries signed a joint declaration, pledging to combat antisemitism through education, awareness, and interfaith cooperation. ==Philanthropy==

She served as president of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation and received the Spirit of Philanthropy Award. Bosse co-founded Visionary Women, a nonprofit organization focused on women in leadership, where she also serves on the executive board. She also serves as a fellow of Vital Voices, a global network of women's leadership. ==Personal life==

Bosse is married to Jon Bosse, the co-president and chief investment officer of NWQ, an affiliate of Nuveen Investments. They have two sons and reside in Beverly Hills, California. ==References==