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From left: Em Habanim Board of Trustees Member Richard Elgrich, Em Habanim President Albert Ifrah, Dr. Aomar Boum and Rabbi Joshua Bittan. Photo courtesy of Em Habanim.

Los Angeles Jews honor Muslim scholar of Moroccan Jewry

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With the red carpet rolled out and Moroccan music filling the Em Habanim synagogue in Los Angeles last week, more than 400 of the city’s Moroccan and Sephardic Jews gathered to honor Moroccan Muslim...

Jewish organizations celebrate Los Angeles adopting IHRA anti-Semitism definition

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The Los Angeles City Council’s 11-0 vote on Tuesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s Working Definition of Antisemitism has drawn widespread praise. Rabbi Meyer H. May, executive director of the Los Angeles-based...

Los Angeles Councilmembers call on city to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have called on America’s second-largest city to adopt the IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism in response to recent anti-Semitic incidents locally. The Goyim Defense League placed a banner...

California governor condemns anti-Semitism, blames Trump

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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday condemned the recent anti-Semitic incidents in Los Angeles, including a banner reading “Kayne is right about the Jews” on the Interstate 405 freeway. “This weekend’s public display of anti-Semitic hate is another wake-up...

Recently resigned Los Angeles City Council president made anti-Semitic comments, audio reveals

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Disgraced political leader Nury Martinez made anti-Semitic comments in an October 2021 conversation with Los Angeles City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday, adding to the racism controversy surrounding...
Rabbis Erez Sherman and Nicole Guzik will take over for longtime Rabbi David Wolpe at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Credit: Courtesy.

Husband-and-wife tag team take over the bimah at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles

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After only a week of dating, Erez Sherman and his girlfriend, Nicole Guzik, knew it was serious, but there was one potential problem: They both intended on being pulpit rabbis. “When people date, they talk about their priorities,...
The Holocaust Museum LA. Credit: Belzarch via Wikimedia Commons.

Los Angeles Holocaust museum secures $2.5 million in new state funding

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California state lawmakers on Thursday announced $2.5 million in funding to support the expansion of Holocaust Museum LA, including for a new learning center pavilion and new programming for younger learners at the Los Angeles...
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz (D-5th District) hosted a meeting at the Museum of Tolerance with members of the Los Angeles Police Department, who offered suggestions to Jewish leaders and community members regarding security prior to the High Holidays, Sept. 1, 2021. Credit: ©City of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles police offer security tips to Jewish leaders ahead of High Holidays

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Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz hosted a meeting on Sept. 1 at the Museum of Tolerance with presentations by members of the Los Angeles Police Department to Jewish leaders and community members regarding synagogue and...
Hillel Newman, Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest. Credit: Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles.

Diversity shapes LA consulate’s efforts to combat anti-Semitism, show ‘true face of Israel’

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The new mural on the wall of the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles building, unveiled on Aug. 23, contains the State of Israel’s logo at the bottom of the artwork. Rather than a...
Israel's Consul General to Los Angeles Hillel Newman meets with Christian pastors from across Southern California. Credit: Israeli Consulate of Los Angeles.

Israel’s consul general in LA strategizes with Christian leaders to fight anti-Semitism

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Hillel Newman, Israel’s Consul General to Los Angeles, convened a meeting last week with a dozen influential pastors from across Southern California to address the rise in anti-Semitism and to strengthen ties with the...