Tag: Los Angeles
Los Angeles teachers union to vote on resolution endorsing BDS movement
The leadership of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is scheduled to vote in September on a proposed resolution that urges the U.S. government to end aid to Israel and endorses the BDS movement...
Pro-Palestinians assault Jewish diners in Los Angeles
The is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of men who assaulted patrons at a Los Angeles restaurant on Tuesday night in what is being looked at as a hate...
‘Jewish Journal of Los Angeles’ ends print edition, plans to move online
The Los Angeles-based Jewish Journal has halted its print edition as of Oct. 16 and is planning to move its news operations online.
In an Oct. 7 editor’s note, publisher and editor-in-chief David Suissa expressed hope that the...
Mayim Bialik joins LA ‘Shofar Wave’ to bring Jewish community together for Rosh Hashanah
On Sept. 20, L.A. Jews can welcome in 5781 with the Shofar Wave.
Created by the religious leadership at IKAR, people will stand on street corners throughout the city and blow the shofar, thereby creating a “wave”...
Anti-Semitic banners on LA freeway outrage Jewish groups
A banner stating, “The Jews want a race war” was found hanging on an overpass on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles on Aug. 22.
The banner, which was close to the Florence Avenue exit...
Defund the police? Only if you’re willing to sacrifice Jewish security
If your synagogue were under attack from a shooter, would you want a social worker to arrive in response to your 911 or a squad of armed policemen? You may think that when you’re...
Israeli in LA: Palestinians piggybacking on riots to wreck synagogues
The riots over the killing of George Floyd have turned Eyal Dahan’s Los Angeles neighborhood into “a war zone”—and according to Dahan, some Palestinians are taking advantage of the chaos to wreck synagogues.
A number...
LA city councilmember condemns targeting of Jewish institutions during protests
Following the May 30 riots in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles—part of nationwide protests after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, while in police custody in Minneapolis—Los Angeles City...
Anti-Semitic hate crimes in LA increased by 60 percent
Reported anti-Semitic hate crimes in Los Angeles increased by a little more than 60 percent between 2018 and 2019—the highest total for hate crimes on the basis of religion, according to data released on Wednesday by...
Beverly Hills Persian synagogue vandalized over Shabbat
The Beverly Hills Police Dept. (BHPD) is “actively investigating” a series of incidents of vandalism in the city of Beverly Hills over Shabbat, according to a police statement.
According to BHPD, police responded to a...