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In this Jan. 23, 2013, photo, a construction worker walks past Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
December 4, 2025, 9:51 pm
Anti-Israel activists disrupt Israeli consulate event at LA synagogue; two arrested
Mayor Karen Bass denounces protest as ‘abhorrent,’ after ‘Elbit out of LA’ protesters storm event where defense researcher was teaching Koreatown residents about cybersecurity, AI
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer detains a protestor while clearing a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel encampment after dispersal orders were given at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, on May 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 30, 2025, 8:39 am
UCLA settles antisemitism suit with $6.13m payout, as feds allege discrimination
Plaintiffs, who alleged that protesters created ‘Jew Exclusion Zone’ during 2024 demos over Gaza war, welcome settlement that includes court order ensuring access to public spaces
By Agencies
Television and newspaper reporters in Los Angeles interview passersby in the Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson following two shootings that occurred in the area in the previous two days on February 17, 2023. (Asaf Elia-Shalev)
October 2, 2024, 6:23 am
Man who shot two Jews outside LA synagogues sentenced to 35 years in prison
Jaime Tran, who pleaded guilty in June to two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill, acquired guns through intermediary after he was prohibited from buying them himself
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Television and newspaper reporters in Los Angeles interview passersby in the Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson following two shootings that occurred in the area in the previous two days on February 17, 2023. (Asaf Elia-Shalev)
February 18, 2023, 5:10 am
Uneasy calm in LA Jewish neighborhood after arrest of suspect in Jews’ shooting
‘I didn’t feel safe walking. It affects our lives,’ one person says after alleged hate crimes
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jeffrey Abrams, Regional Director of Anti-Defamation League, ADL Los Angeles, at podium, denounces antisemitism and hate crimes at a news conference at the US Attorney's Office Central District of California offices in Los Angeles Friday, February 17, 2023. From left, United States Attorney Martin Estrada and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
February 18, 2023, 2:33 am
Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in LA faces hate crimes charges
FBI affidavit says Jaime Tran, 28, has a history of antisemitic and threatening conduct
By john antczak
Illustrative: Police investigators stand near the site of a shooting in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
February 17, 2023, 1:50 am
Suspect with antisemitic history arrested in shooting of 2 Jews in Los Angeles
Victims wounded in separate incidents in heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood; both in stable condition; LAPD to boost security around Jewish institutions
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ukrainian refugees arrive from Lviv to Przemysl train station, southeastern Poland, on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
March 19, 2022, 6:36 pm
Grassroots groups feverishly work to rescue Holocaust survivors from Ukraine
Since onset of Russian invasion, a web of organizations have been helping families in the US and Israel evacuate relatives trapped in the war-torn country
By DEEPA BHARATH
Julie Platt, with her actor son Ben Platt, attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions via JTA)
February 16, 2022, 7:33 am
US Jewish Federations names its second-ever woman chair, Julie Platt
Former banker turned advocate for Jewish education is musical star Ben Platt’s mother
By Ron Kampeas
Jewish Voice for Peace members at the Jewish United Fund of Chicago protesting donor-advised funds from JUF going to groups that have been deemed Islamophobic, March 24, 2017. (Inbal Palombo)
April 9, 2017, 3:23 am
When politics gets in the way of Jewish giving
With more federations utilizing donor-advised funds for charitable donations, Jews on the right and left protest ‘communal’ contributions to causes they disapprove of
By Ben Sales
Supporters react to a speech by Republican presidential candidate former New York Gov. George Pataki at the 'Stop Iran' protest Wednesday, July 22, 2015, near Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
July 29, 2015, 5:31 am
Who do Jewish groups represent on the Iran deal?
As federations and advocacy groups rush to make their opinions known, none speak for American Jews as a whole
By Uriel Heilman
John R. Fitzsimons
October 15, 2012, 1:53 pm
John R. Fitzsimons
Interfaith soup, or birthright for Catholics
Twenty-three years of teaching scripture in a Catholic high school and it hasn’t gotten old yet
Pamela Geller (photo credit: Pamela Geller/Creative Commons)
June 25, 2012, 5:13 am
Conservative blogger blasts LA Jewish Federation over canceled speech
Pamela Geller, who warns of a Muslim campaign to impose religious law on the US, says Jewish leaders are caving to Islamist interests
April 20, 2012, 9:14 am
LA federation gets $20 million donation, biggest ever
By philanthropist Geri Brawerman for the establishment of the Geri & Richard Brawerman Leadership Institute
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