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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 538

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Counter-protesters clash with anti-Israel demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. (ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)
March 22, 2025, 5:01 pm
Pro-Palestinian students, faculty sue UCLA over handling of anti-Israel demonstrations
35 students, faculty members, legal observers, journalists say school failed to protect activists at campus encampment amid clashes with counter-protesters
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An entry to the Skirball campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, California, October 15, 2012. (Kiddo27/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA-4.0)
February 28, 2025, 1:35 pm
Hebrew Union College sells part of LA campus, in Reform flagship’s latest downsizing
Sale to neighboring University of Southern California, an academic partner since 1972, follows move to smaller facility in Manhattan and end of rabbinical program in Cincinnati
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Guy Pearce (front), Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in a scene from "The Brutalist." (Lol Crowley/A24 via JTA)
January 23, 2025, 6:39 pm
Holocaust survivor epic, Bob Dylan biopic among films leading Oscar nominations
Documentaries about West Bank, 1972 Munich massacre also get nods; ‘Emilia Pérez’ features Tel Aviv gender clinic; ‘Bibi Files’ doc was shortlisted, but doesn’t make the cut
By Andrew Lapin
Composite image showing the approaching fires in Los Angeles' Topanga Canyon neighborhood, with rabbis Dovid Weiss (left) and Mendy Piekarski (right) of Chabad of Topanga with rescued Torah scrolls. (images courtesy Chabad of Topanga)
January 14, 2025, 1:52 am
It’s a mitzvah: LA fires activate Jewish law of saving Torah scrolls from calamity
While saving human lives is top priority according to Jewish tradition, the mandate to save Torahs is a close second, propelling congregants into still-raging fires before evacuation
By Gavriel Fiske
The Altadena Community Church is left damaged by the Eaton Fire, January 12, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 13, 2025, 12:31 am
LA fires rage on as meteorologists warn of dangerous weather in coming days
Death toll rises to 16, with another 16 people missing; reinforcements continue to arrive to battle fires, given warnings of ‘critical’ conditions
By Christopher Weber and HOLLY RAMER
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025 (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
January 11, 2025, 10:06 am
LA wildfires destroy multiple houses of worship, but communities vow to persevere
As synagogues, mosques and churches burn to the ground in ‘apocalyptic’ blazes, religious leaders focus on congregants and helping those who have lost everything
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and Peter Smith
FILE - The Palisades Fire burns vehicles and structures in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, January 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
January 11, 2025, 4:43 am
Synagogue that survived Palisades fire becomes a ‘refuge’ for many who lost homes
‘At least this home is standing for so many people,’ says rabbi at Kehillat Israel, hundreds of whose members’ houses were destroyed in the blazes ravaging Los Angeles
By PHILISSA CRAMER
The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, January 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
January 10, 2025, 12:46 am
US anti-Israel activists blame Jewish state for Los Angeles wildfire crisis
Far-left groups Code Pink and Jewish Voice for Peace tie catastrophic fires to funding for Israel, prompting condemnation from Jewish groups
By Luke Tress
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies stand near the destroyed Altadena Community Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
January 10, 2025, 12:28 am
California firefighters make some progress, but largest fires remain out of control
LA official ‘hopeful that the tide is turning,’ as Hollywood Hills area sees evacuation order lifted; 20 arrested for looting; blazes have left 5 dead, destroyed 45 square miles
By Christopher Weber, JULIE WATSON and John Seewer
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, January 8, 2025. (Mario Tama/Getty Images via JTA)
January 9, 2025, 9:35 pm
Deadly LA wildfires rip through Jewish communities, sparking action amid ashes
Congregants rescue 13 Torah scrolls from burning synagogue, as pop-up bagel shop partners with World Central Kitchen on relief effort; firefighters report hydrants short of water
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 8, 2025, 10:36 pm
Thousands flee as Los Angeles wildfires burn out of control, destroy homes
Some 1,000 structures destroyed, LA fire chief says, as sheriff, ordering 70,000 to evacuate, says force ‘prioritizing life over everything else’; more than 180,000 lose power
By jaimie ding, Christopher Weber and JULIE WATSON
A plate reading "LOLOCT7" flagged by activist group StopAntisemitism in Los Angeles, December 13, 2024. (via X)
December 13, 2024, 10:36 pm
California apologizes for allowing ‘LOLOCT7’ license plate mocking Hamas onslaught
Apology issued after activist group posts image of plate on Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles; DMV says incident ‘unacceptable and disturbing’
By AFP
A volunteer helps cut "I Voted" stickers at the Boyle Heights Senior Center on November 4, 2024, in Los Angeles, the day before the US presidential election. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
November 6, 2024, 1:41 am
In this Jewish neighborhood of LA, the US presidential race is all about Israel
Residents of Pico-Robertson, a Jewish enclave with split-down-the-middle politics, say it’s a ‘tough year for Jews to decide’ how to vote amid war in Israel and rising antisemitism
By jacob gurvis
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
October 24, 2024, 8:36 am
Task force says UCLA let antisemitism fester amid pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests
Report says Jewish and Israeli students, faculty and staff were assaulted and threatened; panel says administrators should have taken more action against campus rules violations
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israeli actor Ido Samuel wears a yellow pin in solidarity with hostages held in Gaza as he attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP)
September 16, 2024, 2:07 pm
Emmys see ‘Shogun’ break records, as well as some minor Gaza war gestures
Israeli actor Ido Samuel wears yellow pin in honor of hostages, while another actor wears an Artists4Ceasefire brooch; small anti-Israel protest causes no disruptions
By ToI Staff and AFP
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