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LUIS ANDRES HENAO

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
A sign advertises Yeezy shoes made by Adidas at Kickclusive, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, New Jersey, October 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
August 3, 2023, 9:22 am
US Jews commend Adidas for donating surplus Yeezy sales to anti-hate groups
While not saying they’ll buy the shoes, community leaders say decision makes best of bad situation as firm tries to avoid massive losses following Kanye West antisemitism scandal
By TIFFANY STANLEY, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM
Men pray before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Doha, November 20, 2022. (AP Photo)
December 17, 2022, 11:27 pm
With World Cup, Qatar sees opportunity to offer visitors an introduction to Islam
Local mosques provide tours as booths at tourist sites hand out copies of Quran; officials hope tournament will give visitors a better understanding of the culture
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
This July 22, 2019, photo taken from video gives a 360-degree view of Ramadan prayers on the plateau of the Dome of the Rock, which can be seen in The Holy City, a virtual reality experience in the metaverse. (The Holy City VR via AP)
August 8, 2022, 3:06 am
From the Western Wall to Mecca: VR lets virtual pilgrims explore world’s holy sites
Users can tuck a prayer note into a crack of the Western Wall, join thousands of worshipers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque or circle around the Kaaba
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Crime scene tape surrounds Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
July 17, 2022, 9:29 pm
Amid increase in violence, US houses of worship bolster security measures
FBI hate crime statistics show that incidents in churches, synagogues, temples and mosques increased 34.8% between 2014 and 2018
By DEEPA BHARATH and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
A demonstrator holding a cross protests outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Washington DC, May 5, 2022. (AP/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 9, 2022, 8:38 am
Potential overturn of Roe v. Wade divides America’s faithful on abortion
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg argues draft ruling would outlaw procedure in cases where Judaism permits, and even requires it; national polls show most Americans support abortion access
By DEEPA BHARATH and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Two of 100 Holocaust survivors, Eva Evans (left) and Judith Bihaly (right) who participated in a video marking Yom HaShoah, Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 2022. (Greg Schneider/AP)
April 28, 2022, 8:49 am
Holocaust survivors issue Remembrance Day message against dangers of unchecked hate
Claims Conference initiative brings together 100 survivors to warn of need to remember Nazi atrocities amid rising antisemitism
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
An employee of Raskin's Fish Market, which specializes in kosher food, moves boxes of fish into the store in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
April 21, 2022, 8:41 pm
‘It just keeps going up’: Inflation drives up Passover food prices for US Jews
Grocery prices rise 10%, the most in 41 years, leaving some families struggling to pay for eggs, gefilte fish and matzah
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MAE ANDERSON
Yeshiva University's Ryan Turell (11) dribbles the ball down court while being defended by Johns Hopkins University's Carson James (21) and Lincoln Yeutter (25) in the first round of the NCAA's Division III basketball tournament, in Galloway Township, New Jersey, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
March 10, 2022, 7:32 pm
‘It’s about Jewish pride’: Yeshiva University basketball team ends unforgettable era
Past 4 seasons see Orthodox Jewish school go on 50-game streak, pick up No. 1 Division III ranking for 1st time, win 3 Skyline Conference champs and play in Division III tournament
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI
People march in solidarity from Foley Square over the Brooklyn Bridge, concluding their rally against antisemitism at Cadman Plaza, on December 5, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)
February 5, 2022, 10:29 pm
In wake of Whoopi Goldberg’s race comments, US Jewry reflects on identity in America
As actress serves suspension for her statements on Holocaust, a range of Jewish leaders note the complexity of describing how race fits into the overall Jewish experience
By David Crary, Peter Smith and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Jewish faithful pray at the Shul of Bal Harbour after members of the community were reported missing in the partial collapse of a 12-story beachfront condo, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
June 26, 2021, 2:28 am
Florida Jewish community prays for miracles after condo collapse
Local rabbi says ‘circumstances are very, very grim,’ adds that as bodies start being identified community can expect a very difficult week ahead
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, TERRY SPENCER and KELLI KENNEDY
Aranka Engel, 103, left, holds the hand of fellow Holocaust survivor Jean Kurz, 81, while watching Orthodox Jewish singer Yaakov Shwekey perform at a concert honoring them and dozens of other Holocaust survivors on Monday, June 14, 2021, at the Yeshivah of Flatbush theater at Joel Braverman High School in the Brooklyn borough of New York. It was the first large gathering for New York-area Holocaust survivors after more than a year of isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
June 15, 2021, 5:52 am
NY Holocaust survivors celebrated at concert after COVID isolation
For many, performance held at Yeshivah of Flatbush auditorium is 1st public interaction in months; ‘It’s extremely good for the soul, for the heart,’ says one Auschwitz survivor
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Illustrative: Pro-Israel demonstrators attend a rally denouncing antisemitism and antisemitic attacks, in lower Manhattan, New York on May 23, 2021. (Ed JONES / AFP)
May 25, 2021, 8:51 pm
US Jews wrestle with internal rifts exposed by Israel-Gaza fighting
As the IDF and Hamas traded airstrikes and rockets, some questioned support for Jewish state, opening up debate about boundaries of acceptable criticism of Israel
By MARIAM FAM and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Holocaust survivors Israel "Sasha" Eisenberg, left, and Ruth Brandspiegel are reunited on October 3, 2020, in East Brunswick, New Jersey for the first time in more than 70 years since their families left the Hallein Displaced Persons Camp in Austria. (Larry Brandspiegel via AP)
October 20, 2020, 4:23 pm
Holocaust survivors reunite 71 years later — thanks to Yom Kippur Zoom prayer
Ruth Brandspiegel heard the name of her childhood friend Sasha Eisenberg during New Jersey online service; days later, they met and recounted memories of their families’ friendship
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI
Rabbi Abraham Cooper (left) and Nick Cannon during a conversation on July 16, 2020, in Burbank, California. (Rabbi Abraham Cooper via AP)
July 18, 2020, 5:59 pm
Rabbi: Nick Cannon ‘genuinely concerned’ after apology for anti-Semitic remarks
Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Abraham Cooper says he’s confident singer will use social media presence to talk openly about mistakes, fight for social justice, reject messages of hate
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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