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The pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was erected after the Oct. 7. 2023 attacks in Israel. (Jacob Gurvis)
February 25, 2026, 10:30 am
Trump files lawsuit against LA university, saying it failed to protect Jewish employees
The lawsuit, filed on the day of Trump’s State of the Union address, follows years of federal scrutiny and earlier campus legal battles
By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA)
El Al plane is seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)
February 19, 2026, 12:54 pm
‘Free Palestine’ stickers force El Al to fly without 140 passengers’ bags
Security checks triggered by political stickers on luggage caused a two-hour delay on LA-Tel Aviv flight
By Annabel Sinclair
Andrew Garfield at Treblinka honouring his aunts
April 23, 2025, 1:28 am
Andrew Garfield and the Holocaust films he never knew were part of his life
In a deeply moving episode of Who Do You Think You Are? the Oscar-nominated actor traces his paternal line from Poland to Los Angeles
By Brigit Grant
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025. Pic: via JTA
January 10, 2025, 11:20 am
Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires widen
Among the thousands of people who have lost their homes are Jewish celebrities including  Billy Crystal, Adam Brody and Eugene Levy and at least one area rabbi
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
June 25, 2024, 7:17 pm
Jews spat at and punched in sickening scenes outside LA shul
President Joe Biden said: “Intimidating Jewish congregants is dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American."
By Francine Wolfisz
Kessler died from a blunt force head injury and it was homicide, according to the sheriff’s department
November 7, 2023, 8:49 am
Jewish man dies after confrontation at California Israel-Palestine protests
Death of Paul Kessler, 69, being treated as homicide after he fell backwards and hit his head on the ground
By Candice Krieger
There has been a surge in antisemitic incidents across the United States, including an attack in Los Angeles
May 25, 2021, 9:40 am
Biden condemns ‘despicable’ surge in US antisemitic attacks
The president’s remarks come after incidents of violent assault in Los Angeles and arson in New York in response to events in Gaza
By Michael Daventry
Well wishers lined the streets to wish Marte happy 100th!
April 22, 2020, 10:39 am
Spy who survived the Shoah marks 100th birthday with socially distanced parade
Marthe Cohn, a French-Jewish activist who went behind enemy lines, sat in her driveway while cars drove past wishing her well
By JTA
Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzchak Rabin
September 27, 2019, 2:40 pm
Map hand-drawn by Yitzhak Rabin during Oslo period up for auction
Bidding on the map, drawn on stationary from the Sheraton Jerusalem Plaza Hotel, is set to start at £20,000
By JTA
Rabbi Schiff with Leslie Kleinman
September 26, 2019, 12:50 pm
Charity help for childless couples inspired by Shoah survivor’s story
JRoots raised the money in honour of Holocaust survivor Leslie Kleinman for his 90th birthday, after he told visitors to Auschwitz how he survived but his seven siblings did not.
By Jewish News Reporter
Kapparot ritual on the eve of Yom Kippur
August 5, 2019, 1:01 pm
Animal rights group sues Jewish centre over Yom Kippur chicken-waving ritual
Lawsuit filed against Woodland Hills Hebrew Discovery Centre by the Animal Protection and Rescue League over controversial kapparot custom
By Jenni Frazer
Still from the film With Heartfelt Gratitude for the Painless Treatment
April 5, 2019, 3:28 pm
Filmmaker captures her Jewish family’s haunted memories of LA, Cairo and Berlin
Anya Lewin spoke to Jewish News about her trilogy of films screened at the John Hansard Gallery
By Mathilde Frot
Physicist Albert Einstein
April 1, 2019, 8:20 pm
Einstein letter calling for Jewish solidarity in 1939 sells for over £102,000
World-famous scientist penned urgent note on eve of the Shoah saying 'We have no other means of self-defence than our solidarity'
By JTA
Anti Defamation League Los Angeles / Twitter
February 28, 2019, 11:47 am
LA mayor calls mural of Grim Reaper with Stars of David ‘shameful antisemitism’
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office on Tuesday called it a “shameful act of antisemitism,” the Los Angeles Times reported.
By JTA
Gerard Butler posted this image on Twitter showing the devastation at his home following the wildfires
November 19, 2018, 3:09 pm
Gerard Butler gets abuse for wildfire tweet after attending pro-Israel event
Scottish-born entertainer was set upon by pro-Palestine activists online after posting a picture of his home destroyed in California wildfires
By Francine Wolfisz
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