Los Angeles

Anti-hate mural showcasing Jewish diversity goes up in LA neighborhood where antisemitic shootings took place

“The Common Thread” is the first in a series of installations in a campaign called “L.A. vs. Hate: Summer of Solidarity.”

A photo of LAPD headquarters, taken in 2017. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Man with ‘history of animus toward the Jewish community’ arrested in connection with 2 shootings outside Los Angeles synagogues

A statement Thursday morning from Los Angeles’ Jewish federation said that “at this time there is no indication that either incident is a hate crime.”

Los Angeles council member recorded making racist comments also discussed Jews disparagingly

“Judíos cut their deal with South L.A. They are gonna screw everybody else,” said L.A. City Council Member Nury Martinez in the leaked audio clip.

United States

Landmark survey of Jewish LA reveals an increasingly diverse and engaged community

United Teachers of Los Angeles 2019 strike

United States

Los Angeles teachers union votes to postpone Israel boycott motion indefinitely

United States

Hate crime charges filed in May fight with Jewish diners at LA restaurant

Food

Los Angeles loses a century-old Jewish deli as Greenblatt’s shutters permanently

Politics

Biden taps LA’s Jewish mayor Eric Garcetti to be US ambassador to India

United States

LA rabbis from across denominational spectrum urge congressional action on Uighurs

Politics

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti takes himself out of the running for Biden administration role

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