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One million US dollars in federal grants awarded to California Jewish security initiative

Congressman Brad Sherman had requested $1,400,000 for the program from the House Committee on Appropriations last May, for the 2026 fiscal year.

The US Capitol building dome is seen through spring flowers on March 30, 2026, in Washington, DC.
Elena Colomba draws a Star of David at a Thousand Oaks, California, street corner where a Jewish pro-Israel protester, Paul Kessler, was killed during an altercation, Nov. 7, 2023.

Jewish leaders lament ‘woefully inadequate’ sentence of California man who killed Jewish activist

Adas Torah synagogue, near which the assault was perpetrated.

Attack on Jewish man outside Los Angeles synagogue investigated as hate crime

Matan Koch speaks at Ikar, his Los Angeles synagogue, on Disability Shabbat, Oct. 18, 2025.

Matan Koch, disability advocate who urged Jewish communities to ‘let everyone in,’ dies at 44


Young Israeli woman suspected of burglarizing homes in Los Angeles

Adva Lavie, 27, is suspected of robbing older men's homes after posing as a companion on social media.

Sheriff's notice of suspect Adva Lavie

WATCH: Helicopter crashes on LA's Huntington beach, at least five hospitalized

Five people were hospitalized after a helicopter crashed near Huntington Beach in Los Angeles on Saturday, authorities confirmed.

An aerial view of Huntington beach, Los Angeles; illustrative.

Deputy mayor faked bomb threat related to Israel at Los Angeles city hall, feds say

Brian K. Williams, then deputy-mayor of public safety for Los Angeles, claimed he had been struggling with his mental health before making the threat.

The former Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety has been sentenced in connection with a fake bomb threat, news outlets reported.

LAPD increases patrols around synagogues starting Rosh Hashanah, during Holy Days

The High Holy Days begin with Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year - and continue through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which ends at nightfall October 2.

LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024

Rosh Hashanah candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

See Rosh Hashanah times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Yuval Raphael receives award at United Hatzalah gala, presented by Gal Gadot

The event brought together the Los Angeles pro-Israel philanthropic community to raise funds for medical supplies and to train volunteers for United Hatzalah.

(Left to right) Business leaders Sunny Sassoon and Rick Caruso, who chaired the United Hatzalah gala, with Gal Gadot, honoree Yuval Raphael, United Hatzalah founder and president Eli Beer and United Hatzalah chairperson Mark Gerson.

At Emmys, Hollywood stars display pro-Israel, pro-Palestine messages

Jewish actress Hannah Einbinder, upon winning an Emmy for her show Hacks, said, "Free Palestine," upon exiting the stage.

Javier Bardem wears a keffiyeh as he poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, September 14, 2025.

Pro-Palestinian crowd in California beats hostage’s cousin for speaking Hebrew

Ariel Marciano, cousin of slain Gaza hostage Guy Illouz, was assaulted, pepper-sprayed, and threatened at Santa Monica Pier for speaking Hebrew.

A Santa Monica Police Department patrol car driving along the Santa Monica Pier, California, July 29, 2025; illustrative.

LA Jewish community boycotts high holiday service at Qatari hotel after Hamas strikes

The Maybourne Hotel was set to host high holiday services for the Beverly Hills community, but LA rabbi Pini Dunner has urged the event's cancellation due to the owners' ties to Hamas.

Rabbi Pini Dunner's protests against Qatar

'Never again can't only mean never again for Jews': Holocaust Museum LA retracts social media post

The museum said the post was "easily open to misinterpretation by some as a political statement reflecting the ongoing situation in the Middle East. That was not our intent.”

A protester (R) holds a placard reading "Never again is now, Free Palestine" during a demonstration in support of Palestinians on Dam Square, in Amsterdam, on November 2, 2024.