California

License plate seemingly mocking October 7 recalled by DMV

A California license plate reading 'LOLOCT7' - meant to honor a Filipino grandfather - was recalled after being misinterpreted as laughing at the October 7 massacre.

Five-year-old victim of California school shooting for Gaza may lose use of legs, family says

Glenn Litton shot two kindergarteners earlier this month in an attack he claims was revenge for the Gaza "genocide." His 5-year-old victim may lose complete use of his legs, his family said.

American-Israeli wounded in California vehicular attack by Palestinian-Iranian driver

Roy Gross, 28, has undergone surgery to treat the wounds he sustained during the attack and is expected to need further surgeries.

Adam Schiff is sworn into Senate on edition of Maimonides’ Jewish legal code printed in 1490

Schiff, said the edition was “a monumental legal code and one of the most organized, comprehensive, and influential works of Jewish law.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
10/12/2024

Two California boys shot at Christian school in revenge for Gaza 'genocide'

Roman Mendez, 6, and Elias Wolford, 5, were in critical but stable condition following the attack on the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo by gunman Glenn Litton. 

UCLA student culture group accused of hiring discrimination against Jews

A hearing will be held next Tuesday following the acceptance of a petition this Tuesday of a petition outlining allegations of discriminatory anti-Jewish hiring policies and practices.

Rare 1870 Carson City $20 gold coin sells for $1.44M at California auction

Only 3,789 of these $20 Double Eagle coins were produced, and experts estimate that just 40 to 50 of these rare coins still exist.

Two “doomsday fish” spotted on California beaches in less than three months

The proximity of these strandings has reignited discussions about the oarfish's mythical reputation as a predictor of natural disasters.

California neo-Nazi-affiliate receives life sentence for murder of Jewish student

Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 27, was charged to life without parole for the murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein.

Daniel Lurie, Jewish political newbie and Levi Strauss fortune heir, wins San Francisco mayoralty

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss clothing empire who has never before held political office, bested incumbent London Breed in this week’s elections.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
09/11/2024
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