Los Angeles

October 7 survivors attend Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, share testimonies

The delegation included musicians significantly impacted by the October 7 attacks including Gaza envelope residents, injured soldiers, survivors of the Nova Festival, and relatives of hostages.

Los Angeles philanthropists raise $12 million for United Hatzalah

According to the organization, it treated over 4,000 wounded in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, both soldiers and civilians.  

Noa Tishby, Yoseph Haddad slam celebrities wearing ceasefire pins at Oscars

Israeli advocates, Noa Tishby and Yoseph Haddad highlight the anti-Israeli symbolism of Artists4Ceasefire's red pin worn during Sunday's Oscars event.

How Israeli hostages in Gaza wound up on display outside an Academy Awards afterparty

While Hollywood attends the Academy Awards and afterparties, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum have worked to display videos featuring their loved ones to advocate for their release.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
11/03/2024

Google Approved for Autonomous Taxi Service in Los Angeles

Waymo's upcoming driverless taxi service approval in Los Angeles faces local safety protests, following a recent recall after an accident.

American Jewish University completes deal to sell its Los Angeles campus to nearby Jewish school

The sale delivers to Milken more classroom space, but also a football field and more spaces to hold large gatherings. 

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
22/02/2024

World's oldest Jew dies at 114 in US

Berg is survived by her two sons, Robert Joel Berg and Dr. Anal Paul Berg, and her one grandchild, Belinda Berg. 

Sea of Israeli, international flags commemorate October 7 victims in California

The display includes 1,400 flags from over 30 different countries arranged throughout the vast expanse of grass, with each flag representing a victim of the October 7 massacre. 

Ruth Seymour, public radio pioneer devoted to Jewish culture, dies at 88

Ruth Seymour will also be remembered as a trailblazer in public radio’s embrace of digital platforms.

By JON KALISH/JTA
27/12/2023

Prominent LA synagogue relocates Shabbat services due to planned pro-Palestinian protest

Temple Beth Am is not the first synagogue to have its Shabbat services disrupted by pro-Palestinian protests.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
23/12/2023
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