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'Cultural act of resistance': US's first ever Palestinian bookstore opens in Los Angeles

Watermelon Books LA opened in the Holy Ground community gathering space and holds about 1,000 books on art, food, poetry, history, fiction, and political books about Palestine.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
WATERMELON BOOKS, the new Palestinian book store open in Los Angeles.
Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets and Team USA Stripes shoots against Deni Avdija #8 of the Toronto Raptors and Team World during the 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome on February 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California.

Israeli basketball star Deni Avdija makes history at the NBA All-Star Game

"It's a dream come true," Avdija said before the tournament, holding his Team World uniform with the Israeli flag and his number 8. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chappell Roan poses at the red carpet during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 1, 2026.

Chappell Roan drops representation over Epstein connections

LA28 no longer represents Chappel Roan, who dropped the agency after revelations of a relationship between the Olympics Chief and Ghislaine Maxwell.

|ByREUTERS
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer recruits from class 8-25 stand at attention during their graduation ceremony at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Los Angeles, California on February 6, 2026.

LAPD sent officers to train in Israel, review into foreign training activities reveals

The training costs totaled $87,000, with the revelation of the Israel trips prompting further investigation into LAPD foreign training initiatives.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

How Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein shaped basketball as we know it today

A new biography highlights Jewish sports pioneer Abe Saperstein, founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, and his influence on basketball's global rise, including introducing the three-point shot.

OCTOBER 3, 2024ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
American exhibition basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters with their manager Abe Saperstein (1902 - 1966) during a match against the Boston Whirlwinds at the Empire Pool in Wembley, London, UK, May 1951.

Man who shot two Jewish men in LA sentenced to 35 years in prison

Jaime Tran pled guilty to the shooting of two Jewish men in Los Angeles in February, 2023.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A parked car belonging to the LAPD.

Investigation clears Ziegler rabbinical school deans of ethics code allegations

The investigation arose from allegations by former students at the rabbinical school that staff members fostered a toxic culture and showed favoritism toward male students. 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Shayna Dollinger, photographed on campus before the relocation of American Jewish University and its Ziegler rabbinical school.

Rabbanit Moria Panker Captivates American Jewry

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024ByMARK FISH

Mezuzah stripped from door in LA synagogue's 3rd defacement in recent months - exclusive

Kahal Ahavas Yisroel was vandalized in August, July, and May, with the most recent incident seeing defacement of a container of religious text traditionally fastened on door frames.

AUGUST 25, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Damage to the Kahal Ahavas Yisroel synagogue in Los Angeles after an August 23 vandalism incident.

'6:29' Nova memorial to be featured at Burning Man

As the first anniversary of October 7 approaches, a tribute dedicated to those who lost their lives at the Nova festival will be hosted at Burning Man this Saturday, Nova community announced.

AUGUST 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nova Heaven exhibit at Burning Man 2024

Exhibit, memorial in LA re-creates terror attack at Nova music festival

The Nova exhibition opens to the public Saturday. The privately funded exhibit is selling tickets for $8, $18, $36, $72 or $180; all proceeds go toward the Tribe of Nova Foundation.

AUGUST 16, 2024BySTACY PERMAN/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nova exhibit and memorial opens in Los Angeles, August 19, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protesters block 405 freeway in West Los Angeles, nine arrested

At the demonstration, If Not Now members held signs that stated, "Jews reject AIPAC, arms embargo now," referring to the pro-Israel political lobbying organization. 

AUGUST 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of an entrance to a campaign Fundraiser for Joe Biden on June 15, 2024 in downtown Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles synagogue vandalized again: Windows shattered in latest attack

A Los Angeles synagogue faced a second act of vandalism last Thursday, just two months after a previous attack.

AUGUST 1, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
The entrance to Kahal Ahavas Yisroel, an Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles, after it was vandalized on July 25. The glass panels have since been boarded up.

Lawsuit hits protest groups, funder over Pico-Robertson synagogue riots

StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice files a federal lawsuit against Code Pink, PYM, and WESPAC for blocking worshippers and inciting violence at an LA synagogue.

JULY 28, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with counter-protesters, near Adas Torah synagogue in Pico-Robertson neighborhood, California, U.S., June 23, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video.