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LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center

Real estate investor Alon Abady donates a $100M office tower to Chabad, setting the stage for the creation of a massive Jewish center in the heart of Los Angeles.

The 16-story building at 9911 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles that Chabad plans to convert into the Chabad Campus for Jewish Life after a $100 million gift from real estate investor Alon Abady.
Police cordon off a U-Haul rental truck after it was driven into a crowd which had gathered to show support for Iranian protesters, in the Westwood suburb of Los Angeles, California, US, January 11, 2026

U-Haul truck plows into crowd of anti-regime Iranian protesters in LA

PUKA NACUA #12 of the Los Angeles Rams during warm up before the NFL 2025 game against the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium on December 14, 2025 in Inglewood, California.

NFL's Puka Nacua apologizes after performing antisemitic dance on stream, claims ignorance

Clouds pass the Hollywood sign during a “winter storm” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 14, 2025.

FBI foils 'terror plot' targeting Los Angeles from pro-Palestinian group, US attorney general says


Los Angeles screening of 'Screams Before Silence' captivates local Jewish community

“I am the live testimony standing before you, before the world speaking for [the victims who no longer can,” one ZAKA first responder said at the event.

Screams before Silence (28/4/2024)

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Pro-Palestinian groups sued over demonstration outside LA synagogue

The lawsuit alleges that Helmann saw masked demonstrators walking house to house, looking for Jewish doorposts before taking photos of the homes and cars associated with them.

 Police officers stand guard, on the day a pro-Palestinian activists' set up an encampment, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 23, 2024.

The American Jewish community is under collective attack, its time to fight back - opinion

The time is now to show the world that the harassment, intimidation, and physical attacks against our Jewish community cannot be tolerated or normalized.

 THE WRITER addresses a news conference last Monday, the day after the attack, as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (front row, second from right) looks on.

Editors Notes: Our synagogues must be protected - comment

We must stand united, resolute, and unwavering in our commitment to protecting Jewish communities and upholding the values of tolerance and human dignity.

 A view of the Derbent Synagogue following an arson and gunfire attack, in the region of Dagestan, Russia, earlier this week.

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'That's a pogrom': CNN's Van Jones slams violent pro-Palestinian LA protest

"You don't bum-rush a Jewish neighborhood and run up on a synagogue. That's not protesting a policy that's protesting a people," Jones said.

 The Dream Corps President & Co-Founder and CNN Host Van Jones speaks onstage at the EMA IMPACT Summit at Montage Beverly Hills on May 21, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

LAPD admits it was unprepared for Sunday’s violent protest outside LA synagogue

The LAPD had deployed more than a dozen officers in anticipation of the protest, the department called for backup once those initial officers were overwhelmed.

 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024.

Political pawns? The controversy at Adas Torah synagogue - opinion

Amid protests in Los Angeles, tensions flare at Adas Torah synagogue as IfNotNow-LA criticizes the use of Jewish sacred spaces for political purposes.

 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.

Joe Biden: Adas Torah pro-Palestinian riot 'antisemitic' and 'un-American'

California Governor and Mayor of Los Angeles make their officials statements on the riot.

 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024.