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San Diego Rabbi Assaulted

Aaron Bandler — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 20:18:12 +0000

The attack took place at a 7-Eleven close to the Chabad House at San Diego State University at around 10 a.m.

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Antisemitic Hate Crime Events Rose 24.3% in CA in 2022, Report Says

Aaron Bandler — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:38:47 +0000

The total number of antisemitic hate crimes in 2022 in California was 189; the year before it was 151

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Two LA Lawyers Resign from Firm Over Offensive Emails

Aaron Bandler — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:26:11 +0000

Two Los Angeles lawyers who recently formed a new firm have resigned from said firm after a series of offensive emails were exposed, including emails containing antisemitic content.

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JPAC Promotes “Ambitious” Policy Agenda at 2023 Capitol Summit

Aaron Bandler — Fri, 12 May 2023 22:17:34 +0000

JPAC Executive Director David Bocarsly told the more than 300 conference attendees that last year, JPAC succeeded in securing $140 million from the state budget toward their legislative priorities and helped pass 15 bills.

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Santa Ana School Board Passes Anti-Israel Ethnic Studies Courses

Aaron Bandler — Thu, 04 May 2023 17:56:06 +0000

The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Board of Education approved two ethnic studies courses that Jewish groups say contain anti-Israel bias.

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UCSB Student Senate Passes #EndJewHatred Day Resolution

Aaron Bandler — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:51:37 +0000

The UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) Student Senate passed a resolution on April 19 urging the university to proclaim April 29 as #EndJewHatred Day.

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Justice Comes to LA Brothers Motty and Sassi Mizrahi Who Defrauded LA and Israeli Investors

Ayala Or-El — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:40:32 +0000

According to court documents, between November 2012 and until their arrest on March 2019, Motty and Sassi Mizrahi received millions of dollars from investors in the Israeli community.

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LA Jewish Schools, Parents File Lawsuit Against CA, LAUSD Over Exclusion from Special Ed Funding

Aaron Bandler — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:33:09 +0000

Three sets of Los Angeles-based parents of students with special needs as well as two Los Angeles Jewish schools are suing the California Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) over being excluded from special education funding.

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UC Berkeley Student Senate Votes Against IHRA

Aaron Bandler — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:45:20 +0000

After a five-hour long discussion, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) Senate voted to indefinitely table the resolution by a vote of 13 in favor, four against and three abstentions.

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LA MASS SHOOTING: At Least 10 Dead, 10 Others Injured

Aaron Bandler — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:00:24 +0000

According to various media reports, the shooting occurred at around 10:22 pm nearby a Chinese Lunar New Year festival that was scheduled to happen for two days. The celebrations for January 22 were canceled following the shooting.

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