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President Biden has repeatedly stated that he decided to run for President after the events of Charlottesville in 2017, when Neo- Nazis spewing antisemitic slogans marched in the streets. Now, his administration has announced the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.

Social turmoil roiling Israel because of controversial judicial reform is causing angst among Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles leadership.

Is the two-state solution dead, Amir Tibon asked Tony Blair, referring to the uncertain prospects of peace between Israel and the Palestinians?

Alarmed by recent anti-Jewish attacks in Pico-Robertson, approximately 400 people attended a town hall focused on denouncing antisemitism and violence.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) took into custody on the evening of Feb. 16 a suspect believed responsible for the two shootings of two Jewish men in Pico-Robertson over the last two days, according to an update from the LAPD. The arrests came after the

Burt Bacharach, the prolific Oscar-winning composer whose long string of hits including "I Say A Little Prayer,'' "Walk On By'' and "What The World Needs Now Is Love'' made him one of the most enduring songwriters in pop history, has died at age 94, his

Los Angeles County health officials reported 1,625 new COVID-19 infections, while the number of people hospitalized with the virus ticked up slightly in its latest data.

Mayor Lili Bosse is not afraid to speak up, be it at a rally on the streets or from her seat presiding over the Beverly Hills City Council. She will soon be recognized by the Iranian Jewish Women's Organization as an outspoken voice against antisemitism

Search-and-rescue teams are searching for British actor Julian Sands, one of two hikers who went missing in the San Gabriel Mountains last weekend. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has been searching for Sands in the Mt. Baldy area since he was reported missing on

Lisa Marie Presley, the 54-year-old daughter of Elvis Presley, died on Jan. 12 at a hospital after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at her home in the Calabassas/Agoura Hills area. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, confirmed the death in a statement, saying, "It is with a