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

Editors Notes: Our synagogues must be protected

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

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

By Jacob Gurvis/Asaf Elia-Shalev/JTA

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.

Political pawns? The controversy at Adas Torah synagogue

By YISRAEL MEDAD

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.

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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 the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024.

LA Synagogue riots show how US doesn't take anti-Israel threats seriously

By MICHAEL STARR

Pro-Palestine supporters, protesting against violence in the Gaza strip, march on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California July 20, 2014.

Pro-Palestinian protesters beat Jews outside of LA synagogue

By MICHAEL STARR , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An aerial view of American Jewish University's Sunny & Isadore Familian Campus in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.

American Jewish University says investigation found no systemic sexism or homophobia at seminary

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Kevin Pillar celebrating in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Yankees, May 28, 2024, in Anaheim, CA.

MLB veteran Kevin Pillar enjoys his place as a Jewish baseball star

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA

THE NEW ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital’ exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

LA Academy Museum revises exhibit on Jews in Hollywood following criticism

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA

10th Anniversary Genesis Prize Laureate Barbra Streisand receives a glass sculpture of a shofar from Genesis Prize Foundation co-founder Stan Polovets.

Genesis Prize marks tenth anniversary by honoring Barbra Streisand

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The new "Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital" exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

LA’s Academy Museum initially excluded Hollywood’s Jewish origins, a new exhibit fixes that

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA

Los Angeles Police Department police car.

Suspect in LA shootings of Jewish men in 2023 will plead guilty

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA

Law enforcement officers carry a protester at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during a pro-Palestinian protest, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 2, 2024.

As police clear encampments at UCLA, Jewish students say pro-Israel violence undercuts them

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA