Murder-suicide by despondent senior reported in Sherman Oaks

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 25, 2013

Boston bomb suspect spotted on video, no arrest made

Published on April 17, 2013

Investigators believe they have spotted a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, but no arrest had yet been made.

Reports that Allen Iverson will play for Maccabi Haifa are false

Published on October 5, 2012

Reports that retired NBA star Allen Iverson will play for Israel's Maccabi Haifa basketball team in two upcoming exhibition games against NBA teams are false, a Maccabi representative told JTA.

Jordan: Reports of attack on Jews in Al Karak are false

Published on June 11, 2012

A Jordanian official said that reports in the Arab media of an alleged attack against a group of kipah-clad tourists in the town of Al Karak were false.

Reports highlight Jewish issues in Poland, Hungary

Published on September 15, 2011

Reports released by a Jewish think tank in London highlighted the need for the reform of Jewish infrastructure in Hungary and support for Orthodox and non-Orthodox alternatives in Poland.

If your gut tells you something seems suspicious, report it

By Ryan Torok
Published on September 14, 2011

On Aug. 30, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) held its annual security meeting at its Los Angeles headquarters to advise local Jewish leaders on possible threats facing the community in advance of the High Holy Days.

Goldstone committee members stand by report

Published on April 14, 2011

Three members of the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza war say they stand by the report. Calls to retract the Goldstone report disregard the rights of the victims, the international law experts said in a statement published Thursday in the British newspaper the Guardian.

Goldstone barred from grandson’s bar mitzvah

Published on April 15, 2010

South African judge Richard Goldstone is being barred from attending his grandson’s bar mitzvah.

Briefs: ADL helped Feds in skinhead Obama plot, FBI report says hate crimes down

Published on October 30, 2008

The Anti-Defamation League assisted in the investigation into white supremacists arrested in an alleged plot to assassinate Barack Obama

Mayor: Building inspectors need better training, increased sensitivity -- and no more Yom Kippur showdowns

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 24, 2008

Korobkin, the Yavneh spiritual leader, said he was very pleased with the mayor's recommendations and that the fault for last year's incident lay mainly in the way DBS was structured, as well as a certain lack of sensitivity.

Under-40s reshape Jewish engagement, report finds

By Sue Fishkoff
Published on June 25, 2008

A new report lends muscle to certain aspects of the phenomenon, hinted at by Katznelson: Young Jews' desire to be with other young Jews and their interest in creating their own Jewish experiences rather than signing up for long-standing programs.

Jewish Poor Fear Stigma of Poverty

By Marc Ballon
Published on November 25, 2004

A recent report by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles found that nearly one in five local Jews, or 104,000 out of 520,000, earns less than $25,000 a year, with 7 percent living beneath the poverty line. Los Angeles' high cost of living makes it especially difficult on poor Jews, who often go without health insurance and are reluctant to ask for assistance.

Study Points to Big Church-State Shift

By James D. Besser
Published on August 26, 2004

A new study reveals that the Bush administration is succeeding beyond the most optimistic projections of supporters -- and the most pessimistic fears of critics -- in funneling government social service dollars to religious groups, despite the refusal of Congress to pass most of its faith-based initiative.

Last week the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy issued an exhaustive report indicated that religious groups "are now involved in government-encouraged activities ranging from building strip malls for economic improvement to promoting child car seats."

Santa Monica Tries to Tread Lightly

By Idan Ivri
Published on August 5, 2004

How many trees does it take to absorb the emissions from your car's commute? How much land does it take to feed and raise the beef you eat for dinner? How much space on earth does your trash take up?

The city of Santa Monica has taken up the task of answering those questions in "Santa Monica's Ecological Footprint, 1990-2000," released in March. The report measures the amount of land used to produce everyday products and services like electricity, transportation, garbage disposal and housing. That land use is called the ecological footprint, and it can be measured individually or citywide.

Sept. 11 Report: Israel Was a Target

By Matthew E. Berger
Published on July 29, 2004

The report shows that American intelligence agencies received signals that Al Qaeda was looking to attack Israel or U.S. Jewish sites in the months before the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

It also shows that several of the hijackers, as well as Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, were motivated in part by hatred of Israel and anger over the support it receives from the United States.

Group Releases E.U. Anti-Semitism Study

By Toby Axelrod
Published on December 4, 2003

In an act of defiance against the European Union, the main Jewish body in Europe has released an unpublished report that found rising anti-Semitism among Muslims in Europe.

Main Findings in Suppressed Report

By Toby Axelrod
Published on December 4, 2003

The study that the European Union's Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia commissioned was prompted by a wave of anti-Semitic incidents in Europe that intensified in the spring of 2002. The report was suppressed, allegedly to avoid offending Europe's large Muslim communities. The European Jewish Congress obtained a copy of the report and released it Monday.

Turbulence Grows in Weinberg Case

By Julie G Fax
Published on July 17, 2003

Rabbi Matis Weinberg has been a controversial figure in education for decades. The son and grandson of two successive rosh yeshivas of Ner Israel in Baltimore, a preeminent Orthodox seminary, Weinberg started Kerem Yeshiva in the mid-1970s in Santa Clarita, when he was 29.

Community Briefs

Published on June 19, 2003

Community Briefs

Don’t Circle the Wagons

By David A. Lehrer
Published on July 4, 2002

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) just issued a report headlined, "Anti-Semitism on the Rise," announcing that "a strong undercurrent of Jewish hatred persists in America."

Y Troubles

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 22, 2001

YMCA leaders in Los Angeles strongly denounced a report by an international YMCA affiliate in Geneva, which accuses Israel of using "massive force against unarmed protesters and completely innocent people" and urges that "the YMCA take the side of the oppressed Palestinian people."

Junk Mail

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 14, 2000

There is no Editor of cyberspace, and that's too bad. The latest e-mail craze to spread like the Melissa virus through the cc: box of various e-mails is the report of a man named Joseph Farah.

In the Center of Controversy

Published on September 21, 2000

Since 1954, the Westside Jewish Community Center (WJCC) has served as a destination for neighborhood Jews. Near the intersection of Olympic and San Vicente boulevards with Fairfax Avenue, the venerable institution - a branch of the Jewish Com-munity Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) and the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, which is a national beneficiary agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles - offers an array of educational and recreational outlets, including a preschool, a senior center and physical fitness facilities. Centrally located near the Fairfax district, the WJCC is also central to local Jewish history, the haimish cultural nexus where young and old alike can learn about their heritage and from one another, passing on tradition and deepening community ties.

Washington Report

By James D
Published on January 6, 2000

Washington Report

ADL reports on Hate Group

By James D
Published on September 24, 1998

Hate groups have been out of the news in recent months, but that doesn't mean they are not exploiting recent events--including the tumult on the stock market and the Monica Lewinsky scandal--to expand their base.