Report: Anti-Semitic Crimes Rose in California in 2019

LOS ANGELES — Anti-Semitic hate crimes in California rose nearly 12% in 2019, including a fatal shooting at a Southern California synagogue, even as hate crimes overall declined statewide by 4.8%, according to a state report released Wednesday. Hate crimes ...

Rabbi Recounts First Moments of Poway Synagogue Attack

POWAY — The rabbi who led a service on the last day of Passover suffered a gunshot wound to his hands and two others endured shrapnel wounds as political, civic and religious leaders across the country struggled to make sense of another fatal attack on a house...

FBI Assists Fresno Police in Synagogue Vandalism

While Fresno police say they have no suspects in the vandalism at Temple Beth Israel, the FBI is assisting in analyzing surveillance video. Rabbi Rick Winer reported that someone removed the word “Israel” fr...