Picture of the Day! A Chanukah Rally in the 70’s

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A Chanukah Rally in early 1970’s. Special thanks to Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum for the picture.

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Car Service Hits Parked Car, Injures Passenger

Crown Heights, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Yungerman returning home after Shabbos was injured when the car service he took a ride in collided with a parked car. The incident took place around 1:00am on Lefferts Ave between New York Ave and Brooklyn Ave, the driver told police that he attempted to pass a car by crossing over the double yellow lines and somehow ended up hitting a minivan that was parked facing the opposite direction.

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Chabad of the Conejo to Break Ground on Historic New Campus in Agoura Hills

Occasion to be marked by Grand Community Festival on September 9th

A computer rendition of what the new Synagogue building will look like.

AGOURA HILLS, CA [CHI] — It began in 1979 in a small storefront and has since blossomed into a network of nine community centers spanning the Conejo Valley. From synagogues to schools, summer camps to teen clubs, the “Friendship Circle” to the nationally-recognized Conejo Jewish Academy; Chabad of the Conejo has been at the forefront of developing one of the most dynamic Jewish communities in the western United States.

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Hate Crime in Fairfax District Sparks Outrage

ABC7

LOS ANGELES, CA — L.A. Police stepped up their patrols in the Fairfax District Friday night after a pellet gun attack against two Jewish rabbinical students. City leaders are outraged over the hate crime.

Police say the shooting spree lasted through Thursday night into the early Friday morning. Two young men in a black Lexus were shooting at people randomly with a pellet gun but in the Fairfax District neighborhood they chose their targets specifically and now they stand accused of a hate crime.