Los Angeles

UCLA, student president distance themselves from student gov't that condemned former Gaza hostage

USAC had argued that the Nazarian Center's sponsorship of the April 14 event reflected a disregard for Palestinian life and made the university complicit in amplifying one sided narratives.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A man walks through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, US, August 11, 2025.
Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.

LAX authorities arrest Iranian national attempting to traffic arms to Sudan for Islamic regime

Shamim Mafi, 44, was arrested at LAX for attempting to smuggle drones, bombs, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan on behalf of Iran.

|ByJAMES GENN
Drones can cause significant disruptions in urban areas

Israeli drone‑detection start-up scores major US commercial breakthrough

Tondo Smart, founded by IDF Unit 8200 graduates, successfully commercialized Israeli defense-derived technology with a system that efficiently detects and manages low-altitude airspaces.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Mexico vows stricter action after 14th Mexican death in US migration detention

Jose Guadalupe Ramos, who was being held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, was found unconscious and unresponsive in his bunk by security staff, ICE said in a press release.

|ByREUTERS

LA Jews are all mourners now, experiencing both grief and hope - opinion

The lessons of this period will last a lifetime. Through our prayers, through the fires, through the peril, through the joys, through the tears - hope will return.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByRABBI NICOLE GUZIK
Rabbi Nicole Guzik, center, with her husband Rabbi Erez Sherman and daughter Annie before Annie's bat mitzvah in January 2025.

A chill in the air at Sundance

An exclusive dispatch for the Post from the famed indie film festival.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByLAURI DONAHUE
PRO-ISRAEL demonstrators on Main Street in Park City.

Repair the World mobilizes Jewish volunteers for Los Angeles wildfire relief

“As the devastation caused by wildfires continues to unfold...now is the time to live our Jewish values and take action to support those in need,” said the director of Repair the World in LA

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025.

Grapevine January 25, 2025: Organizational fever

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

JANUARY 26, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: WIZO stalwarts Esther Mor, Anat Vidor, and Anita Friedman.

Israel sends firefighting and rescue experts to aid US with LA fire

"The special relationship between America and Israel on display!" The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans said on X Saturday.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
An air tanker drops fire retardant at the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from Woodland Hills, neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025.

Trump announces sweeping first-day executive orders and record declassifications

Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025.

Lev Echad sends aid delegation to Los Angeles wildfire zones

The delegation consists of members with experience in emergency response to disasters.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByYUVAL BAGNO
The Lev Echad delegation leaves for Los Angeles to provide aid to the areas affected by the wildfires. January 14, 2025.

‘Just things’ - like what my LA neighbors lost - are what makes houses into Jewish homes - opinion

Every home taken by fires, no matter the family’s cultural background, contained a lifetime of memories and artifacts.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByRACHEL STEINHARDT/JTA
Hanukka

Los Angeles wildfires claim 14 lives as containment efforts struggle

Private forecaster AccuWeather estimated the damage and economic loss at $135 billion to $150 billion, portending soaring homeowners' insurance costs.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByREUTERS
A view shows the remains of homes burned by the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US January 12, 2025.

Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice - opinion

How should we prioritize when everything feels so uncertain, so urgent?

JANUARY 12, 2025ByRABBI PAUL KIPNES / JTA
A firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025.