Synagogues and Jewish centers in Los Angeles remain on alert after a series of antisemitic incidents.
on the driveways of homes in San Marino and Pasadena during the start of Yom Kippur, prompting police to increase patrols temporarily in the affected neighborhoods.Freeway that read, “Kanye is right about the Jews” while making the Nazi salute to passing cars.
As a result of the comments, West was temporarily suspended from Instagram and Twitter, and companies severed their relationships with the rapper. West’s talent agencyWest’s standing as a music artist and fashion icon with a massive following on social media has raised concern among extremist experts and Jewish leaders about the influence it could have in sparking hateful incidents, and even attacks, against the community.
“We are grateful for the support of law enforcement organizations like the FBI and LAPD in protecting the Jewish community as we experience a tremendous increase in antisemitism not just in Los Angeles, but across the country,” Brooke Goldstein, executive director and founder of the Lawfare Project, which provides free legal help in civil rights cases involving the Jewish community, said in a statement. “As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, I never thought that I would feel unsafe in America.
Hate crimes in the city had risen 12% to 562 incidents so far this year when compared with last year, and 71% when compared with 2020, Moore noted at the event.“Hate crimes in Los Angeles, much as we’re seeing across the state and across the country, are at decades high,” Moore said.
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