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LA Jewish community responds to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Oct. 29, 2018

The Jewish community in LA vows to take action in the wake of the worst attack on Jews in U.S. history. Eleven people were killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend. We talk with two rabbis here about how they’re moving forward.

From this Episode:

How do LA rabbis keep their synagogues secure but welcoming?

Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh killed 11 people and left six others injured. The Anti-Defamation League is calling it the deadliest...

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About a month ago, California lawmakers passed the nation’s toughest net neutrality law. The goal was to restore the Obama-era internet protections that the Federal...

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Mourning the Dodgers’ World Series loss

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9 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Adriana Cargill

A man prays outside the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2018. Photo credit: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

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