This is the Forward’s coverage of wildfires and their impact on American Jews.
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Fast Forward Pacific Palisades Jews, displaced by fire, reopen their synagogue as part of returning home
Sixteen months after fires ravaged the Los Angeles neighborhood, Kehillat Israel is open again
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Fast Forward This California synagogue was just vandalized with anti-Zionist graffiti, one year after being destroyed by wildfire
The synagogue’s rabbi, the Anti-Defamation League, and local sheriff’s department have decried the vandalism as antisemitic
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News ‘From a shtetl to a diaspora’: After the fire, a Palisades synagogue forges through a year in exile
One year after the Palisades fire, Kehillat Israel's congregants — and its rabbis — await their return home
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News She helped rescue the Torahs from their burning synagogue. A year later, the congregation is thriving.
One year after a wildfire destroyed its building, the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center is recovering without losing members — or momentum
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News At Chabad Hanukkah party in California, hours after Bondi Beach massacre, joy defied grief’s shadow
Many attended who were still displaced by January's fire, and some remain unsure whether they will rebuild
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Looking Forward A handcrafted Torah ark perished in the L.A. wildfires. My dad’s was seeking a new home.
A family treasure will accompany Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center on their travels
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Fast Forward The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amplified claims that the fires were due to arson, an accusation the fire department downplayed
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Fast Forward The LA fires destroyed countless Jewish heirlooms. A national Judaica drive aims to create new ones.
Multiple efforts to help Jewish fire victims started independently. Now the volunteers are working together.
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Opinion Mamdani has made ample efforts for Jews. How come no one is telling that story?
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News Nearly half of young U.S. Jews want to replace Israel with binational state, poll finds
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Film & TV Woody Allen’s biggest fans were easy marks for a fake monologue about antisemitism
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News Floyd Mayweather showered cash on Jewish causes — and now he’s suing their ‘Robin Hood’ alleging $175 million got diverted
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Fast Forward NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani missed the Israel Day Parade. Many who went didn’t miss him.
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Fast Forward NY Democratic stalwarts show support for Israel even as Mamdani skips parade
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Fast Forward For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star
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Fast Forward London police are ‘reviewing’ video of Helen Mirren being called ‘an evil Zionist’