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Jews in Los Angeles comprise approximately 17.5 percent of the city's population, and 7% of the county's population, making the Jewish community the largest in the world outside of New York City and Israel. As of 2015, over 700,000 Jews live in the County of Los Angeles, and 1.232 million Jews live in California overall.
Founded in 1862, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles. [4] [5] The congregation's main building, with a sanctuary topped by a large Byzantine Revival dome and decorated with interior murals, was designated as a City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument in 1973 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Oldest operating Episcopal church in Los Angeles; Cesar Chavez gave speeches in the church hall and La Raza was printed in the church basement. 64: Citrus Square Historic District: October 2, 2024 : Parts of both sides of Sycamore Avenue, Orange Drive, Mansfield Avenue, and Citrus Avenue, from 3rd Street to Clinton Street
On April 4, 1972, Selma Kay, Jerry Gordon, Jerry Small, and Bob Zalkin were the only people who came to a weekly Wednesday night meeting at Los Angeles's Metropolitan Community Church. [7] [8] They were all Jewish, and Selma asked, "Why don't we form a temple with an outreach to the gay Jews?" [7] The others agreed, and Rev. Troy Perry offered ...
Rabbi Zeldin was raised in New York City, the son of an Orthodox rabbi. [4] Ordained at the Reform movement's Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1946, he came to Los Angeles in 1953 as western regional director for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) and as dean of the College of Jewish Studies in Los Angeles, a UAHC program that was absorbed into Hebrew Union College in 1954.
The church was affiliated with the Los Angeles Association of Congregational Christian Churches beginning in 1942, [5] and joined the United Church of Christ denomination in 1967. [13] In 1986, Altadena Community Church became the thirteenth congregation in the United Church of Christ to declare itself an open and affirming church, affirming ...
The B'nai B'rith Lodge on South Union Avenue in Westlake served as a hub for the Jewish community and later as the heart of the labor movement in L.A. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles [123] Chabad Center of University City: San Diego [124] Chabad of the Valley Headquarters: Tarzana, Los Angeles [125] Chabad of Ventura: Ventura [126] Chabad West Coast Headquarters: Los Angeles [127] Chabad of WeHo West: Los Angeles [128] Chabad of West Orange County: Huntington Beach [129] Chabad of West Marin: Fairfax [130 ...