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How hundreds marked Hanukah at California synagogue-melee site

Jews re-assert autonomy at the scene of an Islamist riot in front of their synagogues six months ago.

As recounted by Daniel Greenfield in JooTube six-months ago, 2024, after the spring college semester, the Islamo-Marxists who disrupted the Univ of Calif, Los Angeles and Univ of Southern Calif campuses set upon a synagogue on Pico Boulevard. Police did not separate the protesters from local Jewish counter-protesters and bedlam ensued. At least one Jewish man and one Arab were arrested in what became labeled the Adas Torah Pogrom.

In this video, Daniel Greenfield, editor of FrontPageMag.com/ThePoint is shown in June criticizing officials, both municipal and Jewish communal, who enabled the hostility in front of several synagogues with only limited police control.

On Sunday, December 29, the Chabad Lubavitch synagogue and school on Pico Blvd resumed its annual public menorah-lighting and concert on the site that, months prior, Islamists had marched around declaring, "Whose streets? OUR streets!" The Jewish families who came out for Chanukah outnumbered the number of protesters in late June. 

We spoke again with Daniel Greenfield, an expert on Islamic Imperialism in the West. We raised concerns regarding insufficient protection and the local government's response to these threats, with critics calling out both Jewish and law enforcement leaders for their failure to prepare adequately for future events. 


Our dialogue advocates for increased awareness of Islamic anti-Semitism, improved cooperation between Jewish and Muslim communities, and stronger federal actions to protect Jewish individuals, especially in places of worship. The overarching message underscores the necessity for proactive measures and heightened vigilance in addressing the rise of anti-Semitism.

Two years ago, the Mensch Int'l Foundation awarded JooTube a Mensch Award for providing (now 20) years of unique Jewish video-journalism service to the public.