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One Year After Eaton Fire, Pasadena Jewish Temple Returns to Site for Solemn Commemoration

Leaders detailed a multi-year rebuilding plan to signal steady progress.

Overview

  • About 400 people gathered at the cleared Altadena Drive lot for the first on-site memorial since the synagogue’s destruction last January.
  • Rabbi Joshua Ratner and local officials addressed mourners as the community honored the loss of the 1941-era campus.
  • Temple leadership outlined plans for a new synagogue and campus expected to take several years, with estimates of three to four years.
  • Services and preschool operations continue in temporary locations, and roughly 15 member families remain displaced.
  • Thirteen Torah scrolls rescued during the fire are secured at the Huntington Library, as Jewish Federation LA cites 45,000–59,000 affected Jewish households and $9 million raised for relief.