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.