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lag b’omer
On Lag B’Omer in Israel, hundreds injured, forest fires rage and cats are threatened
Jewish Journal
May 26, 2016
Bonfires lit up Israel during the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, resulting in hundreds of injuries and possibly igniting a blaze in Jerusalem that forced the evacuation of dozens of residents.
Calendar: May 20-26, 2016
Amanda Epstein
May 18, 2016
In 1943, the Karp family escaped the Nazis by crossing the Pyrenees on foot with help from the French Resistance.
Lag B’Omer celebrations take place Wednesday evening throughout Los Angeles
Jewish Journal
May 6, 2015
Lag B\’Omer celebrations take place Wednesday evening throughout Los Angeles.
Israel warns of Tunisia terror attack as Lag b’Omer ceremony nears
Jewish Journal
May 4, 2015
Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a travel warning for Tunisia in advance of a traditional Lag b’Omer procession.
Plenty of clowning around at Lag b’Omer parade
Kylie Ora Lobell
May 21, 2014
Clowns, chickens, children and thousands of Chabad Chasidim crowded West Pico Boulevard on May 18 for the Great Parade, an annual celebration of Lag b’Omer in Pico-Robertson.
A L’Dor v’Dor ordination
Jewish Journal
May 21, 2014
At Lag b’Omer, a holiday traditionally observed with bonfires, Los Angeles’ Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), set off a few sparks of its own.
Parade, day of unity mark Lag B’Omer
Jewish Journal
May 1, 2013
Two major community events marked the relatively minor holiday of Lag B’Omer on April 28, bringing some bombast — and thousands of people — to local celebrations.
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