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30 years after L.A. burned, two Latino Jewish immigrants bring hope to ground zero

JL;DR SUMMARY Near the corner of Vermont and Manchester in L.A., a new development called Evermont heralds hope for a neighborhood marred by the memories of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish ImmigrantsUrban DevelopmentCommunity BuildingAffordable HousingLos Angeles RiotsLatino JewishEvermont ProjectEthnic CollaborationPrimestorEthnic Relations

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Near the corner of Vermont and Manchester avenues, someone created a huge mural consisting of a single word: HOPES."
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
"Clark was born and raised on 92nd Street, a few blocks away. She said when her parents moved from Little Rock, Arkansas, to L.A., the area was nice and safe, full of mom-and-pop stores that eventually were joined by shopping centers and bigger retailers, like Payless shoes."
Argentina
"Tyberg, who immigrated to L.A. with his parents from Argentina in 1977 and grew up attending Stephen S. Wise Temple, said in a 2017 interview that Primestors biggest challenge was getting bankers, lenders and retailers to see minority neighborhoods as vibrant and promising."

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