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The LA fires destroyed countless Jewish heirlooms. A national Judaica drive aims to create new ones.

JL;DR SUMMARY Following devastating fires in Los Angeles, Amy Conroy and her daughter Chloe have initiated a national Judaica collection drive to help Jewish families who lost heirlooms in the blaze. 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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CommunityLos AngelesJewish FamiliesDonationsRebuildingJudaicaRitual ObjectsFiresHeirloomsCollective Effort

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Chloe, a high school sophomore, and her mother Amy have been collecting ritual objects on behalf of the hundreds of Jewish families whose homes burned down in the fires that ravaged Los Angeles last month."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"Donations have arrived at the Conroys Beverly Hills doorstep from more than a dozen states so far, mostly unused items from families who heard about the drive on Instagram."
Pacific Palisades, California, United States
"Larsen was not forced to evacuate when the fires, fueled by a drought and record-high winds, swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena on Jan. 8."
Altadena, California, United States
"Larsen was not forced to evacuate when the fires, fueled by a drought and record-high winds, swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena on Jan. 8."
Orange County, California, United States
"Another was Hanah Cytron, who was launching an organization to re-home old Judaica in Orange County."
Juno, California, United States
"Larsen said a woman in Juno, Alaska, was sending her familys Judaica that had survived the Holocaust."
New York, California, United States
"And the Conroys, who plan to include any notes sent along with the donated items, received a pair of 100-year-old silver candlesticks and a wooden-and-brass menorah from a couple in New York who shipped three boxes of Jewish family heirlooms."

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