As many as 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures may have been destroyed in the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, rendering entire communities ashen piles of rubble.
The entire campus of the Jewish synagogue has been lost, Rabbi Jill Gold Wright confirmed to LAist. All Torah scrolls from the sanctuary, chapel, and classrooms were removed. The Temple is another ...
So far, 16 victims have been confirmed to have died in the two biggest fires. Firefighting efforts have been aided by favorable weather conditions, but the Santa Anas are coming back.