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Category Archives: Homeless
Mexican politician suggests lethal injections for the homeless
REPORT: Olga Gutierrez Machorro, a councillor in the local government of Tecamachalco, not far from Mexico City, has suggested that homeless beggars should be put down with a lethal injection to keep them off the streets. “Yes they’re a little … Continue reading
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Crime Wave Through 90035
Black and latino criminals are becoming more aggressive in 90035. Why? Benny Forer wrote Oct. 27, 2014: I am a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles County. I specialize in prosecuting Cyber Crime, including identity theft and credit card fraud. … Continue reading
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How Do We Get Rid Of The Homeless In 90035?
Why has there been such an explosion in crime in Los Angeles over 2015? One friend says it is because of Prop 47 and AB109. Paul Ciotti: “Part of the crime problem comes from the sudden immigration of all the … Continue reading
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Stay Classy 90035!
Miriam: I think that is all one man’s “mansion”. He was moved from a few blocks over to Crest and has major mental issues. The restaurants in the area enables him. Darren: You have no idea. This one homeless guy … Continue reading
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Driving Out The Homeless Is A Form Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Report: “This is Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, Florida, between Miami and Palm Beach, and Gil’s ticket – he gives his first name only – could be Exhibit A in what civil rights activists say is a creeping and insidious … Continue reading
Girl Flips Out In Class
This is how many of the homeless act in Pico-Robertson.
The Guy Next To You In Shul May Well Be Homeless
Unable to pay the rent or to pay their mortgage, some Orthodox Jews I know in Pico-Robertson are homeless. They’re living out of their cars. They have access to somebody’s bathroom where they shower and relieve themselves and charge their … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, divorced fathers, free wifi, jewish america, laptops, orthodox jews, public library branches, shabbat, tv shows
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Eternal Judaism
Joe emails: I seriously find major fault with Bnai David. The use of time and money to feed the local homeless population, which are mostly psychotics (any sane homeless person lives by the beach in Venice Santa Monica) is a … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Germany, Haredi, Homeless, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson
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Homeless Take Shelter In A Succah
From the Hartford Courant: Donna Berman, Hartford’s coolest rabbi and executive director of the city’s Charter Oak Cultural Center, recently built a sukkah on the grounds of the historic center. According to Jewish tradition, sukkot were built by the Israelites as they … Continue reading
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Tagged charter oak, god bless israel, hartford courant, jewish tradition, succah, sukkah
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Feeding The Homeless
Robert J. Avrech blogs: …Orthodox shul in my neighborhood hands out food to homeless people once a week. These unfortunate people are, for the most part, mentally ill. I see them wandering the streets of Pico-Robertson with their shopping carts, … Continue reading
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