West Hills : ADL Opens Office to Serve Jewish in Area
The Anti-Defamation League will open a new office today in West Hills to serve the region’s growing Jewish population, officials from the organization said.
A dedication will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the office, at 22622 Vanowen St. Guests will include state Sen. Herschel Rosenthal (D-Van Nuys), county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, City Councilwoman Laura Chick and Los Angeles City Atty. James Hahn. ADL National Director Abraham Foxman will speak.
The West Hills location will augment an existing office at 10495 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Los Angeles, officials said.
“In the last few years the Jewish community in the Valley has been growing enormously,” said Roni Blau, who will be the director of the new office.
There are an estimated 240,000 Jews living in the San Fernando Valley and surrounding area, she said. Many, she said, live in the West Valley.
The organization was founded in 1913. Among other things, it helps victims of hate crimes, provides training in combating hate crime to law enforcement agencies, organizes educational programs in schools and monitors extremist activities.
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