Chabad expansion meeting resistance in West Los Angeles
Bais Chaya Mushka School for Girls third-, fourth- and fifth-graders during a break in their school day at Chabad of California‘s school on West Pico Boulevard. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
A view of property that Bais Chaya Mushka School for Girls recently purchased and hopes to tear down and rebuild into a modern facility. The new construction and expansion plans have troubled many neighbors who have banded together to oppose the effort. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Israel Yiftach, 3, learns the Hebrew alphabet during preschool at Chabad of California‘s school on West Pico Boulevard. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Bais Chaya Mushka School for Girls teacher Elana Lackner hands out treats to eager students during a break in their Jewish history lesson. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Views from the third floor of Bais Chaya Mushka School for Girls, foreground, and the next block over, background. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Bais Chaya Mushka School for Girls 10th graders gather during lunch break in the courtyard of the high school campus. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
