LA Mayor, Top Law Enforcement Officials And Jewish Leaders Confer On Terrorist Threats And Measures To Increase SecurityDuring High Holy Days
With the recent federal grand jury indictment of four figures linked to an extremist Islamic group in Folsom State Prison oncharges related to threats against various sites in Southern California, including synagogues, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; LAPD Chief WilliamBratton; Acting Director-In-Charge, FBI Los Angeles, Randy Parsons; California Homeland Security Deputy Director, Errol Southers; Los Angeles CityCouncilmember Jack Weiss; President of the L.A. Police Commission, John Mack; Founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Rabbi MarvinHier, and Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles President, John Fishel, gathered to announce measures to increase the protection of Jewish houses of worshipand schools during the Jewish High Holy Days.
The press briefing took placeMonday, September 12, 2005 at the Museum of Tolerance, 9786 W. Pico Blvd. (corner Pico and Roxbury).
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Pictured: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAPD Chief William Bratton with Rabbi AbrahamCooper, Associate Dean of the Wiesenthal Center.
