Forward, June 7th, 2002
Ellenson, Ruth Andrew Forward 06-07-2002 LOS ANGELES -- When folks here talk about a split between Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, they are referring to a campaign by some Valley residents to secede from the city and declare themselves the nation's sixth largest municipality.
But when local Jews -- nearly one-fifth of the Valley's population -- talk about the split, there's a special edge to it.
The secession drive, which will come to a head in a referendum November 5, mirrors a parallel division within the Los Angeles Jewish community. Complaints currently being lodged against th...
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