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Los Angeles villa that was hub for Germanexiles fleeing Nazis reopens after narrow wildfire escape

Spectacular Villa Aurora, which was nearly destroyed in last year’s fires, leading the recovery as Pacific Palisades emerges from a dark chapter

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Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles1 Sept 2026, 01:00 pmUpdated 19h ago1 min readAmericasUnited States

United States — Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles

Los Angeles villa that was hub for German exiles fleeing Nazis reopens after narrow wildfire escape

Spectacular Villa Aurora, which was nearly destroyed in last year’s fires, leading the recovery as Pacific Palisades emerges from a dark chapter

A hillside villa that served as a cultural hub for German writers and artists fleeing the Nazis and narrowly escaped destruction in last year’s Los Angeles wildfires reopened its doors to the public this weekend, marking the latest milestone in the city’s slow recovery from one of the darkest chapters in its history.

Hundreds of friends of the Villa Aurora, a 1920s Spanish Mediterranean house that has taken on a second life as a cultural center with a fierce commitment to artistic freedom, international dialogue and democracy, crowded into the house on Sunday to mark the resumption of speaker events and artistic residencies.

A hillside villa that served as a cultural hub for German writers and artists fleeing the Nazis and narrowly escaped destruction in last year’s Los Angeles wildfires reopened its doors to the public this weekend, marking the latest milestone in the city’s slow recovery from one of the darkest chapters in its history.

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Source: The Guardian · Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles. Published 1 Sept 2026, 01:00 pm.

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