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Hidden in the Santa Monica Mountains on Murphy Ranch are the remnants of what was once a hotbed of Nazi and anti-Semitic activity in the 1930s. (Rachel Hefner/Daily Bruin)

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The Quad: The story behind the remains of a Nazi property in the hills of LA

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Nestled in the hills of Santa Monica along a popular hiking trail – not far from the mansions of Hollywood’s elite and about six miles away from campus – lie the remains of an antisemitic enclave rumored to have been a hotbed of Nazi activity in the United States.

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The Quad: The story behind the remains of a Nazi property in the hills of LA

By Samantha Dorfan

May 9, 2019 2:03 p.m.