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Elderly Jewish Man Shot Outside Synagogue

30 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

68-year old shot six times in drive-by A North Miami Beach Synagogue was the location of a drive-by shooting. A Jewish man was the unfortunate victim of the shooting. The synagogue president has condemned...

Fire Explodes in White Supremacist’s Face While Trying to Burn Down a Synagogue

09 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Witness described the arsonist's hair as it looked to be "whooshed up" . He has been locked up in a UK hospital indefinitely. The man's name is Tristan Morgan. One persecutor described Morgan as a person...

Arson Attack on a Chicago Synagogue

21 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

No injuries reported structure located in the central part of the metropolis. Vandals also smashed windows of vehicles parked outside a synagogue in the North Side. A second incident happened during...

Texas Passes a Bill to Carry Handguns in Churches

06 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Licensed gun owners now have the right to be armed in places of worship , including churches and synagogues. The only exception to this law is if the property notably prohibits weapons from the premises....

Florida Bans Anti-Semitism in Public Schools

01 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

The bill comes two days after Jewish communities in the United States were shocked by a deadly synagogue shooting. A 19-year-old gunman, identified as John T. Earnest forcefully entered the Southern...

Poway Synagogue Shooting is the Latest Attack Targeting Jews

30 Apr 2019
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C Barnett

One dead, three injured Another attack targeting Jewish people at prayer has taken place in Poway, California, leaving one dead and three more people injured including the synagogue's rabbi. Chabad...

Religious Leaders Respond to Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

29 Oct 2018
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Kelly Frazier

The 46-year-old suspect stormed the synagogue armed with 4 guns. A gunman shouting anti-Semitic slurs killed 11 congregation members and wounded four police officers and two others inside a Pittsburgh...

Man Drew a Devil Outside Modesto Synagogue

20 Oct 2018
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C Barnett

He said God commanded him to draw the devil. Brett Bisnett arrived at the Congregation Beth Shalom on October 8 and set a teddy bear on fire on the grounds outside of the building while ripping plants...

This Jewish Synagogue became a safe haven to people of any faith

11 Jun 2018
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Georgia Gleoudi

Featured Contributor Georgia Gleoudi tours the one and only synagogue on the isle of Crete, the historic Havurah of Chania. I entered the courtyard. Christoph, the Austrian intern, was there, sitting...

Synagogue Pulls Money from JPMorgan to Fight Climate Change

19 Apr 2018
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Derek Welch

The independent synagogue wanted to make a point Congregation Kolot Chayeinu, a synagogue in Park Slope, has withdrawn its money from Chase Bank. The action is part of an increasing environmental...