Tag: synagogue
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Six years after synagogue shooting, a Jewish neighborhood grapples with antisemitism and elections
PITTSBURGH — Rabbi Seth Adelson was leading a Shabbat morning service at Beth Shalom Synagogue six years ago, about half a mile from where a gunman opened fire on a congregation at Tree of Life Synagogue, killing 11 people in the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history. “What was really striking and…
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Congregation Mikveh Israel synagogue in Philadelphia targeted by vandals three times in one day
One of the oldest synagogues in the United States was targeted by vandals three times Tuesday, including by attempted arson, officials said. Congregation Mikveh Israel, which was first founded in the 1740s in Philadelphia, was damaged after a dumpster was lit on fire around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, a…