Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 23, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Nearly all of Mevo Modi’im destroyed by wildfire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA police official tells Channel 13 news that a fire has nearly completely destroyed the village of Mevo Modi’im, a community founded by the late songwriting Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.
השריפה במבוא מודיעים: נזק כבד נגרם ביישוב @Roi_Yanovsky (צילום: דוברות כיבוי אש) pic.twitter.com/CekJ1EXjy7
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) May 23, 2019
Firefighters are still working to bring the massive blaze in the Ben Shemen Forest under control.
Meanwhile, residents of the nearby town of Gimzo evacuated Torah scrolls from the community synagogue as the flames approached.
תושבי גימזו מפנים את ספרי התורה מבית הכנסת במושב, רגע לפני שכל התושבים מפונים מבתיהם pic.twitter.com/E9bgQ84mnP
— גלעד כהן | Gilad Cohen (@GiladCohenJR) May 23, 2019
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