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Chief Polish Rabbi Michael Schudrich climbs fence of barricaded Krakow synagogue. (Shimon Briman/JTA)

July 5, 2019, 10:22 pm

Chief Polish rabbi climbs fence of barricaded Krakow synagogue

Spiritual leader briefly detained while protesting eviction of Orthodox community’s house of worship by a Chabad-affiliated group

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Armed guards posted in front of the Izaak Synagogue, Krakow, July 1, 2019 (Courtesy Rabbi Avi Baumol)

July 5, 2019, 3:01 am

A clash between Jews in Krakow highlights growing acceptance of Chabad in Europe

Pictures of a standoff between armed guards and Jewish worshippers in front of a locked synagogue shocked people abroad, but it’s only one side of a lengthy European power struggle

By Cnaan Liphshiz

July 4, 2019, 10:09 am

Yossi Klein Halevi

The rebbe of the Jewish people

Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s cosmic task continues 25 years after his death: spreading boundless and irrational love for every Jew

Police rapid response team members respond to the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP

June 25, 2019, 2:34 pm

Boston rabbi suggests congregants bring guns to synagogue for protection

Dan Rodkin of Shaloh House tells local radio station that recent rise in hate crimes across the country and deadly shootings in Pittsburgh, Poway influenced his thinking

By JTA

Illustrative: A Rabbi from Chabad lights the center light on a 20-foot-high Hanukkah Menorah on the Boston Common, near the Statehouse, in Boston, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

June 7, 2019, 9:31 am

Hundreds rally near Boston against hate after anti-Semitic incidents

350 people gather in Peabody, Massachusetts, weeks after motorists shout slurs at Chabad rabbis on Shabbat walk; synagogues have also been targeted in suspected arsons

By JTA

Security camera footage shows an individual police want to question in connection with a fire at the home of a rabbi, which serves as a Chabad community center, in Arlington, Massachusetts on May 11, 2019 (Screen grab)

May 16, 2019, 3:46 pm

Massachusetts police investigating fire at rabbi’s home, Chabad center

No injuries in ‘suspicious’ small blaze; police hunting individual spotted walking away from building shortly before flames were discovered

By TOI staff

A couple embrace near a growing memorial across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, April 29, 2019 (AP Photo/Greg Bull)

May 7, 2019, 5:34 am

In the wake of Poway attack, Chabad to press for ‘moment of silence’ in schools

Jewish movement’s chapters in all 50 states will push for measure, saying that statistics show it reduces violence

By Ron Kampeas

Lori Gilbert-Kaye's daugher, Hannah, speaks at her funeral, April 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

April 30, 2019, 4:40 am

‘Everyone was her sister’: Family, friends mourn woman gunned down in synagogue

Israeli and US officials join hundreds of others at memorial and funeral service for Lori Gilbert-Kaye; daughter Hannah says her mother would have forgiven her killer

By AP and TOI staff

Alleged San Diego shooter John Earnest. (YouTube screenshot)

April 29, 2019, 11:01 pm

Poway shooter’s family denounces son as part of ‘history of evil’ against Jews

Parents of suspect in deadly synagogue attack say he was not raised to hate, decries ‘terrifying mystery’ of what attracted him to ‘such darkness’

By AP

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, California. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

April 29, 2019, 2:55 pm

Poway Chabad rabbi had asked border patrol agent to pray armed – just in case

Agent Jonathan Morales had been driving 3.5 hours to attend services after recently discovering his Jewish roots

By Debra Kamin

An exterior view of the Altman Family Chabad Community Center at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, on April 27, 2019, in Poway, California. (AP/Denis Poroy)

April 29, 2019, 12:28 am

Chabad center targeted by gunman is focused on reaching out

Movement known for placing emissaries around the world to connect with unaffiliated Jews and provide spiritual home away from home, emphasizing openness

By Ben Sales

Two people hug as another talks to a San Diego County Sheriff's deputy outside of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (AP/Denis Poroy)

April 27, 2019, 10:59 pm

Woman killed, 3 hurt in shooting at Chabad synagogue in California

Child among those wounded, but all 3 in stable condition after gunman opens fire during Passover services; police name suspect as John Earnest, reviewing social media posts

By TOI staff and Agencies

Rabbi Shmuel Notik, his wife Chaya and family (Facebook)

April 24, 2019, 1:54 pm

Rabbi, wife assaulted in Kenya robbery, reportedly called anti-Semitic slurs

Rabbi Shmuel Notik and his wife Chaya serve as Chabad emissaries in Nairobi; Chaya undergoes surgery

By Cnaan Liphshiz

A large plate glass window was shattered in the front of a Chabad synagogue in Brooklyn as a family ate Shabbat dinner, February 15, 2019. (YouTube capture)

February 18, 2019, 1:38 pm

NYPD boosts synagogue security after Brooklyn attack

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces extra measures, adding ‘New York City stands for tolerance and we will arrest anyone involved in anti-Semitic crimes’

By JTA and TOI staff

A New York Police Deparment vehicle. (AP)

February 17, 2019, 7:11 pm

Vandals smash Brooklyn synagogue front window

Bushwick rabbi flags down police car after attack, which took place as family was sitting at Shabbat table

By JTA