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The entrance to Sukkat Shaul synagogue in Ramat Hasharon (video screenshot)
November 9, 2018, 1:12 pm
Pig’s head hung over synagogue entrance in Ramat Hasharon
Police investigating vandalism at Sukkat Shaul in central city. ‘Shame on whoever did this,’ shul official says
By TOI staff
A view of Union Temple in Brooklyn. (Jim Henderson/public domain/Wikipedia)
November 4, 2018, 1:09 pm
Police arrest suspect in Brooklyn synagogue vandalism
James Polite, 26, allegedly scrawled ‘Kill all Jews,’ ‘Jews better be ready’ and other slurs throughout Union Temple
By AP and TOI staff
Rabbi Mark Sameth thanks members of the Brooklyn Jewish community at the door of Union Temple of Brooklyn on November 2, 2018 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
November 2, 2018, 10:23 am
Brooklyn synagogue defaced with ‘Kill the Jews’ graffiti
Organizers cancel political event at Union Temple after vandal breaks in, fearing for safety of attendees
By TOI staff
Anti-Semitic graffiti is written on the Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine on October 31, 2018 in Irvine, California. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images/AFP)
November 1, 2018, 3:26 am
California synagogue vandalized with ‘f*** Jews’ graffiti
Police searching for vandal who spray painted epithet on side of Beth Jacob in Irvine, amid heightened anti-Semitism fears
By AFP
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, on December 9, 2017. (ADAM IHSE/AFP)
October 6, 2018, 6:06 am
Swedish prosecutors appeal decision not to deport Gazan who firebombed synagogue
Judge previously ruled that Palestinian immigrant cannot be returned to West Bank because anti-Semitic nature of attack could put him in danger from Israel
By JTA and TOI staff
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in Gothenburg, Sweden, December 9, 2017. (Adam Ihse/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
September 12, 2018, 7:45 pm
Swedish court nixes deportation of Palestinian who firebombed synagogue
Appellate court says assailant cannot be returned to West Bank because anti-Semitic nature of attack could put him in danger from Israel
By TOI staff
Tom Furstenberg, right, and a fellow congregant carrying the Torah ark out of the Great Synagogue of Deventer, July 30, 2018. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
August 6, 2018, 3:10 pm
Eviction of Dutch Jews from Nazi-ravaged synagogue brings back bitter memories
Though some say it’s simply a sad reality that Deventer’s small community can’t afford the building, local congregants see their removal as a delayed aftereffect of the Holocaust
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The main synagogue in the city of Le Havre in western France. (Screenshot from Google Maps Street View via JTA)
August 1, 2018, 8:54 am
Anti-Zionist graffiti, Palestinian flag painted on French synagogue
Local activists urge authorities to arrest culprits, say act shows that those who oppose Israel are ‘notorious anti-Semites’
By JTA
The Exeter Synagogue in Exeter, England. (Google Street View screenshot)
July 26, 2018, 1:41 pm
Man charged in arson attempt on 250-year-old synagogue in England
Tristan Morgan, 51, allegedly caught on camera pouring fire accelerant into Exeter Synagogue and trying to light it; building only slightly damaged
By JTA
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, late December 9, 2017. (AFP/TT News Agency/Adam IHSE)
May 25, 2018, 8:29 pm
Sweden to try 3 migrants over December synagogue arson attack
If found guilty, the men face a minimum of six years in prison followed by expulsion
By AFP
Skyline of Pelotas, Brazil. (CC BY-SA Gustavo.kunst, Wikimedia Commons)
May 21, 2018, 7:24 pm
Brazilian synagogue damaged in arson attack
Israelite Society of Pelotas has door set on fire and threats graffitied against Jewish community in third recent incident
By Marcus M. Gilban
A view of Amsterdam (CC BY-SA Swimmerguy269/Wikipedia)
January 20, 2018, 8:21 am
Amsterdam synagogue, Jewish hospice targeted in vandalism incidents
Police say shul assault has ‘all the signs of a deliberate attack against Jews’
By JTA
Illustrative: An Iranian Jew prays in a synagogue in Shiraz, Iran. (Public domain/Creative commons)
December 28, 2017, 8:55 am
A second synagogue reported vandalized in southern Iran
Vandals in Shiraz rip Torah scrolls, steal their silver ornaments, throw prayer books in the toilet, and soil prayer shawls and phylacteries
By TOI staff and JTA
An Iranian Jewish youth group prays at the Rabeezadeh Synagogue in Shiraz in southern Iran, April 12, 2000. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
December 26, 2017, 11:21 pm
Vandals said to attack synagogue in Iran, rip up Torah scrolls
Members of the Hadash Synagogue in Shiraz find ruined scriptures, prayer books thrown in toilets; police reportedly investigating
By TOI staff
Two vandals seen entering the B'Nai Israel synagogue in Norfolk, Virginia in November 2017. (screen capture: 13NewsNow)
November 22, 2017, 9:54 pm
Woman who broke into Virginia synagogue turns herself in
29-year-old charged with larceny and trespassing; police still seeking second suspect
By JTA and TOI staff
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