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The replica of the Terborg Syangogue at Mevo Horon, Israel. (Courtesy of Genootschap Nederland Israel via JTA)
June 13, 2018, 5:51 pm
Replica of Dutch synagogue destroyed in WWII opens near Jerusalem
Reconstruction of building made possible after blueprints of original Terborg synagogue discovered
By JTA
Patrons at the Synagoga Cafe in Trnava, Slovakia, September 13, 2017. (Wikimedia Commons/via JTA)
June 9, 2018, 12:50 pm
Synagogues become nightclubs in Eastern Europe, sparking anger at desecration
As former Jewish houses of worship are becoming trendy hotspots, advocates laud historical preservation while critics condemn disrespect
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative photo of Israeli firefighters. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
June 8, 2018, 10:23 am
Central Israeli synagogue badly damaged in blaze
Hebrew media reports suggest fire in Lod was caused by malfunctioning refrigerator, not arson
By TOI staff
Jewish women light candles at the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia. (Larry Luxner/ Times of Israel)
June 5, 2018, 5:20 am
From other end of world, group races to preserve Middle East’s Jewish heritage
Since 2010, Boston-based Diarna has used 3-D mapping, traditional scholarship and oral interviews to document more than 2,500 locations of Jewish sites in Mideast and North Africa
By Larry Luxner
This file photo taken on May 24, 2016, shows Hassan Diab, who was arrested in November 2008 for his alleged role in a 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, as he arrives at the courthouse in Paris. (AFP/Bertrand Guay)
May 30, 2018, 10:15 pm
Canada orders review of Paris synagogue bombing suspect’s extradition
Hassan Diab claims officials suppressed evidence that may have helped clear him of 1980 terror attack that killed four people
By AFP
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
US President Donald Trump in a video message shown at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Screen capture: JW Player)
May 16, 2018, 1:36 pm
Should I thank President Trump from the pulpit?
Synagogue rabbis aim above the political fray, but a careful expression of gratitude shouldn't bother anyone, right?
By Jonathan Muskat
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown shown during a game against the Green Bay Packers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, on November 26, 2017. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images via JTA)
May 12, 2018, 10:11 am
NFL star Antonio Brown’s mansion has a synagogue in it
'I got a lot of Jewish friends, and a synagogue is where you bless up,' says Steelers WR, who also has a ritual hand washing station at home
By Gabe Friedman
Shearith Israel president Edmond Elbaz addresses a March 20, 2018 ceremony at Montreal City Hall. (Sylvain Légaré)
May 9, 2018, 8:45 pm
Canada’s oldest synagogue celebrates 250 years of Jewish life in Montreal
With a festive May 10 gala, Quebecois Jews, still 90,000 strong, boast a diversity nearly unheard of in any other community
By Robert Sarner
The synagogue in Deventer in the Netherlands was recently bought by Turkish developer Ayhan Sahin. (Martie Ressing/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
April 17, 2018, 8:19 am
Dutch Jews protest Turkish developer’s plan to turn synagogue into eatery
Community in Deventer was unable to maintain 200-year-old national monument, which was sold first to a local church and then to entrepreneur
By JTA
Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, consecrated in 1675. The sanctuary, still without electricity, is lit by 1,000 candles for special occasions, January 2018 (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
March 25, 2018, 4:03 am
Why Amsterdam’s beloved nickname is a centuries-old Yiddish word, ‘Mokum’
Recalling a golden age for the Netherlands and Dutch Jewry, on today's streets of Amsterdam, mamaloshen still peppers local slang
By Matt Lebovic
A view of the Temple Synagogue in Lviv, Ukraine in the early 20th century. (CC BY-SA Wikimedia Commons)
March 22, 2018, 8:54 am
Ukraine to memorialize historic Lviv synagogue destroyed by Nazis
City planning to erect a subtle, outdoor monument to mark site of Eastern Europe's first Reform temple
By JTA
Raed Saleh, left, a Berlin senator, and the city’s Jewish community president, Gideon Joffe, hold an architect’s rendering of a planned reconstruction of the Fraenkelufer Synagogue. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
March 20, 2018, 5:44 am
Palestinian-born legislator dreams of rebuilding a synagogue in Berlin
Raed Saleh hopes his ambitious project will stand as a statement against growing anti-Semitism in Germany's capital city — as well as against discrimination targeting Muslims
By Toby Axelrod
A view of Yeshiva University’s Zysman Hall (Wikimedia Commons/via JTA)
March 18, 2018, 2:09 pm
Yeshiva University’s policies about women
To Deborah Klapper: A yeshiva is no place for mixed-gender religious leadership, pluralism, or any contemporary value
By Avrohom Gordimer
The Foundation for Jewish Heritage has published a map that allows users to scroll through all of Europe’s 3,318 remaining synagogues. (Screenshot from Foundation for Jewish Heritage via JTA)
March 18, 2018, 11:03 am
Interactive map shows all Europe’s remaining synagogues
Map also includes historical synagogues used today for everything from shops to swimming pools
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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