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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 Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue in London (Courtesy)
August 3, 2018, 11:49 am
London synagogue honors Ponzi scammer at Sabbath services
Community leaders apologize after Freddy David called to Torah in Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue days before being jailed
By JTA
From left: Environment and Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ze'ev Elkin, Culture Minister Miri Regev, Ateret Cohanim Chairman Matti Dan, Likud MK Nurit Koren and Jeruslam mayoral candidate Moshe Leon sign the visitors' book at the former Yemenite synagogue acquired by the right-wing Ateret Cohanim organization in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, August 1, 2018. (Sue Surkes)
August 1, 2018, 10:24 pm
Jewish Yemeni heritage center launched in heart of Arab East Jerusalem
Former US governor Mike Huckabee joins ministers at cornerstone ceremony for $3 million project in former Silwan synagogue
By Sue Surkes
The Great Synagogue of Deventer in the Netherlands was dedicated in 1893. (Martie Ressing/Wikimedia Commons/via JTA)
July 24, 2018, 8:02 am
Dutch city blocks Turkish developer’s plan to turn synagogue into eatery
Small Jewish community of Deventer, which couldn't afford to maintain the large building, sold it to a church, which sold it to the developer
By JTA
A mosaic found in the 2018 Huqoq excavation is labeled 'a pole between two' and depicts a biblical scene from Numbers 13:23. The images show two spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan carrying a pole with a cluster of grapes. (Jim Haberman)
July 9, 2018, 10:21 pm
Mind-blowing 1,600-year-old biblical mosaics paint new picture of Galilean life
With its rich and vivid finds, Byzantine-period synagogue at Huqoq busts scholars' earlier notions of a drab Jewish settlement in decline
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Rabbi Dan Ain is taking a synagogue pulpit in San Francisco after a decade of creating Jewish programming outside of a synagogue space in New York City. (Courtesy of Ain/via JTA)
July 6, 2018, 8:11 am
They tried to bring Judaism out of synagogues. Now they’re coming back to them
The need for a reliable community calls upstart congregations who gather in alternative venues back to brick-and-mortar houses of worship, as they have children of their own
By Ben Sales
Rabbi Michael Pincus, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel, sits before the stained glass ark that was part of the synagogue’s original building. (Cathryn J. Prince/ Times of Israel)
June 30, 2018, 2:50 am
Connecticut Jews mark 175 years of religious freedom amid revived anti-Semitism
The progressive state was no bastion of tolerance for its first 200 years. Even today, bigotry is on the rise at twice the national rate
By Cathryn J. Prince
Exterior of Boston’s historic Vilna Shul, which is now a city landmark and tourist destination. (Vilna Shul Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture)
June 26, 2018, 6:44 am
Boston gives city’s century-old synagogue $500,000 for historic preservation
Grant will help make once-abandoned tourist landmark fully accessible for the elderly and those with disabilities
By JTA
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
Jonathan Muskat
May 16, 2018, 1:36 pm
Jonathan Muskat
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?
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