After Synagogue Fire in Rutherford, Congregants Gather for Shabbat Services

Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, N.J., held a Sabbath service near the charred debris that remained. Members pledged to rebuild.

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New Jersey Synagogue Burns to Ground as Rabbi and Family Escape

Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, more than a century old, was destroyed. The mayor said there was no indication of arson so far.

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Violence at Synagogue and Restaurant Unnerves Jews in Melbourne

Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery.

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Man Attempts to Set Fire to a Melbourne Synagogue

None of the approximately 20 people who were inside the synagogue were injured in the incident, the latest in a surge of anti-Jewish acts in Australia.

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Protests Against Israeli Official Heat Up Outside Synagogue in Brooklyn

The clashes outside a synagogue where the official, Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right security minister, had planned to speak followed days of disturbances connected to his visit.

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Synagogue Congregation Grieves in Borrowed Home After L.A. Fires

Across Los Angeles, congregants displaced by the blazes met for their first services in borrowed churches, synagogues and other temples.

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Arsonists Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue

Witnesses saw two people pouring accelerant in the synagogue early Friday, the police said. Australia’s prime minister condemned the attack as antisemitism.

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