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NEWS ABOUT: synagogue

synagogue stories: 12 news summaries

 No Motive Yet in LA 
 Synagogue Shootings 

Gunman wounded two men on their way to prayers

Oct 29, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - LAPD officers are still searching for the gunman who shot two men on their way to a prayer service at a North Hollywood synagogue this morning. The gunman approached one of the victims in the underground parking lot of the synagogue, and "without any words" shot both him and... More »

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Antonio Villaraigosa • violence • LAPD • synagogue • Jewish • shooting

 Houses of Worship 
 Adapt to Swine Flu 

Synagogues, churches, mosques get ready for H1N1

Sep 20, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Places of worship across the country are adjusting holy rituals to head off swine flu, CBS News reports. On the Jewish New Year, one Massachusetts synagogue is skipping handshakes and promoting the use of hand sanitizer—and, in a substantial break from tradition, allowing worshipers to not kiss the Torah.... More »

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Islam • Jews • Muslims • Judaism • Catholicism • mosque • synagogue • Catholics • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - With the Muslim population in the US booming, the start of Ramadan this weekend will see many worshippers overflowing into borrowed space, from ballrooms to synagogues, the Washington Post reports. The DC area's mosques are bursting at the seams; with the Koran's injunction against borrowing money at interest slowing new... More »

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Islam • mosque • synagogue • Ramadan

(Newser) - The hallelujahs are strained in US churches these days as donations plunge at the same time demand for aid is skyrocketing, reports the Wall Street Journal. Congregations across the nation are slashing budgets and even laying off staff, including pastors. Churches and synagogues usually weather downturns well, but not... More »

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Catholic Church • Jews • religion • church • fundamentalism • Protestants • worshippers • donation • priest • synagogue • evangelicals • Baptists • pastor • baptism • temple • Catholic priest • women's issues • congregations • collection box • born again

Accused Bronx Bombers' Gals Cry 'Entrapment'

They say informant plied 'sensitive' men with drugs, rent money

May 24, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The girlfriends of two accused synagogue bomb plotters say their beaus were duped by an overeager informant, the New York Daily News reports. "David is the most sensitive man I've ever met," said Cassandra McCoy of her Bronx boyfriend, David Williams. "He has three leatherbound books of... More »

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Bronx • synagogue • domestic terrorism • informant • James Cromitie • David Williams • entrapment

Accused NY Plotters, 'Eager' to Kill Jews, Denied Bail

Would-be temple bombers 'eager to bring death to Jews': feds

May 21, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered three New York men accused of plotting to blow up a synagogue and target military aircraft to be held without bail, the Journal News reports. “These were people who were eager to bring death to Jews,” said an assistant US attorney. The aspiring... More »

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terrorism • FBI • New York • Jews • terror plots • synagogue • terror cell • James Cromitie • David Williams • Onta Williams

FBI Arrests 4
in Plot to Bomb Synagogue, Down Plane

Rep. King cites 'homegrown terror'

May 20, 09 9:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four men have been arrested after plotting to blow up a synagogue in New York City and shoot down a plane at an Air National Guard base, the Daily News reports. Undercover FBI agents sold the men what they thought were C-4 explosives, and they were arrested with them near... More »

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terrorism • FBI • New York City • synagogue • terror cell

Boom-Time Loans
Cripple Churches


Mar 14, 09 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even houses of worship are facing foreclosures and unpaid bills these days, the AP reports. With credit markets dried up, churches and synagogues—normally rock-solid in recessions—are abandoning half-built properties and scrambling to find a home. "We now have children who don't have classrooms to get into, adults... More »

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foreclosure • credit crisis • synagogue • mortgage delinquency • churches

 Ala. Group Offers 
 Jews $50K Move-In Bonus 

Small-town synagogue group aims to sell Jews on the charms of the South

Sep 25, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dwindling Alabama Jewish community is spending $1 million to stop itself from disappearing, as have many others in the South, CNN reports. A local group in the town of Dothan is offering a $50,000 shalom to Jewish families who choose to relocate to the community and hopes to... More »

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Jews • Alabama • small towns • synagogue • rabbi

Pope Makes History
With Visit to US Synagogue

Benedict is first pope to visit an American synagogue

Apr 19, 08 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff to ever set foot inside an American synagogue with his visit to New York's Park East Synagogue yesterday, the New York Times reports. Benedict, presented with matzo, a Seder plate and a Passover prayer book, spoke to the congregation of "building bridges... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Judaism • synagogue • Pope Benedict's US visit • Passover • matzo

Anti-Semitism on the Rise: Report

Criticism of Israel
helps fuel hatred worldwide, warns
State Department

Mar 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 60 years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is on the rise worldwide, warns a State Department report. US embassies across the globe have noted that attacks on Jewish people, their property and institutions have risen in the last ten years. In 2006 more than 100 synagogues were vandalized, hundreds of... More »

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Iran • Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Holocaust • Jews • State Department • synagogue • anti-Semitism

Berlin Synagogue Reopens

Country’s largest synagogue survived century of strife

Aug 31, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Germany’s largest synagogue has re-opened its doors after a major restoration, welcoming political leaders and Holocaust survivors to its unveiling. Built over 100 years ago, the Berlin temple was burned on Kristallnacht but the structure survived Nazism, Communism and decades of neglect. Architects re-created the original appearance with the... More »

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Germany • Berlin • Holocaust • Judaism • restoration • synagogue • Nazism • Communism • Kristallnacht

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