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Investigators haven’t said if they believe the incidents at the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Center City – which was founded in 1740 and is the oldest continuous synagogue in the US – are ...
Philadelphia police said the three incidents happened at different times at Congregation Mikveh Israel, one of the oldest synagogues in the U.S. Authorities investigate same-day incidents ...
The Mikveh Israel synagogue in Philadelphia, Penn. Congregation Mikveh Israel, which was founded in the 1740s in Philadelphia, was damaged after a dumpster was set ablaze around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Great Synagogue of Rome attack: On Shabbat morning, as the families of the local Jewish community began leaving with their children from the back entrance to the synagogue, five elegantly dressed armed attackers walked calmly up to the back entrance of the synagogue and threw at least three hand grenades at the crowd, and afterwards sprayed the ...
Austin synagogue arson: 18-year old Franklin Barrett Sechriest set fire to the main doors of the sanctuary of Congregation Beth Israel, causing more than $250,000 in damage. Sechriest admitted he conducted the attack due to his hatred of Jews and had written, "I set a synagogue on fire," in his personal journal. [27] [28] [29] May 20, 2021 ...
It is the oldest synagogue in Philadelphia, and the longest running in the United States. The congregation moved to its current building at 44 North Fourth Street in 1976. The synagogue is located within Philadelphia's Old City Historic District and adjacent to Independence Mall. Mikveh Israel is an active community synagogue with services on ...
Philadelphia: August 19, 2022 0 2 gunmen fire dozens of shots at a busy rec center injuring 5 [4] 2022 Philadelphia shooting: Philadelphia: June 5, 2022 3 Two men get into a shootout which killed and injured multiple bystanders. [5] Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Pittsburgh: October 27, 2018: 11: Single gunman attacked a religious congregation ...
Synagogues across the U.S. received more bomb threats in 24 hours than all of 2022 on Friday and Saturday. ... A total of 199 swatting incidents and false bomb threats were tracked between Friday ...