The secret Jewish history of the Great Chicago Fire
The first person to claim responsibility for the blaze was a young gambler named Louis M. Cohn
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Opinion My home almost burned in Colorado wildfires. Jews have a special responsibility to fight back
On Dec. 30, 2021 my hometown of Louisville, Colorado burned. I had an appointment earlier that day at Avista Adventist Hospital, mere hours before it had to be evacuated because of approaching flames. I saw smoke to the west but didn’t give it much thought, though I was well aware of the high winds. As…
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Fast Forward Homeless Man Pleads Guilty To Starting Synagogue Fire, Says It Was An Accident
A man experiencing homelessness pleaded guilty on Tuesday to starting a fire that burned down a synagogue in Minnesota earlier this month, the Duluth News Tribune reported. Matthew Amiot said he was seeking shelter from the cold in a sukkah, a temporary dwelling built behind the Adas Israel Congregation in Duluth. He had tried to…
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Fast Forward Fire Destroys 120-Year-Old Minnesota Synagogue, Torah Scrolls Saved
Updated 4:30 p.m. A synagogue in northern Minnesota went up in flames on Monday. Adas Israel Congregation, an Orthodox synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota, was ablaze as of 2:22 Monday morning, the Duluth Fire Department said in a statement. Much of the building has been destroyed and the fire department is working to stabilize the structure…
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Fast Forward Israel Aiding Brazil In Fight Against Amazon Rainforest Fire
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israel has become Brazil’s closest ally in battling fires currently raging in the Amazon rainforest. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to offer assistance in extinguishing the blazes. Israel will send a firefighting aircraft and flame-retardant materials, reported O Globo newspaper. “Many thanks to dozens…
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Fast Forward Firefighters Save Torahs From Torched Houston Synagogue
(JTA) — Arson investigators in Houston are trying to determine what started a fire in an area Orthodox Jewish synagogue. The fire started on Wednesday evening at the Torah Vachesed synagogue, while dozens of members were inside for a study session, the Houston Chronicle reported. Police deputies who were in the area entered the synagogue…
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Fast Forward California Jewish Camp Cancels Final Session Over Forest Fires
(JTA) — The final summer session of Camp Tawonga in Northern California has been canceled due to smoke from the Ferguson Forest Fire. In a letter to parents also posted on social media, the director of the Jewish camp, Jamie Simon, said that “the U.S. Forest Service, the Tuolumne County Health Department and CAL FIRE…
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Fast Forward Hamas May Stop Sending Fire Kites In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Hamas terror organization may cease sending incendiary kites and balloons into Israeli territory, the Palestinian Al Quds newspaper reported on Wednesday. Over the past several months, thousands of acres of Israeli farmland and nature reserves have been torched by incendiary devices sent over the border. According to sources quoted by Al-Quds,…
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