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Fast Forward Synagogue Threatened By Bomb Plot Is Opening Its Shabbat Services To The Public
The Colorado synagogue that was targeted by a white supremacist would-be bomber has said that the public is welcome to attend Friday evening services this Sabbath. Rabbi Birdie Becker, the leader of Temple Emanuel, in Pueblo, also noted that the synagogue will now install external security cameras in response to the bombing threat. The man…
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Fast Forward Leader Of Colorado Synagogue Targeted By White Supremacist Wants Guns In Sanctuary
The president of the Pueblo, Col., synagogue that was targeted by a white supremacist hoping to bomb the building, is voicing his support for guns in the sanctuary. Mike Atlas-Acuna, president of Temple Emanuel, has told reporters in recent days that he thinks it’s “crazy” for congregants not to arm themselves. “We already have armed…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Arrested For Plot To Blow Up Colorado Synagogue
The FBI arrested a white supremacist Friday when he met with undercover agents to plan a bombing of the Temple Emanuel synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. The man, Richard Holzer, 27, was charged with one count of attempting to obstruct religious exercise by force using explosives and fire, Denver 7 ABC reported. According to a criminal…
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News After 150 Years, Two Reform Congregations Come Back Together In Baltimore
In 1842, members of one of the first synagogues in Maryland broke away after a rebuke from their rabbi, an Orthodox hardliner who was deeply troubled by secularism among American Jews. He decried their use of Masonic rituals at Jewish funerals — in effect, idol worship. So they formed their own synagogue, Har Sinai Congregation….
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Fast Forward Who Were The Two Bystanders Killed By Thwarted Synagogue Shooter In Halle?
The man who tried to kill Jews at prayer over Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany, was unable to enter the synagogue: It was locked. So the man, an avowed white nationalist, turned his gun on bystanders, killing two people. The two victims of the #Halle attack on Yom Kippur have been identified as 40-year-old Jana…
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Fast Forward Israeli Flag Tagged With Swastika Found Near Cape Cod Shul
BOSTON (JTA) — – An Israeli flag defaced with a swastika and white supremacist symbols was found on the grounds of a Cape Cod synagogue hours after the end of Yom Kippur. Police are investigating the incident at Falmouth Jewish Congregation after being notified by the synagogue’s rabbi, Elias Lieberman, who found the flag on…
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Fast Forward Michigan Synagogue Papered Over With Hitler Posters
(JTA) — The doors of a synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan were plastered with posters described by police as anti-Semitic. Rabbi Michael Schadick of Temple Emanuel discovered the posters on Sunday morning, prior to the start of Sunday School at the synagogue. Local media did not report the contents of the posters. But photos of…
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Fast Forward German Synagogue Shooter Thwarted By Recently Upgraded Security Door
On Yom Kippur, 51 congregants in a Halle synagogue watched the feed from security cameras as their would-be shooter tried to break down the door. He pushed it, fired a few rounds with his gun and even attached an explosive to the jamb. The heavy wooden door wouldn’t budge, CNN reported.. The door and the…
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