This is the Forward’s coverage of synagogues, Jewish houses of worship.
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Fast Forward US government spends record $454 million to secure religious institutions amid rising antisemitism
The Department of Homeland Security said it had allocated nearly $150 million more this fiscal year toward the program which funds security enhancements at houses of worship
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Politics Why Doug Emhoff took the bus to Hebrew school — and more about his childhood synagogue
The history and philosophy of the New Jersey synagogue where the second gentleman had a bar mitzvah
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Fast Forward Archeologists uncover floor of the Great Synagogue of Vilna, destroyed by the Nazis and Soviets
The synagogue formed the heart of a once-thriving Jewish community that was virtually obliterated during the Holocaust
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Food At this NYC congregation, food is connecting people to their Judaism
At Temple Shaaray Tefila on the Upper East Side, a program called Manna celebrates Jewish culinary tradition
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Fast Forward 3 historic NYC synagogues receive grants for renovation projects
To be eligible for a 'Sacred Sites' grant, each site has to be a religious institution actively used for worship and listed on the state or national Register of Historic Places
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Fast Forward Synagogue in Oldenburg, Germany, is targeted with Molotov cocktail; hundreds rally in solidarity with Jewish community
“Everything points to an antisemitic motivation,” Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said in a statement
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Fast Forward Major U.S. Jewish groups object to federal security funding cuts
The cut comes as reports of antisemitic attacks and threats have risen during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Yiddish World This Boston synagogue looks like a New England church but murals reveal its Jewish identity
The hundred-year-old Vilna Shul is one of a handful that has retained its folk art-painted walls
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Fast Forward Will federal security grants require synagogues to cooperate with ICE? Concerns are running high.
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