This is the Forward’s coverage of synagogues, Jewish houses of worship.
Synagogues
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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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Yiddish דער קאַפֿע-הױז װי אַ מקום-מקלט פֿאַר ייִדישער קולטורThe cafe as a refuge of Jewish culture
אין די בערלינער קאַפֿע־הײַזער האָט די אינטעליגענץ געשמועסט, געלײענט צײַטונגען און געשפּילן שאַך.
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Yiddish נײַע אָפּערע פֿאַרנעמט זיך מיט טבֿיהס טראַגישער טאָכטער שפּרינצעNew opera focuses on Tevye’s tragic daughter, Shprintse
די שאַפֿער פֿון דער אָפּערע שטעלן זיך פֿאָר די ווירקונג פֿון שפּרינצעס טויט אויף אירע שוועסטער און צייטלס אייניקל.
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Fast Forward Supreme Court ruling clears Goldman–Lander showdown for NYC congressional seat
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
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