The police in London and Manchester said they would take a “more assertive” approach after the Bondi Beach massacre and a terrorist attack at a British synagogue.
Tag: Synagogues
U.S. Rabbis React to Deadly Hanukkah Attack in Sydney
After gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, rabbis across the United States reflected on how to protect their congregations during their own events.
ICE Arrests Harvard Professor Charged for Shooting a Pellet Gun
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, said he would leave the U.S. rather than be deported, according to federal officials. He was arrested after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.
ICE Arrests Harvard Professor Charged for Shooting a Pellet Gun
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, said he would leave the country rather than be deported, according to federal officials. He was arrested after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.
Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur in Manchester, UK: What We Know
Two people were killed on Yom Kippur after a driver rammed a vehicle into people in Manchester and stabbed others. One man who died was accidentally shot by the police, who also killed the attacker.
Violence at Synagogue and Restaurant Unnerves Jews in Melbourne
Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery.
Man Attempts to Set Fire to a Melbourne Synagogue
None of the approximately 20 people who were inside the synagogue were injured in the attack, the latest in a surge of anti-Jewish acts in Australia.
Arsonists Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue
Witnesses saw two people pouring accelerant in the synagogue early Friday, the police said. Australia’s prime minister condemned the attack as antisemitism.
Naftali Herstik, Soulful and Influential Cantor, Dies at 77
Part of a long line of cantors, he led services at the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem for 30 years and helped train the next generation.
Algerian Man Charged Over Synagogue Arson Attack in France
The man expressed deep hatred of Jews and said he had acted to “support the Palestinian cause,” according to French antiterrorism prosecutors.