News tagged with “synagogue”. Found:
15 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 15 tagged news reports
Silver treasure from ‘dying’ Plymouth synagogue fetches £176,000
Plymouth :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility
The religious artifacts from the Plymouth Hebrew synagogue which was founded in 1762 fetched a total of £176,620. The decision to sell the silver which had been stored in a bank vault for at least 40 years attracted criticism from Jewish heritage groups.
Tags: Plymouth Hebrew, silver treasure, 18th century, Torah, United Kingdom, Plymouth, Synagogue, Judaism, Religion Belief, Sefer Torah
Rabbis speak up for peace in fight against family violence
Sydney :: Australia | 3 days ago
Credibility IN THE Jewish religion the family is sacred, and ''peace in the home'' an abiding value. So when rabbis were asked to speak out to their communities about domestic violence, the initial response from some was that it was unnecessary to do so. ''People...
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Mark Dratch, Women in Judaism, Rabbi, Synagogue, Judaism, Social Issues, Religion Belief
New tour at Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue in Pa., US
Mumbai :: India | 4 days ago
Credibility Which is why the members of Beth Sholom — who worship in the only synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright — are stepping forward to tell the story of how their landmark spiritual home was built. Described as a symbolic Mount Sinai made of concrete, steel...
Tags: Paul Goldberger, Mortimer J. Cohen, visitors center, Elkins Park, Herbert Sachs, Emily Cooperman, India, Mumbai, Synagogue, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lower East Side of Manhattan, Beth Sholom Congregation, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Beth Sholom
Police locate alleged synagogue vandal in Dresden
Dresden :: Germany | 4 days ago
Credibility Eyewitness accounts and surveillance videos helped them reconstruct the crime and apprehend the Dresden resident on Saturday. �But there was no cause for arrest,� spokesman Christian Avenarius said. The man is not known to have previously committed politically...
Tags: Germany, Dresden, Synagogue, Pogrom, Munich, Ohel Jakob synagogue, Kristallnacht, Law Crime, Religion Belief
Restoring a shul to its glorious past
Dzierżoniów :: Poland | 4 days ago
Credibility IN a town called Dzierzoniow in Poland, there once was a thriving Jewish population. In what was once the centre of town, the Reichenbach Synagogue still stands -– one of only a handful of shuls that survived both Kristallnacht and the ensuing years.
Tags: Reichenbach Synagogue, Fred Moses, Rafael Blau, Dzierzoniow, glorious past, Poland, Dzierżoniów, Synagogue, Reichenbach am Regen, Religion Belief
Preserving Cretan Jewry
Athens :: Greece | 5 days ago
Credibility On June 8, 1944 the Greek tanker Tanias , commandeered by the Germans, was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS Vivid 53 km. west of Heraklion, capital of the Greek island of Crete. Aboard were several hundred Greek and Italian prisoners of war, and...
Tags: Etz Haim Synagogue, Nikolas Stavroulakis, Crete, Greek, Greece, Athens, Chania, Synagogue, Heraklion, Religion Belief
Congregation restores history in Jewish section of cemetery
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | 13 days ago
Credibility Shin-high stone walls around the section had become dirty and overgrown, disappearing from view. “You couldn’t even read some of the stones,” Hogwood said. History had not been kind to Florida’s oldest Jewish cemetery. Disgusted, Hogwood took her concerns...
Tags: Jacksonville, Clare Hogwood, Joshua Lief, jewish section, Congregation Ahavath Chesed, Jewish Cemetery, Synagogue, Religion Belief
Toronto man slain in Edmonton identified
Edmonton :: Canada | 14 days ago
Credibility The man found dead outside of an Edmonton synagogue Thursday morning has been identified as Abdulaziz Osman Isse, a 21-year-old Toronto man, police say. Employees at the Beth Israel Synagogue found Isse's body shortly before 9 a.m. on Thursday. He was...
Tags: Edmonton Valley Zoo, Edmonton International Airport, Suncor Energy, Alberta, edmonton elephant, Toronto, gas project, sour gas, capital spending, based suncor, Canada, Edmonton, Edmonton London, Isse, Edmonton Police Service, Synagogue, Law Crime, Zoo, Elephant, William Shatner, Valley Zoo, The Elephant Sanctuary, Asian Elephant, Human Interest, Caisse de dￃﾩpￃﾴt et placement du Quￃﾩbec, Calgary, Business Finance, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, EKOS Research Associates, Health Medical Pharma, Lucy, Voice for Animals Humane Society
MICHAEL STUHLBARG: ANYTHING BUT, A SERIOUS MAN
A very recognizable face to those in the theater community, Michael Stuhlbarg is now making his mark on film with his first leading feature film role for none other than the Coen Brothers. Already a Tony nominee for his performance in “The...
Tags: Michael Stuhlbarg, Coen brothers, Coen brothers, Ethan Cohen, Frances McDormand, film, A Serious Man, movie, review, Jewish, Talmud, synagogue, hebrew, congregation, torah, Tony Nominee, The Pillowman, David Mamet, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, theater
OBAMA'S VISIT TO GHANA & ATTA MILLS MENTOR
Obama’s recent visit to Ghana has put Ghana at the forefront of world media news. Before the U.S. President’s arrival, the excitement and expectation of Ghanaians were held high. However, with the constant heavy rainfall the...
Tags: nigeria, ghana, atta_mills, mentor, obama, president, presidential, tb_joshua, prophet, scoan, synagogue, mentorship, guidance, counselling, united states
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
