Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Dutch Jewish Residents Ousted from Synagogue; Building's New Owner Plans to Make It an Eatery

The Jewish community in Deventer, Netherlands was evicted from its synagogue yesterday, the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website reports today (July 31, 2018).

Members of Beth Shoshanna, a Conservative Jewish congregation of about 30 people, packed up and loaded into a van their Torah scroll and other scripture and furniture.

The move followed a legal fight against the building's new owners who plan to turn it into a restaurant. The community has found a new home in the nearby city of Raalte.

"It's a very heavy feeling that this thing can happen in 2018," said Tom Furstenberg, the community's chairman.

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