Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Anti-Semites Vandalize Synagogue in Jerusalem; Rip Ritual Objects, Reminder of Acts in Nazi Era

Vandals ransacked a Jerusalem synagogue last night in an attack labeled an "antisemitic progrom," the Jerusalem Post website reports today (January 29, 2019).

The Siah Yisrael synagogue , located in the Kiryat Yovel neighborhood, was broken into and its ritual objects -- including a Torah scroll and prayer books -- were destroyed.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said, "This was a serious incident that is reminiscent of dark times of the Jewish people; we will not allow crimes like this to occur in our time."

Israeli Interior Minister Arye Deri called the vandalism a "shocking"  display of violence, reminiscent of the antisemitism progroms carried out in the Nazi era.

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