One was the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. A synagogue in the Mahrers’ neighborhood. “Had they decided to go around the corner and go into the synagogue, I and others could have been among ...

But there was a big, and unexpected, difference this week for members of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center: Instead of convening in their synagogue’s 80-year-old building, they were in the ...

(JTA) — More than 80 years after one of Germany’s most prominent synagogues was destroyed on Kristallnacht, the Jewish community of Hamburg has taken ownership of the building’s site and is ...

If you're looking for an offbeat adventure that delivers European vibes at Asian prices, buckle up; Azerbaijan might just be ...

An organised crime network fabricated a plot to attack a synagogue in Australia to divert law enforcement resources, according to police. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday that ...

A firebombed synagogue is set to undergo a multi-million dollar restoration no matter who wins the upcoming federal election, ...

Two years following his hotly debated murder conviction in 1913, Leo Frank was the victim of Georgia’s most notorious ...

An ancient man at the cemetery told me that a lot of old graves had been covered over by the dead of the civil war. I got lost on my walk back and found myself in front of the Maghen Abraham synagogue ...

This vintage house of worship doesn’t have a prayer. The site of a former century-old synagogue for Ukrainian immigrants in the East Village is set to be torn down to make room for six trendy ...

But in 1875, the Grausman family converted their nursery into a small synagogue, where they also taught Hebrew and history. Before long, they attracted enough Jews to relocate, this time setting ...

Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates events told in the Book of Esther. Synagogues throughout the island this week marked the Jewish holiday of Purim with festive celebrations. The holiday ho ...

Ruiz had prayed at the Williamsburg synagogue since the 1980s. It’s where she completed her Jewish conversion, and where her husband served as the board president for years. But a few weeks ...