Synagogue

Inside America’s first prison synagogue: New exhibit tells the story of Jewish inmates who built it

While founded by Quakers and long Christian-oriented, Eastern State hosted Jewish prisoners as early as the 1800s. 

The restored ark of the synagogue at Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, whose history is explored in the new exhibit "Freedom Through Faith."
The new synagogue in Kibbutz Kissufim.

Beyond the Headlines: New synagogue in Kissufim, with the old Torah ark from Gush Katif - opinion

French police officers stand guard in front of the Synagogue of Sarcelles, Paris's suburb, on October 11, 2023, after recent Hamas attacks in Israel.

Some 300 evacuated after car with military-grade weapon found near Paris synagogue

Shelly Levine presents Israeli properties at the London  aliyah fair in mid-June.

As global antisemitism rises, demand for Israeli real estate is growing


Montreal synagogue targeted in antisemitic attack for second time in a year

Emergency responders said that the building suffered minor damage. No one was injured in the attempted attack.

An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) looks on during the Canada Day Celebrations in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, 2025.

For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting

Artist Gottfried Helnwein donated the painting to IKG.Kultur, the cultural arm of Vienna’s Jewish community, to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Vienna City Temple.

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN and the president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, present the painting ‘The Child Dreams’ in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.

Cleveland-area Jews are about to lose an iconic mid-century synagogue building - opinion

I will miss the Fairmount Temple building after it’s gone. But I’ll also miss the way it embodied the architect's insights about the need for sacred space.

The interior of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio, designed by the architect Percival Goodman. The building has been sold and the property is slated to become senior housing.

New York State passes buffer zone legislation protecting synagogues from harassment

The Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental Conservation bill passed 53 to 10 in the senate and 110 to 33 in the assembly on Tuesday.

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at 10: Moral Courage of Christians Needed as Jews Face Danger

Albert Veksler, global JPB director, talks about rising antisemitism, Christian mobilization, and why Israel can no longer afford to think only defensively

International spiritual leaders stand on stage at a Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast event at the Knesset auditorium marking 600 days since the start of the war, May 28, 2025.

Retired police officer awarded for bravery during Tree of Life shooting

Former Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officer Daniel Mead approached the building and the shooter before being shot in the hand.

Daniel Mead with US Attorney Rivetti, Officer Smidga, Tree of Life survivors, and PBP Chief Lando.

Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue

Al-Saadi, working on behalf of the Islamic Regime proxy, told an undercover law enforcement officer that his "people" were behind two attacks in Canada, against a consulate and synagogue.

PROTESTERS MARCH at a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.

Grapevine: Commemorating Jerusalem's favorite son

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.

Second man charged with arson of former synagogue in London

Dominique Charles-Turner joins Moses Edwards, who had been arrested on Sunday and was charged on Tuesday for his alleged role in the arson.

Police, Fire and Ambulance Emergency services, work at the site of an incident outside a Natwest Bank on Golders Green Road in north west London on May 8, 2026.

Wanstead man charged with arson of former London synagogue amid rising attacks

Moses Edwards was charged with arson at a former East London synagogue, part of a growing wave of attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites in the UK.

Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.