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synagogue

[sin-uh-gog, -gawg] / ˈsɪn əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /


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It was unclear if the synagogue had cameras installed facing the vandalized mural.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

He said the forthcoming inquests into the deaths of Cravitz and Daulby, the two men killed in the synagogue attack, will examine "all aspects of the attack".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, the team reconstructed a monumental bath gymnasium complex and the largest synagogue in the ancient world.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

Later in life, she requested that he build her a synagogue near their estate outside Paris, a wish he fulfilled with characteristic devotion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

“I have to tell you something. And when you hear it, you’re not going to want to let me in your synagogue anymore.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Abrishami is one of about 60 active synagogues in Iran, for which Gerami serves as chief rabbi.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The government also confirmed £32.4m for protective security at Jewish sites in 2026-27, including synagogues, schools and community centres.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Other synagogues, churches and mosques are on the path to rebuilding, but they are facing the same hurdles as many of their congregants and members, and then some.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's May 4, 2026

There were also those synagogues in which Jews who were not Hasidim worshiped.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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