Synagogue

Synagogue attack thwarted: Russia's FSB arrests man allegedly planning arson attack on Jewish site

The suspect, a Russian national who was allegedly obeying instructions from a handler in Syria, purchased components and chemicals used to manufacture incendiary devices, according to the FSB. 

A synagogue in Yaroslavl, Russia, targeted by an alleged terrorist arson plot, published June 29, 2026.
A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

ARI & ANAELLE PREISER under the ‘huppah.’

A tale of two Aris: How a fallen IDF soldier’s name forged a lifelong family bond - opinion

PEOPLE PASS the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025.

Final suspect in 2024 Melbourne synagogue arson case indicted by Australian police


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.

Man arrested for drive by gel pellet gun shootings of Toronto Jews, one outside synagogue

Eighteen year old Ruslan Novruzov was charged with four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, in relation to the attacks on Toronto Jews.

Toronto Police. (ilustration)

Kehillat Israel Synagogue to reopen after damage from Palisades fire

After 16 months, Kehillat Israel Synagogue will reopen following the Palisades fire. The rededication ceremony marks a new chapter for the congregation’s return home.

 Kehillat Israel Synagogue set to reopen. May 8, 2026.

Why Hegseth’s use of 'Pharisee' echoes anti-Jewish bias - opinion

Using “Pharisee” as a political insult misrepresents Jewish history and reinforces long-standing religious stereotypes.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

Toronto Police charge teenager in shooting of two synagogues

The suspect has been charged with two counts of discharging a firearm into a place, two counts of mischief to property, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and more.

Police seek public aid to identify suspect who shot at two Toronto area synagogues, May 1, 2026.

Hezbollah flag seen as NYC anti-Israel activists protest outside Park East Synagogue

The protest's organizer said that the synagogue was hosting an exposition of the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, which it believed was selling "stolen Palestinian land."

Hezbollah, Palestinian flags waved during a march in New York, June 11, 2024. (Illustrative)

Fire breaks out at former London synagogue in latest attack against UK Jews

Police are investigating the incident's connections with a spate of other attacks against the UK's Jewish and Israeli communities.

A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.