Synagogue

Object thrown through Toronto synagogue window, day after arson attack on Montreal synagogue

A window of the Mishkan Avraham synagogue was broken, but no injuries were reported. An investigation was opened, but as of writing there are no suspects.

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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


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.

Keeping time: How Jews preserved ritual and hope in the Holocaust’s darkest days

Yad Vashem exhibition chronicles the times and lives of Jewish communities before and during the Holocaust.

A Hanukkah candlelighting ceremony at the Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands, December 1943.

Police seek public aid to identify suspect who shot at two Toronto area synagogues

York Regional Police announced on Wednesday that they were seeking the public's assistance in identifying the assailant, described as a thin, over-6-foot-tall black male youth with curly hair.

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

Two charged for terrorism after arson attack against Skopje synagogue

A door and courtyard were charred by flames in the April 12 attack, which was described by community members as the first such incident in Macedonia's modern history.

Synagogue targeted in first such arson attack in modern N. Macedonian history, April 12, 2026.

A synagogue helped Palestinians raise money for Gaza, and found common ground over falafel

North Carolina's Beth El synagogue had previously backed relief efforts for Israel, but a Tuesday event was the first time the congregation participated in a Palestinian-led fundraiser for Gaza.

Dr. David Hasan, the founder of The Gaza Children Village, speaks at Mediterranean Deli in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on April 28, 2026.

US soldier charged for threatening to ‘kill every single Jew’ inside of a synagogue

22-year-old Jakob Marcoulier was arrested on Thursday after threatening to "kill every single Jew" in a synagogue.

US Army insginia can be seen worn by a soldier on July 28, 2021.

Assault outside synagogue, rock thrown through Judaica shop window raise Toronto Jews’ concerns

Both incidents took place in broad daylight, with no suspects having yet been identified in either case.

Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026.

Vaughan congregant punched by man who attempted to force way into synagogue

According to the police and the synagogue, the victim did not suffer serious injuries. The man had attempted to maneuver past synagogue security but was unsuccessful.

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.