Appeals court decides fate of nation’s oldest synagogue – New … – New Jersey Herald
richards | August 5, 2017
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Australia Bans Sydney Synagogue Over Islamist Attack Fears, Prompting Outrage Among Jewish Community – Newsweek
admin | August 5, 2017
Australia's Jewish community has expressed dismayafter a local council's decision to prevent the construction of a new synagogue because of the possibility of it becomingthe target of a radicalIslamist attack. The New South WalesLand and Environment Courtsupported the decision of the local council to prevent the building of the place of worship in the Sydney suburb of Bondi, near the country's most famous beach.
Jewish synagogue continues fight to build – OneNewsNow
simmons | August 5, 2017
Becket, a non-profit, public interest legal group, is defending an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in yet another lawsuit barring it from building new quarters in a Florida community.
Former Brockton synagogue finds new home in Easton – Wicked Local Randolph
simmons | August 5, 2017
Anna Burgess The Enterprise @AnnaBurgess_ENT After nearly two transient years, the congregation of Temple Beth Emunah will have a new home in Easton inSeptember. Temple Beth Emunah, which was located on Torrey Street in Brockton until October 2015, will begin holding services next month at 15A Plymouth St., in South Easton
Australian municipality: Don’t blame us for banning synagogue on terror grounds – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
admin | August 4, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) A municipal council in a suburb of Australias largest city said it was not to blame for a decision to ban the construction of a synagogue because it could become the target of a terrorist attack. In a statement Friday, the Waverley Council asserted that the decision to reject the synagogue was made by a local land use court, which said the congregation had not addressed the security concerns raised by the congregation in its own development application
New York Congregation Owns Oldest Synagogue in the US, 180 Miles Away, Court Rules – New York Times
richards | August 4, 2017
It was those ornaments, known in Hebrew as rimonim, that sparked the latest dispute. In 2011, Jeshuat Israel, seeking money, decided to sell them to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for more than $7 million.
Former Brockton synagogue finds new home in Easton – Wicked Local Stoughton
simmons | August 4, 2017
Anna Burgess The Enterprise @AnnaBurgess_ENT After nearly two transient years, the congregation of Temple Beth Emunah will have a new home in Easton inSeptember. Temple Beth Emunah, which was located on Torrey Street in Brockton until October 2015, will begin holding services next month at 15A Plymouth St., in South Easton
Egypt to bear cost of Alexandria Synagogue renovation Middle … – Middle East Monitor
admin | August 4, 2017
Egypts Antiquities Ministry on Thursday announced plans to carry out extensive renovations of a synagogue in Alexandria despite the fact that, under Egyptian law, the local Jewish community should bear the cost of such restorations. The renovation of Alexandrias Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue will take about eight months and cost some 100 million Egyptian pounds [roughly $5.5 million], which will be provided by the Egyptian government, the ministry said in a statement.
RI congregation loses court fight over Touro Synagogue + court ruling – The Providence Journal
admin | August 3, 2017
Mark Reynolds Journal Staff Writer mrkrynlds PROVIDENCE, R.I. Newport's Touro Synagogue, the nation's oldest, and its set of silver bells worth more than $7 million are now controlled by the nation's oldest Jewish congregation, ShearithIsrael, in New York City. The U.S
No building permit for Australian synagogue it might draw ISIS-supporter terrorist attacks and endanger neighbors – Washington Post
richards | August 3, 2017
news.com.au (Joe Hildebrand) reports: A LOCAL council has banned the construction of a synagogue in Bondi because it could be a terrorist target, in a shock move that religious leaders say has caved in to Islamic extremism and created a dangerous precedent. The decision, which has rocked the longstanding Jewish community in the iconic suburb, was upheld in court this week as the nation reeled from the alleged airline terror threat and debate raged over increased security measures at airports and other public places. The council contended that the site is not suitable for the proposed synagogue use as the Preliminary Threat and Risk Analysis relied on by the Applicant raises concerns as to the safety and security of future users of the Synagogue, nearby residents, motorists and pedestrians in Wellington Street, and yesterdays court decision (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe v.
