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The Actors’ Temple: Inside the synagogue where Broadway’s biggest stars used to pray
the eternal light hanging above the synagogue ark, peaked out behind the stage during performances and the stained glass windows were visible when one of the characters recalled an old synagogue ...
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A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes
inside the synagogue’s modern, sunlit sanctuary. The building was dedicated in 1997 after Kehillat Israel’s membership — now over 1,000 families — swelled beyond what its old home could ...
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One synagogue miraculously unscathed; another in ashes
Two blocks away: a school reduced to ruins. Across the street: rubble. Under the door: ashes. And yet at Kehillat Israel, things look much the same as they did at the beginning of the week, before the ...
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Museum inside Portugal’s oldest Jewish synagogue reopened
The 500-year-old Synagogue of Tomar had been closed for ... In Tomar, the former synagogue’s façade is deceivingly drab. Inside, is a small but tall space with a multi-leveled domed ceiling ...