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This is the Hurva Synagogue – a very significant place

It is actually very beautiful. It is a restoration of the Ottoman-era synagogue, built in 1864 on the ruins (”hurva”) of the structure built in 1700 and destroyed by arson in 1721. The Ottoman-era structure was destroyed by explosives just after the Jordanian army overran the position which was being used by the [...]
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Total closure of West Bank extended – linked to security for re-opening of synagogue in East Jerusalem’s Old City

This is from the Jerusalem Post: “Following a weekend of sporadic clashes between Arab youths and security forces in and around the capital, Jerusalem police chief Cmdr. Aharon Franco decided to extend heightened security measures put into place in the Old City and east Jerusalem for an additional day. Franco’s decision, made following [...]
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