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| August 14, 2015
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Muslims Outraged Israel Rebuilds Synagogue Destroyed By Jordanians in 1948

The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, destroyed by Jordan when Israel lost East Jerusalem in the 1948 war, is finally being rebuilt, but in opposition to Arab leaders screaming “occupation”.

By Dalit Halevy

 

The start of a project to rebuild the Tiferet Yisrael synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City is infuriating Muslims. The synagogue was built in the 1860s but blown up by the Jordanian army in 1948.

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The Old City of Jerusalem in the early 20th century. The Jewish quarter is at the bottom of the image. The two large domes are the Hurva Synagogue (Bottom Left) and the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue (Bottom Right).

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| March 14, 2013
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Torah Written by More Than 200,000 Jews Dedicated at the Kotel

The new Sefer Torah, written by over 200 thousand Jews during the past 7 years, was dedicated at the Western Wall.

By Yoni Kempinski

 

A new Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) was dedicated at the Western Wall in Jerusalem this past Tuesday, which was Rosh Chodesh Nissan.

Arutz Sheva attended the dedication ceremony of the unique scroll, which was written by over 200 thousand people from all continents over a seven-year period. The project began in 2006, during the Second Lebanon War, and over 100 thousand soldiers wrote letters for the scroll as well.

The project was led by Igor Kolomoisky, President of the European Jewish Union (EJU), Vadim Rabinovich, Co-chair of the European Jewish Parliament (EJP) and Head of All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, Genadiy Bogolubov, businessmen, and Alexandr Levin,  President of the World Congress of Russian speaking Jewry. Continue Reading »

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