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Robert Bowers Bowers, 52, killed 11 congregants in a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh during Sabbath morning services on October 27, 2018.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In the film, King’s mother, a caterer at a local synagogue, disapproves of the match, worried about the discrimination that her Black daughter could face dating a white Jewish man.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The violence began shortly before noon on June 23 in front of the Adas Torah synagogue in the 9000 block of Pico Boulevard.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed.
—Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In the film, King’s mother, a caterer at a local synagogue, disapproves of the match, worried about the discrimination that her Black daughter could face dating a white Jewish man.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The violence began shortly before noon on June 23 in front of the Adas Torah synagogue in the 9000 block of Pico Boulevard.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed.
—Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
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Days of unrest convulsed Britain over the next week, as rioters clashed with the police, lit cars on fire, attacked mosques and ransacked businesses.Megan Specia, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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The image of Nila’s apartment building becomes a catchall for her family, growing up in poverty, and being of Muslim background in a country where mosques are set ablaze and brown people are victims of hate crimes.Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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His synagogue, which meets at the Maimonides School—a Modern Orthodox day school—was one of seven Orthodox shuls that were a part of the Oct. 6 siyum.Emily Goldberg, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed Sunday outside Adas Torah synagogue, an Orthodox shul, in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which police said resulted in two reports of battery.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 25 June 2024
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At least six people were killed and 35 injured in a stampede near one of India’s busiest and richest temples, after thousands of devout Hindus assembled there to secure free visit passes, authorities said Thursday.Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center Torah scrolls were saved, but the temple and center were destroyed for a community that has called Pasadena home for more than 100 years.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Today’s photo, with its olive green watercolour hues, intensifies the deeply vibrant purple flowers bursting open on this gorgeous pagoda shaped tower.New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The pagoda is built of plywood veneer and wood poles, finished with a clear coat of varnish.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The history of the concert hall goes back to over a century ago when it was first constructed as a tabernacle for religious gatherings.Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 8 Jan. 2024
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The demand of the people, of the families, of the fallen, must permeate here, must be reflected from here, must become a decree engraved on the walls of this tabernacle.David Isaac, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogue. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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