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Rabbi and family safely escape fire at historic New Jersey synagogue

Texas Jewish Post

Aug 9, 2025

By Grace GilsonAug. 8, 2025 (JTA) - A fire early Friday morning destroyed a historic synagogue and Jewish community center in Rutherford, New Jersey, as the congregation's rabbi an…

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Rabbi and family safely escape fire at historic New Jersey synagogue

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