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Magdeburg is getting a synagogue again, the last state capital in Germany to do so. A reason to celebrate – despite difficult times.

(Reuters) -An hour after Rabbi Jonathan Leener put out a call for donations among his small Brooklyn synagogue community, he had raised $5,000. The contributions included everything from sleeping bags to toiletries for the 300,000 reservists - some of whom live in the United States - called up by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. "I think people here feel somewhat helpless being so far away, so the response from people has been really dramatic in the be...

The contributions included everything from sleeping bags to toiletries for the 300,000 reservists - some of whom live in the United States. | World News

From the blog of Alan Silverstein at The Times of Israel

Unfolded several hours ago. this synagogue member tells me that its a small conscgregatio. about 140 to 150 families that belong to this synagogue and because of the covid pandemic, the vast majority of people werent attending sabbath services in person. so that is perhaps one of the reasons why the number of hostages taken in this situation is around that four number. i was told that the vast majority of people have been watching these services online and you can imagine what a horrific morning...

>> reporter: hate crimes in new york city up 53% from last year. while they dont specify the type of person attacked, the jewish community says because theyre more visible, they are an easy target. akiva pearl says it has been decades since hes been so unsure about his surroundings. i grew up in england and that was how it was 50 years ago. its returning. >> why is it returning? >> i really dont have an answer for you. >> reporter: a civilian patrol in flatbush, maryland is an area with a high j...

From his speeches at those rallies, they need to hear that the president acknowledges that he was wrong and that his words were wrong, and that every human being has value. because those words have dehumanized whole groups of people. you cant be a person with a gun and shoot innocent victims unless you think they are subhuman. that language dehumanizes people. >> congresswoman veronica escobar of el paso whose district includes the site of saturdays shooting, i know you have been called upon in ...

The president acknowledges that he was wrong and that his words were wrong, and that every human being has value. because those words have dehumanized whole groups of people. you cant be a person with a gun and shoot innocent victims unless you think they are subhuman. that language dehumanizes people. >> congresswoman veronica escobar of el paso whose district includes the site of saturdays shooting, i know you have been called upon in a million different ways since this has befallen your commu...

Understand what youre going through and keep us posted over the next couple days. i know the presidents visit will be an emotional thing. >> can i just say its such a weird thing, though, to be at a place in our country where after a national tragedy, the president isnt welcome? the first time we heard about this president, the pittsburgh synagogue community had a debate that represented the synagogue and pittsburgh itself. we went to new orleans, i went half a dozen times with president obama. ...