When Bernard Shanfield made one of his weekly checks on Beth Israel Synagogue in May 1997, paint was peeling off its walls and some of the bulbs on its twin menorahs had burned out.

It was gathered that the weapon researcher told the coroner, Magistrate O.A. Komolafe, that he was in a position to reach such a conclusion based on his six-year experience with the Nigerian Defence ...

At its height, Beth Israel of Mahanoy City served 50 families. An abandoned synagogue in Pennsylvania’s coal region, which until the early 2000s had served Jewish residents of Mahanoy City for more ...

JACKSON, Miss. — The FBI says that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties.” Stephen Pittman was charged Monday with ...