Synagogue

Two teenagers were detained in South Manchester and remain in custody for questioning in connection with the synagogue attack

A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue says their armed captor became “increasingly belligerent and threatening” toward the end of the 10-hour standoff.

Local authorities in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles are stepping up patrols near local synagogues, in response to a hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas.

Police in Colleyville, Texas, said they are “currently conducting SWAT operations” at a synagogue, prompting the evacuation of residents in the area on Saturday afternoon.

Southland Jewish leaders Friday condemned an overnight vandalism attempt at a Century City synagogue, where surveillance video captured a man try to throw a block of concrete through two windows.

It was in the Pico/Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 28, 2021.

Israeli medics say two people are dead and more than 150 injured in a bleacher collapse at an uncompleted West Bank synagogue

A synagogue in the Fairfax District was vandalized with graffiti that read “Free Palestine. F— Israel,” on a day marked by police protests, vandalism and looting in the area. It happened at Congregation Beth Israel at 8056 Beverly Blvd., near Crescent Heights Boulevard, according to the Jewish Journal. “Tell me this ugly hatred is still about #BLM or #GeorgeFloyd?!” Lisa…

At a press conference on Friday, President Donald Trump announced that he is immediately declaring places of worship as essential and threatened to “override” any governors that prevent them from opening this weekend. He did not not cite any specific authority to enforce the command.

Safety at synagogues is on the mind for many after a stabbing in New York. As a precaution, LAPD has upped their watch over synagogues. Rick Montanez reports for the NBC4 News at 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019.

Los Angeles police said today that they are increasing patrols near synagogues in the area “out of an abundance of caution” after a man stabbed five people celebrating Hanukkah in New York. “The LAPD stands with members of our Jewish community,” Police Chief Michel Moore tweeted Sunday. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have increased patrols in and around…

Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019.

Police are searching for a man after he allegedly vandalized a Beverly Hills Synagogue early Saturday morning. The man allegedly broke into the Nessah Synagogue where he overturned furniture, damaged relics and ransacked the inside. The synagogue’s main scrolls were not damaged during the vandalism, according to police. Police do not believe anything was stolen during the incident. Police...