A fire set by vandals razed a synagogue in the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan and destroyed five of its eight Torah scrolls. Nobody was injured in the incident at the Bukharan Synagogue in Tashkent. Police are investigating the attack.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
