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Vandals Desecrate Synagogue in Philadelphia; Cause $2,000 Damage

January 18, 1952
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Police were searching today for vandals who entered the Tikvah Hadasha synagogue here and destroyed its furniture. The damage is estimated at about $2,000. Fred Kaufman, president of the synagogue, suffered a heart attack when the news of the desecration was reported to him.

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