U.S. law enforcement agents are investigating an arson attack on one of the leading Conservative synagogues in Southern California. Police and fire officers were particularly concerned because the attack at Congregation Valley Beth Shalom in Encino was the third set at area houses of worship within two days, and the fourth in the last two weeks.
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