California camps vow to rebuild in aftermath of still raging wildfires Fire has played an important role in Jewish history, the rabbi of one camp said at a special Havdalah ceremony.
California wildfires damage synagogues, camps and day school The fires have led to the evacuation of more than 260,000 people, burned over 83,000 acres and destroyed more than 170 homes.
Man suspected of writing ‘Kill all Jews’ on Brooklyn synagogue arrested James Polite, a gay black man who once interned for New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, also is accused of setting seven fires in front of yeshivas and synagogues in the Hasidic Williamsburg neighborhood.