Touro Synagogue

Fed up with its tenant, a NYC synagogue seeks to replace board of historic Touro Synagogue

Two historic synagogues, a long-simmering dispute, and what one side calls a “power grab.”

Who owns America’s oldest synagogue? Not our problem, says the Supreme Court.

The Rhode Island building’s tenants had hoped to sell its $7.4 million silver Torah ornaments called rimonim to build an endowment to keep up the historic synagogue building.

The fight over the oldest synagogue in the US is headed to the Supreme Court

Two congregations have been fighting a years-long battle over the ownership of Rhode Island's Touro Synagogue.

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Newport congregation seeks new hearing in fight over Touro ornaments

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Newport congregation seeks rehearing in fight over Touro Synagogue ornaments

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Appeals court gives control of Touro Synagogue, oldest in US, to NY trustee

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Control over oldest US synagogue and its $7.4 million silver bells back in court

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Tim Kaine visits Touro Synagogue, takes shot at Donald Trump

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NY congregation to appeal ruling on historic Touro Synagogue

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Historic Touro Synagogue belongs to current worshipers, not NY trustee, judge rules

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