1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminSiberia's Oldest Synagogue is Destroyed in Fire, Arson is Ruled out - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l45Mz3dNpC"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/siberias-oldest-synagogue-is-destroyed-in-fire-arson-is-ruled-out">Siberia’s Oldest Synagogue is Destroyed in Fire, Arson is Ruled out</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/siberias-oldest-synagogue-is-destroyed-in-fire-arson-is-ruled-out/embed#?secret=l45Mz3dNpC" width="600" height="338" title="“Siberia’s Oldest Synagogue is Destroyed in Fire, Arson is Ruled out” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="l45Mz3dNpC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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A fire ravaged the oldest synagogue in Siberia, leaving Irkutsk without one. The former Soldiers Synagogue in Irkutsk, which was built in the provincial Siberian city in 1881 by retired Jewish soldiers of the Tsarist army, was practically devoured by fire late last month. No one was hurt in the blaze, which tore through the […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315