[MSN] Chabad synagogue in Miami torched. Individuals broke into synagogue, tore Torah books to pieces and torched them.

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Chabad synagogue in Miami torched

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Synagogue's rabbi recounts: Individuals broke into synagogue, tore Torah
books to pieces and torched them
Neta Sela

Unknown individuals set fire to a Chabad synagogue in Miami Beach, Florida
on Tuesday, burning the Torah books inside.
 
Ze'ev Katz, the synagogue's head rabbi, recounted the event on one of
Chabad's internet websites, saying that a number of individuals broke into
the empty synagogue, took the Torah books from the cabinet, tore them to
pieces, and set them on fire.  


The damage. (Photo: Shtoram.net)
 
Katz said the view of the burned synagogue was dismal. Miami police have
commenced investigations.
 
Chabad rabbis in the US assumed that the purpose of the attack was to target
areas in which large amounts of Chabad Jews gather outside of Israel. The
rabbis also said that the majority of anti-Semitic activity that takes place
in the US is perpetrated by the Muslim community.
 
The event captured the attention of all of the local news agencies. Matthew
Bower, mayor of Miami Beach, promised severe action against the guilty
parties, saying that he wouldn't stand for such incidents.

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