From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Wed Oct 11 2000 - 10:11:27 EDT
SYNAGOGUE DAMAGED BY FIRE IN UZBEK CAPITAL
One of Tashkent's four synagogues was badly damaged by fire late on 9 October,
shortly after Yom Kippur services ended, AP reported. Several
Torah scrolls were destroyed in the blaze. Rabbi Abe David
Gurevich said that although the cause of the fire is not yet
clear, he plans to request police protection for other
synagogues and for a Jewish school. LF
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