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Attacks on synagogues

The synagogue has often been the site of antisemitic violence and the object of anti-Jewish rhetoric. In early Christian literature, the synagogue was regarded as the foe of the new faith.[1] Violent attacks on synagogues featured prominently in the Nazi German effort to persecute the Jews of Europe.[2] And the destruction of synagogues is also a feature of the activities of various terrorist and Islamist groups.[3][4]

  1. ^ Rutgers, Leonard V. "The Synagogue as Foe in Early Christian Literature." Follow the Wise”: Studies in Jewish History and Culture in Honor of Lee I. Levine (2010): 449-468.
  2. ^ Meng, M. (2024). Why Destroy a Synagogue? A Reflection on Hitler’s Metaphysical Antisemitism. German History, 42(2), 214-230.
  3. ^ Barsky, Y. (2016). Terrorist Incidents and Attacks Against Jews and Israelis in the United States 1969-2016. Community Security Service, 3.
  4. ^ Isakhan, Benjamin. "How to interpret ISIS’s heritage destruction." Current history 117, no. 803 (2018): 344-349.

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