synagogue

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Examples of synagogue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Zoom in: Across the U.S., synagogues, Jewish schools and community centers are on high alert due to threats of violence. Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 For decades, affiliation with synagogues and other Jewish organizations has seemed to be in irreversible decline, and there is anxiety everywhere that Jews are assimilating themselves out of existence. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 The meeting was intended to reassure members of the Jewish community, many of whom have expressed concerns about security after an anti-Semitic attack in the city last year where two men were shot leaving a Jewish synagogue by a man who was sentenced Monday to 35 years in federal prison. Josh Campbell, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024 There will be extra security around the main synagogue in downtown Copenhagen, the Jewish community said in a statement. Jan M. Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for synagogue 

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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogue. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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