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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck was lit aflame—and the shul decided to leave the door charred. Here’s why
Description: It’s been more than two weeks since an unknown suspect set fire to the front doors of Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck synagogue on May 30, while people were inside attending a late-night meeting. A passerby saw the flames and called it in, while a shul member used his jacket to douse the flames.
No one was hurt, but the incident left one of the building’s ornate silver doors blackened—and the community shaken. Vancouver police tasked the Major Crimes Unit to investigate, but to date have not released any updates.
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