Firefighting teams responded to the scene at 3 a.m. to extinguish the flames. The synagogue’s window and door were shattered in the blaze.
Witnesses reported seeing at least one individual near the site before the fire began. Beth Tikvah, located near Montreal’s Jewish Federation building, also houses a school, making it a central hub for the local Jewish community. Rabbi Saul Emanuel, executive director of the Montreal Jewish Community Council, expressed outrage over the attack on the location, the second in just over a year.
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Source: Ynet News
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