Kiryat Yovel

Synagogue, Torah Scrolls Desecrated in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Vandals broke into the Siach Yisrael synagogue in Kiryat Yovel on Monday night and desecrated the Torah scrolls while pouring chemicals on them, broke the synagogue’s furniture and ransacked the sanctuary. Books were damaged and destroyed.