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Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down
« on: February 01, 2017, 04:02:16 pm »
Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down
Donations to rebuild the Islamic centre are adding up
Jon Sharman 2 hours  ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/victoria-islamic-centre-mosque-fire-texas-jews-give-key-synagogue-muslims-worship-gofundme-a7556331.html?cmpid=facebook-post


The blaze destroyed the mosque in Victoria, Texas Victoria Islamic Center

Jewish people in a small Texas city handed Muslim worshippers the keys to their synagogue after the town's only mosque was destroyed in a fire.

The Victoria Islamic Centre burned down on Saturday and had previously been burgled—the cause is being investigated by federal officials.

But the town's Muslim population will not be without a place to worship while their building is reconstructed, thanks to their Jewish neighbours.

Robert Loeb, the president of Temple Bnai Israel, told Forward: "Everyone knows everybody, I know several members of the mosque, and we felt for them. When a calamity like this happens, we have to stand together.

"We have probably 25 to 30 Jewish people in Victoria, and they probably have 100 Muslims. We got a lot of building for a small amount [sic] of Jews."

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Donations and an online fundraising campaign have raised more than $900,000 (£717,000) for reconstruction.

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Excerpt.  Read more at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/victoria-islamic-centre-mosque-fire-texas-jews-give-key-synagogue-muslims-worship-gofundme-a7556331.html?cmpid=facebook-post
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Re: Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2017, 04:46:12 pm »
So far, it really sounds like that fire started deep inside the Mosque; it doesn't sound like vandals/other criminals/malice to me so far by outsiders at least.
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Re: Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2017, 04:47:03 pm »
Classy move.
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Re: Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2017, 04:52:32 pm »
Out numbered 4 to 1.  I don't like the odds.
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Re: Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town's mosque burns down
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2017, 05:19:44 pm »
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/01/512826283/donations-to-torched-texas-mosque-top-1-million-in-outpouring-of-support

And they've gotten many donations to rebuild.

But I've been following this; you'd think if the police suspected this as a hate crime, we would have heard something by now.  Nothing.
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