It happened this past Saturday in the early a.m. in the center of Gloucester - a coastal town in northeastern Massachusetts. One person died who lived in the apartment building that was destroyed; the temple was next door, and was also destroyed, along with its torahs.
When I hear from the congregation re: ways they need help, I will post to hasafran. Below is news from boston.com from the last few days: Ann Abrams, Librarian Temple Israel, Boston http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/12/15/fatal_gloucester_fire_destroys_apartment_building_synogogue/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/12/17/gloucester_fire_response_defended/ Scenes, after the fire, including youths sorting through kipot and tallitot saved from the synagogue : http://www.boston.com/news/local/gallery/121507_gloucester_fire/ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
