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Synagogue Unearthed
A 2,000-year-old synagogue from
the Second Temple period was dis-
covered this month during archaeo-
logical excavations by the Israel
Antiquities Authority in Migdal near
the Sea of Galilee.
The 390-square-foot synagogue
contains mosaic floors and walls
covered with frescos. Also, a square
stone featuring sides adorned with
reliefs and engraved with a seven-
branched menorah was discovered in
the hall atop a pedestal with a trian-
gular base.
"This is the first time a menorah
decoration was discovered from the
Second Temple Period," says Dina
Avshalom-Gorni, excavation direc-
tor, Israel Antiquities Authority. "And
the synagogue that was uncovered
joins just six other synagogues in the
world that are known to date to the
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Second Temple Period."
The location of the synagogue,
Migdal, is mentioned in ancient
Hebrew text as playing an important
role during the Great Revolt and
serving as the main base of Josephus
Flavus, commander of the rebellion
in the Galilee.
Iran War Games
Iran test-fired new
Tehran/JTA
missiles as it began a series of war
games on the eve of Yom Kippur.
The military maneuvers by the
Revolutionary Guard come as Iran
and the West continue to disagree
over Iran's nuclear program and just
days after Iran announced that it
has constructed a second uranium
enrichment plant.
Iranian state television reported
that Iran test-fired two short-range
missiles.
Iran's movement of troops leading
into Yom Kippur is reminiscent of
the Yom Kippur War of 1973 when
Israel's Arab neighbors launched an
attack on the Jewish state during the
most holy day on the Jewish calendar.
only had 4 million remaining. That
was a holocaust. And the Europeans
denied this holocaust."
Chavez, who severed diplomatic
relations with Israel last January
following its military offensive in
Gaza, accused Israel of committing
genocide in Gaza during his speech
Sept. 24 to the U.N. General Assembly.
Chavez said his criticisms were
directed toward the government of
Israel and not its citizens.
On King's show that night, Chavez
continued to criticize the Jewish state,
calling it a war-mongering country.
Without referring to Chavez by name,
Venezuela's Chief Rabbi Pynchas
Brener said much of the criticism
being volleyed against Israel was
anti-Semitic.
Chavez On Holocaust
Venezuelan President
Caracas/JTA
Hugo Chavez said he does not agree
with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
assertion that the Holocaust never
occurred.
Chavez, who used his trip to the
United Nations as a pulpit to criticize
the State of Israel, in an interview
Sept. 24 with Larry King stopped
short of condemning the Iranian
president, whom Chavez has said is
among Venezuela's closest allies.
"I do not deny the Jewish
Holocaust. And I condemn it," Chavez
said.
But in South America, when the
Europeans arrived, there were close to
90 million Indians; 200 years later, we
Libeskind In Germany
Architect Daniel
Berlin/JTA
Libeskind was hired to design a new
synagogue for the progressive con-
gregation in Munich. The congrega-
tion of about 300 members has been
meeting in a basement turned into a
sanctuary, according to news reports.
Libeskind and his wife, Nina, are
due to visit the site of the future syna-
gogue and Jewish community center
on Oct. 15. Meetings with local politi-
cians and residents are also planned.
Libeskind is especially known in
Germany for his design of the Jewish
Museum in Berlin, one of Germany's
most popular museums.
Munich has a new Jewish corn-
munity center with an Orthodox
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