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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:SMURF::FENSTER
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1524
Total number of notes:18709

1380.0. "Young Israel of Brookline destroyed by fire" by NOTIME::SACKS (Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085) Tue Jan 11 1994 15:46

Young Israel of Brookline was destroyed by fire this morning.  According to 
the news report I heard, two Torah scrolls were saved.  The cause is under
investigation.
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1380.1METSNY::francusMets in '94Tue Jan 11 1994 19:003
I heard the news as heavily damaged as opposed to destroy.

yf
1380.2NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Thu Jan 13 1994 15:462
Officials are attributing the fire to an electrical problem.  Damage is
estimated at $1 million.
1380.3Not arson, for sure?HGOVC::DAVIDCHERSONthe door goes on the rightMon Jan 17 1994 05:466
>Officials are attributing the fire to an electrical problem.
    
    Has this been firmly established?  Are they sure that there wasn't any
    arson?
    
    /d.c.
1380.4METSNY::francusMets in '94Mon Jan 17 1994 18:234
yeah pretty clear it was not arson. bad wiring seems to have been the
cause.

yf
1380.5Nir Tamid?HGOVC::DAVIDCHERSONthe door goes on the rightTue Jan 18 1994 08:314
    Let me guess, was it the Nir Tamid?  We almost lost our shul a few
    years ago via a short in ours.
    
    /d.c.