Irish Catholics, Christians Save Northern Ireland Synagogue

Irish Catholics, Christians save Northern Ireland synagogue

The local Jewish population was already in decline when the Belfast Hebrew Congregation was built in 1964 as a house of worship with a capacity of 1,500.

Northern Ireland’s lone, beleaguered synagogue aims to stave off decline by engaging Christian neighbors

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — On Saturdays, the Jewish day of rest, there is barely a quorum of 10 for prayers at the old synagogue in Northern Ireland’s capital city. But every other Wednesday, the place is hopping. A gaggle of…