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Arson attacks on synagogues

London: Arson attacks on two synagogues in north London which destroyed prayer books rescued from the Holocaust have raised new fears of an upsurge in anti-semitic violence in the U.K. The books, smuggled out of Germany and Poland just before the World War II, were destroyed after vandals pushed burning material into the South Tottenham United Synagogue on Thursday. A day later, a suspicious fire caused more than £250,000 of damage to the synagogue and headquarters of a Jewish educational group in Hendon. Police said the two incidents were not linked, but members of the Jewish community said they were increasingly apprehensive after the attacks, as a steady rise in anti-semitic violence against people and property continues. More than 100 synagogues in Britain have been desecrated since September 2000.

- Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004

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