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Article: A bond forged by fire and faith; Gloucester synagogue draws strength from friendship, tradition after blaze
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- February 10, 2008
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GLOBE NORTH 1
You might expect that if a fire destroyed a synagogue, the
congregation could be excused if it canceled a service or a Hebrew
school class while its members regrouped.
But nearly two months after a fast-moving fire tore through a
downtown Gloucester apartment building, killing one resident before
spreading to Temple Ahavat Achim, the congregation has endured.
Services are held at members' homes, downtown offices, and at a
Unitarian Universalist church; the Hebrew school meets in a
Manchester church; members of the administrative staff have
relocated to the synagogue president's downtown real estate agency.
Rabbi Samuel Barth does much of his work out of his car and in the
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