15 Years After Sacramento Synagogue Fires, Jewish Leaders Worry It Could Happen Again

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The last time there was a rally at the state Capitol over the issue of anti-Semitism was 15 years ago when three synagogues were torched by white supremacists.

The destruction is burned into Rabbi Mona Alfi’s memory 15 years later.

“The idea that somebody was going to attack the center of our learning really went to the heart of who we really were,” Alfi said.

But B’nai Israel synagogue rebuilt bigger and better, and the rabbi the community did as well.

“Fifteen years ago the arsons was a wake up call to a lot of us that we need to do more,” she said.

What’s changed is the response from faith leaders, and they’re now standing up to it.

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