Jewish Diaspora & Antisemitism

WATCH: Explosion in London injures 30 at Jewish holiday celebration

Thirty people were hurt in an explosion in London as a mobile phone sparked a fire during a Lag B’Omer celebration. It is customary to light bonfires on the Lag B’Omer holiday, which commemorates the passing of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

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