beth hamedrash hagadol

There's some sad but unsurprising news to report this morning about Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the Lower East Side synagogue destroyed in a May 14 fire.

A teenager arrested in connection with a fire that decimated the historic Lower East Side synagogue, Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, was back in family court this morning.

More than two weeks after the devastating fire at Beth Hamdrash Hagadol, the historic Norfolk Street synagogue, engineers are still trying to determine whether any part of the 167-year-old building can be saved.

Here's the latest on the investigation into the destructive fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol.

A teenager faces arson charges this morning in connection with the devastating fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the Norfolk Street synagogue.

A top NYPD official said today that the devastating fire at the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue on Sunday is believed to be arson.

We just returned from Norfolk Street, where city inspectors are trying to determine the next steps in the aftermath of Sunday night's horrible fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol. Staff from the Department of Buildings are on the scene, along with...

We have just heard back from the Landmarks Preservation Commission after asking some questions this morning about the fate of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol. Following last night's devastating fire at 60 Norfolk St., officials from several agencies were on site today...

Here are some of the photos we have collected during the past eight years of covering the plight of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol.

Here's a midday update on the fire that destroyed Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, one of the Lower East Side's most cherished Jewish historic sites.