Rebuilding Beirut's synagogue

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The Jewish community in Beirut is centuries old.  But few Jewish people remain, and the main synagogue was destroyed by fighting during Lebanon's civil war.  Some of the country's remaining Jewish citizens are trying to rebuild the synagogue and their community. Ben Gilbert recently paid a visit to the synagogue and sent this report.

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