A synagogue in Cape Town was engulfed by fire last night, with seven Torah scrolls reported to have been destroyed in the blaze.
Beit Midrash Morasha synagogue in the city’s Seapoint neighbourhood, known by locals as the Arthur’s Road Shul, was reported to be on fire at 23:00 on Tuesday night.
Four fire engines battled the blaze into the early hours of Wednesday morning, with a spokesperson for the Cape Town fire and rescue service confirming that “no injuries were reported”.
Rael Kaimowitz, chair of the Cape Council of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, released a statement saying that it could confirm “on behalf of the synagogue that there are no injuries.”
