Homeless man pleads guilty to synagogue fire in Duluth “I lit a little fire and woke up, and it was a lot bigger,” Matthew James Amiot testified in front of the State District Court, adding that he unsuccessfully attempted to put out the blaze. Sept. 25, 2019
Police arrest local Duluth resident as suspect in Minnesota synagogue fire “It’s good to know and probably ultimately reassuring to the community that this was an act not necessarily out of malice,” said Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Sept. 16, 2019
Firefighters rescue Torah scrolls from historic Duluth synagogue, now fallen “Watching the Star of David come down and the synagogue fall to the ground was very, very saddening. It’s a shocking event,” said Phillip Sher, immediate past president of board. Sept. 10, 2019