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Dagestani Jews look to rebuild after extremist attacks in the restive region of southern Russia

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Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in two cities last weekend

Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - In this photo taken from video released by The Telegram Channel of the head of the Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, a damaged Star of David is seen on the wall of the the Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
A man holds burned pages in the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia, on Monday, June 24, 2024. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala. RUSSIA OUT
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - In this photo taken from video released by The Telegram Channel of the head of the Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in seen in Derbent, Russia. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - In this photo taken from video released by The Telegram Channel of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, Dagestan Gov. Sergei Melikov, center, visits the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - Believers participate in a service in the Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
A man walks in the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - This photo shows Rabbi Ovadia Isakov as he speaks to a journalist in Derbent, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2005. He was shot by a gunman on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, but recovered. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala./NewsTeam via AP)
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Yury Yakovlevich Chaika visit the Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent, Russia on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE – An angry crowd runs onto the tarmac at the airport in Makhachkala, Russia, the provincial capital of the Dagestan republic, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, as a flight arrives from Israel. Some in the crowd carried banners with antisemitic slogans. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala..
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, accompanied by Dagestan Gov. Sergei Melikov, center left, visits the Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent, Russia, during his working visit on June 28, 2023. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Dagestan Jewish Community
FILE - In this photo taken from video released by The Telegram Channel of the head of the Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent, Russia, is seen. Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on June 23 on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in Derbent and the regional capital of Makhachkala.

Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in two cities last weekend.

The attacks in the regional capital of Makhachkala and the city of Derbent on Sunday killed 21 people — most of them police officers — and injured at least 43 others in the restive region in the North Caucasus on the Caspian Sea.

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