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Temple Israel Staff Raced to Save Lives in Michigan Synagogue Attack

“I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.

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Smoke rising from Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday.

Family Members of Michigan Synagogue Attacker Died in Airstrike in Lebanon

The man, a U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, lost family members during an airstrike there last week. The attack on a Michigan synagogue rattled Jewish communities across America.

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Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Friday.

Suspect in Michigan Synagogue Attack Worked at Popular Restaurant

The authorities identified the suspect as a naturalized U.S. citizen. Residents of Dearborn Heights, Mich., said he took orders at the business.

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A heavy police presence in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., after the attack.

Temple Israel Is One of the Largest Reform Temples in the U.S.

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Founded in 1941, the temple in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., has thousands of members and an early education center.

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Police swarmed to the suburban house of worship after the attack.
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