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Schneerson Center

Dmitri Mishin
Posted inBay Area

Man who fired blanks in S.F. shul sentenced to 7 years, may serve less time

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 12, 2025September 13, 2025

Dmitri Mishin, the man who fired blanks at people in a San Francisco synagogue in 2023, was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in state prison. S.F. Superior Court […]

Anatoly Smolkin, seen here in a screenshot from a security camera at Congregation Beth Sholom in 2021, has been convicted of making threats at Congregation Emanu-El.
Posted inBay Area

Local Jewish man with history of mental illness convicted of threatening S.F. synagogue

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 8, 2023August 9, 2023
San Francisco Superior Court, March 6, 2023. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

Judge tosses hate crime charges in S.F. synagogue shooting case

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 7, 2023March 8, 2023
a plate of weed nuggets next to three joints
Posted inLetters

Put public health before cannabis cafés; Wake-up call for liberal Jews; etc.

by J. Readers March 7, 2023
Rabbi Bentziyon Pil founded and runs the Schneerson Center, a synagogue that serves primarily Russian-speaking Jews in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
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‘We thought we were safe’: Fallout from Schneerson Center gun scare

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 16, 2023March 28, 2024
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins
Posted inBay Area

DA files hate crime charges in S.F. synagogue shooting incident

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 8, 2023March 8, 2023
Dmitri Mishin
Posted inBay Area

Disturbing Twitter account hints at motive of Schneerson Center shooter

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 6, 2023March 8, 2023
Despite new state guidelines, S.F. Congregation Sherith Israel plans to remain closed. (Photo/File)
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Local synagogues aren’t hurrying to reopen under new state guidance

by Gabriel Greschler May 27, 2020May 28, 2020

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