Sderot police dedicate 'Mount Meron' synagogue in memory of tragedy

The disaster at Mount Meron took the lives of 45 people and injured over 150 others who had come to the place believed to be the gravesite of the Jewish sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

Police in Sderot are seen dedicating the Mount Meron Synagogue. (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Police in Sderot are seen dedicating the Mount Meron Synagogue.
(photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
 Police inaugurated a new synagogue in the southern city of Sderot and given the name "Mount Meron," in memory of those who died in the Mount Meron crush disaster on Lag Ba'omer.
The synagogue, which is located at a Sderot police station, was officially opened in a ceremony attended by other police officials.
The disaster at Mount Meron took the lives of 45 people and injured over 150 others who had come to the place believed to be the gravesite of the Jewish sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. 
The disaster is one of the largest losses of life in recent Israeli history, and caused May 2 to be marked as a national day of mourning.