 Jewish homes were looted and the only synagogue on the island in the capital city of Manama, was razed to the ground by foreign Arab rioters.Even though the tensions resulted in Jews emigrating to Britain and the United States, another synagogue was built for those who remained.Recently, as the synagogue is no longer in use, the Jewish community wanted to convert the building for another use or give it to charity, but the government would not allow it.