On 10 April 1992 , the synagogue was affected by an IRA terrorist attack on the Baltic Exchange . The bomb was contained in a large white truck and consisted of a fertiliser device wrapped with a detonation cord made from Semtex . The Chairman of Buildings for the Spanish & Portuguese Congregation , donning a hard hat and escorted by police , was one of the first people to enter the cordoned area of streets to examine the damage to the synagogue . He , with the agreement of the insurance company , put in place a programme of repair which lasted fifteen weeks , but enabled the building to be restored before his daughter 's wedding
IRA terrorist attack on the Baltic Exchange
Baltic Exchange bombing
Bevis Marks Synagogue