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Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed due to unspecified threats

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to unspecified threats, Congregation Beth Israel and the Shlenker School, located on the same campus in Houston, temporarily closed as a precautionary measure. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Reform JudaismJewish Day SchoolLaw EnforcementSecurity ThreatsJewish Community SafetyCongregation Beth IsraelHoustonIran ConflictShlenker SchoolJewish Federation Of Greater Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States
"A Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed Wednesday after receiving threats to their shared campus."
Detroit, Texas, United States
"It also reprises an extended string of hoax bomb threats to Jewish institutions across the United States that caused a large number of closures in 2023 and 2024, both before and after the start of the war in Gaza."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"It also reprises an extended string of hoax bomb threats to Jewish institutions across the United States that caused a large number of closures in 2023 and 2024, both before and after the start of the war in Gaza."
Israel
"The federation said it would go forward with events that were planned to mark Israeli Independence Day."

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