Tag: Bomb Threats

Several New York City synagogues and cultural institutions, including Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Chabad of Midtown, and Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, received emailed bomb threats on a Saturday, although they were deemed not credible by the police.
The author describes their experience of starting their day under the shadow of a bomb threat to their synagogue.
A man named Brent Wood has been arrested in connection with an antisemitic attack outside a synagogue in Washington, D.C. The attack occurred when Wood allegedly sprayed an unknown substance on two individuals while shouting an anti-Semitic phrase.
Hundreds of synagogues and Jewish institutions in the US have received bomb threats, marking a significant increase in a months-long series of hoax threats.
The FBI has announced the arrest of a minor involved in a swatting ring that targeted synagogues in California.
As the High Holidays approach, Jewish communities are being urged to prepare for possible bomb threats.
The recent trend of bomb threats against libraries in the U.S. should be of particular concern to the Jewish community due to the historical connection between violence against books and Jewish history.
At least two more synagogues in the United States were evacuated due to bomb threats, adding to the wave of threats that have targeted dozens of synagogues ahead of the High Holidays.
Jewish institutions have been targeted by white supremacists with swatting calls and bomb threats aimed at disrupting services.
A coordinated antisemitic campaign is targeting synagogues and other Jewish institutions with bomb threats and "swatting" incidents, where false reports of active shooters or crimes in progress are made to police.
An unattended package found at a Pittsburgh-area Jewish Community Center led to a controlled detonation by the police, causing a temporary closure of the center.
An American-Israeli teenager accused of making countless bomb threats to Jewish community centers in the U.S. temporarily escaped police custody in Israel.
President Trump and Vice President Pence have been working to mend relations with the Jewish community after facing criticism for anti-Semitic undertones during their campaign.