How to protect your congregation from swatting and bomb threats during High Holiday services
Several Jewish institutions grappled with these threats from white supremacists this summer, and experts say preparing can help mitigate any disruptions
Several Jewish institutions grappled with these threats from white supremacists this summer, and experts say preparing can help mitigate any disruptions
At least 26 institutions have experienced incidents since late July as online trolls work together to harass Jews and other religious minorities
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia said institutions in five different states received similar threats at the same time
After FBI warns of 'credible threat,' 60% of preschoolers at my synagogue didn't show up this morning
They say only the worthy can wield Thor’s hammer. Someone who planned to blow up a synagogue probably doesn’t meet that criteria. Richard Holzer, a Colorado man and professed neo-Nazi, sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to explode Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colo. is now under supervised release following a 2020 plea agreement….
The president of the Pueblo, Col., synagogue that was targeted by a white supremacist hoping to bomb the building, is voicing his support for guns in the sanctuary. Mike Atlas-Acuna, president of Temple Emanuel, has told reporters in recent days that he thinks it’s “crazy” for congregants not to arm themselves. “We already have armed…
(JTA) — An Ohio man was arrested after he appeared in a post on Instagram to threaten an attack on a local Jewish Community Center. James P. Reardon Jr., 20, was arrested early Saturday in connection with the threat on the Youngstown JCC. He is being held on charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing,…
(JTA) — A man from Las Vegas, Nevada who works as a security guard was arrested and charged with plans to bomb a local synagogue or a bar that caters to the LBGTQ community. The man was identified as Conor Climo, 23, in a statement issued Friday by the U.S. Justice Department. Climo was arrested…