Category: synagogues

FBI Warns of ‘Broad Threat’ to New Jersey Synagogues, Issues Warning

The FBI said on Nov. 3 that it has received “credible information” of a “broad threat” to synagogues in New Jersey. The Newark FBI shared the warning on Twitter while asking members of the public to “take all security precautions to protect your community and facility.” “We will share more information as soon as we can….


Authorities Step Up Patrols of Southern California Synagogues

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles-area law enforcement authorities are monitoring local Jewish houses of worship following a 12-hour standoff with a suspect at a synagogue in suburban Dallas who held four people hostage before he was shot and killed. All of the hostages, including a rabbi, were released unharmed, Texas authorities said late on Jan. 15. They did…