Chabad Rabbi Banned From Lithuania’s Main Synagogue
In an escalation of the internal feud dividing Lithuanian Jews, the Chabad movement’s senior emissary to the country was banned from the capital city’s main synagogue.
FBI: ‘Dylan Roof-style’ Mass Shooting Against Synagogue Thwarted
A South Carolina man was arrested in connection with planning a violent white supremacist attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof,” the FBI said in a complaint Thursday.
Dutch Police Nab Several Jihadists Who Plotted Synagogue Attack
AMSTERDAM — Dutch police arrested several suspects in connection with jihadists’ unrealized plan to attack a synagogue in the country’s capital city a year ago, a local daily revealed.
London Police Investigate ‘Drive-By’ Antisemitic Incident Outside Synagogue
The Shomrim volunteer security group is appealing for eyewitnesses after an incident in which antisemitic abuse was directed at shul-goers.
$10K Swiped From Unlocked Safe At Borough Park Synagogue
Brooklyn, NY – Two days after four Torahs were stolen from a locked Flatbush synagogue, a Borough Park synagogue was the scene of another robbery, as $10,000 in cash was removed from a wall safe.
Man With Gun and Gas Canister Attempts To Break Into Moscow Synagogue, Wounds Guard
At least one person has sustained gunshot wounds after an armed perpetrator tried to break into a synagogue in central Moscow and threatened to set it on fire, local media reported.
European Jews Afraid To Attend Holiday Services
A survey by the European Jewish Association suggests few Jews in Europe will attend synagogue for this year’s Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur holidays as security fears grow and with harassment by Muslims on the rise.
Jerusalem Synagogue Desecrated
A synagogue in the heart of Jerusalem was vandalized overnight, with graffiti of large black crosses spray painted across the entrance.
Young Israel Claims Hostile Takeover Bid By Kars4Kids Parent Org.
A Jewish group associated with the Kars4Kids charity is trying to wrest a Staten Island synagogue away from its congregation, the synagogue’s members charge.
Kansas City Man Charged With Threatening Overland Park’s Jewish Synagogue
OLATHE, Kan. – A Kansas City man made an appearance in Johnson County Court on Thursday, charged with making a criminal threat against Beth Shalom, a Jewish congregation in Overland Park.