List of attacks on Jewish institutions in the United States
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This is a list of violent attacks and failed attack plots targeting Jewish institutions in the United States.
- 1957 – November 11: A bomb at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama was discovered before it exploded.[1]
- 1958 – February 9: Thirty sticks of dynamite discovered by police in suitcase at Temple Emanuel in Gastonia, North Carolina.[1]
- 1958 – March 16: An explosion caused severe damage to school wing of Temple Beth El in Miami, Florida.[1]
- 1958 – March 16: Bombing of Jewish Community Center in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:07pm, claimed by segregationists of the Confederate Union. The front of the unoccupied building was damaged by dynamite, including broken windows and the front door, but the center reopened two days after the bombing.[1][2]
- 1958 – April 28: Bombing of Jewish Center, a synagogue in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]
- 1958 – April 28: A suitcase containing more than 50 sticks of dynamite failed to explode at Temple Beth El in Birmingham, Alabama when overnight rain soaked the explosives.[1]
- 1958 – October 12: bombing of The Temple in Atlanta, Georgia by white supremacists.[3][1]
- 1958 – October 14, bomb damaged Temple Anshei Emeth, Peoria, Illinois.[1]
- 1960 – Shooting and firebombing attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Gadsden, Alabama.
- 1967 – series of attacks by white separatists on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi.
- 1968 – series of attacks by white separatists on Congregation Beth Israel in Meridian, Mississippi.
- 1969 – January 11, a bomb planted in the rear wall of , Temple Hills, Maryland severely damaged the kitchen, social hall, and classrooms, with damages estimated at $200,000. There were no casualties or injuries, but a youth group social event had originally been scheduled for that evening.
- 1977 – . Synagogue shooting, 1 dead, 2 seriously injured.
- 1977 – An attack and hostage-taking at B'nai B'rith headquarters in Washington, D.C.
- 1980 - In July, , Temple Hills, Maryland was again the subject of an attack. Vandals broke into the building and attempted to firebomb the bima and ark, but the synagogue's alarm system alerted the Prince George's County Police, who arrived within minutes, thwarting the attack and minimizing the damage.
- 1991 – Crown Heights riot
- 1994 – 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting shooting attack on a van carrying Chabad-Lubavitch students crossing the bridge as part of an identifiably Jewish convoy of 20 vehicles carrying members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.[4]
- 1994 – attacks on Temple Beth Israel in Eugene, Oregon by white separatists
- 1999 – arson attacks on three Jewish congregations in Sacramento, California, including B'nai Israel
- 1999 – Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting by a white supremacist
- 2000 – White supremacist Richard Baumhammers shoots out windows at Congregation Beth El, Pittsburgh, and Congregation Ahavath Achim in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.[5]
- 2000 – Arson attack on Temple Beth El in Syracuse, New York. Hate crime by perpetrator who claimed Palestinian descent.[6]
- 2000 – Firebombing of Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, New York by group of Palestinian-American men.[5]
- 2002 – 2002 white supremacist terror plot
- 2002 – 2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting – attack on El Al, the airline of Israel.
- 2002 – Another attack on Temple Beth Israel in Eugene, Oregon by white separatists
- 2003 – Molotov cocktail thrown through window at Valley Beth Shalom synagogue in Encino, California
- 2005 – 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot. Failed plan by Muslims to bomb a synagogue.
- 2006 – 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting committed by Naveed Afzal Haq
- 2009 – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting
- 2009 – Bronx terrorism plot to bomb the Riverdale Temple and nearby Riverdale Jewish Center
- 2011 – 2011 Manhattan terrorism plot. Failed plan by Muslims to bomb a synagogue.
- 2014 – Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting by a Neo-Nazi
- 2016 – 2016 Ohio restaurant machete attack. Islamist attack on a Middle Eastern restaurant displaying an Israeli flag.
- 2018 – Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 2018 – Los Angeles synagogue attack[7]
- 2019 – Shooting at Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California[8]
- 2019 – Failed plot to bomb the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado and poison its members. The would-be perpetrator pled guilty in 2020.[9]
- 2019 – 2019 Jersey City shooting. Shooting at a Kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey[10][11]
- 2019 – July 28, 2019, a member of synagogue in N. Miami Beach, FL, 68, was shot in the legs, as he was unlocking the front doors of the synagogue prior to a religious service. The suspect, Carlints St. Louis of Hallandale drove up in a black Chevrolet Impala, and shot him multiple times.[12]
- 2019 – Monsey Hanukkah stabbing. Five people were stabbed during Hanukkah festivities at the home of a rabbi (which was being used as a synagogue) in Monsey, New York.[13]
- 2020 – On May 30, 2020, synagogue in Los Angeles was vandalized with graffiti of "Free palestine".[14]
- 2021 – Attempted forced entry in Bal Harbour synagogue on February 7, 2021. Arab speaking man with package who began shouting praying in Arabic.[15]
- 2022 – Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis. Four hostages taken at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.[16]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kellman, George. "ANTI-JEWISH AGITATION." The American Jewish Year Book 60 (1959): 44-52. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23602919.
- ^ Toby, Jackson (May 1958). "Bombing in Nashville:A Jewish Center and the Desegregation Struggle". Commentary.
- ^ Webb, Clive (June 22, 2009). "Counterblast: How the Atlanta Temple Bombing Strengthened the Civil Rights Cause". Southern Spaces. doi:10.18737/M75W2T. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Sexton, Joe (March 2, 1994). "4 Hasidic Youths Hurt in Brooklyn Bridge Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Green, David (October 28, 2018). "From Lynchings to Mass Shootings: The History of Deadly Attacks on Jews in America". Haaretz. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Arab convicted of hate crimes in temple arson". St. Catharines Standard. AP. November 25, 2003. ProQuest 349554168.
- ^ Rosen, Armin (November 28, 2018). "We May Never Know the Motivations of the Man Who Shouted Anti-Semitic Slurs Before Trying to Kill Jews". Tablet. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Davis, Kristina; Parvini, Sarah (April 27, 2019). "Multiple people shot in attack on Poway synagogue; police detain man for questioning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Waller, Allyson (October 15, 2020). "White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Bomb Colorado Synagogue". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Six people confirmed dead as Jersey City shooting targets kosher supermarket – The Jewish Chronicle". December 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jersey City shooting was 'an act of terror' says Bill de Blasio". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Arrest Made Weeks After Shooting Outside North Miami Beach Synagogue". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Synagogue stabbings: five hurt in Monsey attack, say reports". The Guardian. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Anti-Defamation League. Los Angeles Synagogue Vandalized With 'Free Palestine,' 'F— Israel' Graffiti". la.adl.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Man Tries to Forcibly Enter The Shul of Bal Harbour". COLlive. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Michael (January 15, 2022). "Colleyville police SWAT team involved in incident at synagogue". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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