A community is on edge after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue
New Jersey officials are condemning the attempted arson attack as well as an unrelated "possible bias-motivated incident" at a church over the weekend. The state is no stranger to antisemitic threats.
by Rachel Treisman
Jan 30, 2023
3 minutes
Authorities are searching for the suspect who threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue over the weekend, an incident that caused no damage but rattled the community nonetheless.
Surveillance footage shows a man lighting the wick of the bottle and tossing it at the front door of Temple Ner Tamid just after 3:19 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Bloomfield Police Department said in. He is believed to be white and appears to be wearing a ski mask and a sweatshirt with a skull and crossbones design.
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