Molotov cocktail thrown at New Jersey synagogue, authorities say

A man wearing a ski mask threw a Molotov cocktail at a synagogue in New Jersey early Sunday morning, according to police and the synagogue.

Police in Bloomfield, New Jersey said The suspect set fire to a Molotov cocktail around 3am on Sunday and threw it at the Ner Tamid Temple. The fire went out on impact, and the suspect fled the scene, the synagogue and police said.

Bloomfield police released a still image of the suspect.

According to police, a Molotov cocktail bottle was broken, but the synagogue was not damaged. No harm done.

Temple of Ner Tamidwhich includes a preschool and a K-12 religious school, said in a statement that it is canceling all activities for Sunday and expects a “heavy police presence during the week.”

In a statement, Temple Ner Tamid Rabbi Mark Katz said, “We will continue to do everything in our power to keep our community safe.”

“When the burden of this gets too heavy, I remind my flock that every day, no matter what happens, in Jewish communities around the world, babies are named, children are educated, people are getting married,” Katz said. “Our religious traditions continue. No act of hatred can stop the power of religious freedom.”

Sunday’s attack came just days after Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Dov Ben-Shimon, CEO of the Jewish Federation of MetroWest New Jersey, tweeted on sunday that “this incident took place in an atmosphere of intimidation and intolerance, as well as a rising tide of hate crimes against Jews and hate speech against Jews.”

In November, the FBI in Newark posted a warning on social media that it had received “credible information about a widespread threat to synagogues” in New Jersey. An 18-year-old man from Middlesex County was soon arrested and charged with threatening to attack a synagogue and Jews.

Referring to the November incident, Anti-Defamation League of New Jersey also said Sunday’s incident came amid a “splash of anti-Semitic incidents”.

New Jersey Homeland Security tweeted. that he is “closely following” the incident.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement on Sunday that his office will coordinate with local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. He said his office is also aware of an attack on church members in Monmouth County that may have been bias-motivated.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tweeted On Sunday, he was also briefed on both incidents.

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