Security video footage showed that the Molotov cocktail thrown at Temple Ner Tamid in New Jersey occurred at 3:19 a.m.
and within months of other security threats to New Jersey synagogues.
"We urge our leaders and community partners to speak out against this outrageous act and ask that all communities remain vigilant, though we have not been informed of any particular additional threats to Jewish institutions in New Jersey at this time," the groups wrote.that she is in touch with law enforcement and that "my prayers" are with the community.
"Anti-Semitic hatred is on the rise in our state, our country and around the world, and we all must work together to eradicate it," Sherrill wrote. Evan Bernstein, CEO of Community Security Services, a group that trains volunteer security teams to help keep Jewish institutions safe, wrote in a statement to ABC News that "we have to be aware that the threat level against our communities are increasing, in the United States and abroad."
The incident comes at a time when synagogues and Jewish institutions around the country continue to navigate what experts say is a volatile and difficult security environment for American Jews.Related Topics
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