Colleyville synagogue

Two Jews shot while leaving Los Angeles synagogue, suspect detained

The suspect reportedly has a history of animus towards the Jewish community, according to the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

 A Los Angeles police car sits outside the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, September 17, 2001
 New Jersey police officers stand guard in front of the United Synagogue of Hoboken in New Jersey, U.S., November 4, 2022

US Jewish organizations are investing heavily in security -JNFA CEO

 CONGREGATION BETH Israel in Colleyville, Texas, the site of the January 15, 2022, hostage crisis. ‘What I have discovered is that an equal and opposite force of love for the Jewish people exists in our world,’ says the writer.

January 15: Remembering the Colleyville, Texas synagogue hostage crisis - opinion

 Then US-president elect Donald Trump and musician Kanye West pose for media at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 13, 2016.

The top ten worst antisemitic incidents of 2022 - SWC


Carnegie Hall event champions the lessons of the Holocaust - opinion

Carnegie Hall held a commemoration event for the 80th anniversary of Wannsee Conference on January 20, with hundreds of attendees, impassioned speeches and incredible performances.

 PFIZER CEO Albert Bourla, seen here during a press conference last year, made a virtual appearance at the Carnegie Hall event last week.

Following antisemitic Colleyville attack, bipartisan senators push for security grant

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to increase the funding of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) following the antisemitic attack in Colleyville, Texas.

 The attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, will be on the minds of congregants across the country this Saturday as they gather for services.

Letters to the Editor January 24, 2022: Time is running out

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Rabbi Angela Buchdahl describes call with Texas gunman in sermon

“If you are a Jew in America and you are not feeling unsettled,” Buchdahl said, “then you are not paying attention.”

 In a Friday night sermon on Jan. 21, 2022, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Manhattan's Central Synagogue spoke about her experience being contacted by the gunman who took Jews hostage at a synagogue in Texas a week earlier.

How will we respond to neighbors in need after Colleyville?

Rabbi Cytron-Walker welcomed a man into his synagogue and gave him a cup of tea because he looked like he needed shelter. How might I react the next time we are visited by someone in need?

 "When we are gripped with fear, we do not feel free."

Jews must be responsible for their own safety and security - opinion

By changing their mindset to one of preparedness, Jewish communities and congregations ensure that they will continue to be there for future generations.

 DEMONSTRATORS RALLY in solidarity with Israel and against antisemitism, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, in May.

Top US security officials to US Jews: Colleyville was a ‘terrorist attack on Jewish community’

A webinar Friday at noon organized by the White House that which drew at least 5,000 viewers. It was designed in part to reassure Jews that they could attend services this Shabbat.

 The attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, will be on the minds of congregants across the country this Saturday as they gather for services.

Securing synagogues and protecting Jews of color don’t have to be at odds

There are good ways to invest in Jewish safety through law enforcement while decreasing racial and ethnic bias.

Law enforcement vehicles are seen in the area where a man has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, US, January 15, 2022.

American Jews prepare for a Shabbat in the shadow of Colleyville

Across the country and world, rabbis and those who help them lead their synagogues are asking: Is their security strong enough?

 The attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, will be on the minds of congregants across the country this Saturday as they gather for services.

Colleyville rabbi to 'Post': The gunman believed Jews control the world

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the man at the center of the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis, speaks with Jerusalem Post correspondent Tovah Lazaroff.

 Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the man at the center of the Colleyville, Texas, synagogue hostage crisis that occurred January 15, 2022