1977 ⟶ Joseph Paul Franklin's Synagogue Shooting in St. Louis
In suburban St. Louis, Missouri, Joseph Paul Franklin hid in...
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💥 Synagogue Firebombing and Shooting in Mississippi
On 25 March, 1960, the synagogue Congregation Beth Israel and its members were subject to an antisemitic attack. About 180 members were attending a Friday evening service to dedicate the new Zemurray Social Hall, and led by then-rabbi Saul Rubin and Rev. John Speaks and Dr. Franklin Denson of First Methodist Church, when windows were smashed and the synagogue fire-bombed. Two members—Alvin Lowi and Alan Cohn—who rushed out to see what was happening were met by Jerry Hunt, a 16-year-old Nazi sympathizer, who wounded them both with a shotgun, then fled. Lowi was just shot in the hand, but one of Cohn's aortas was nicked, and he almost died, requiring 22 US pints (10 L) of blood. Earlier that week Hunt had attended a rally for antisemitic and white supremacist politician John G. Crommelin, and had had a fight with a Jewish boy over a chess game at the Gadsden Community Centre.⟶
AntisemitismViolenceSynagogueHate CrimeWhite Supremacy1960sCivil Rights MovementSouthern United States
United States🔫 Joseph Paul Franklin's Synagogue Shooting in St. Louis
In suburban St. Louis, Missouri, Joseph Paul Franklin hid in the bushes near a Shaare Zedek Synagogue (University City, Missouri) and fired on a group attending services. In this incident, Franklin killed forty-two-year-old Gerald Gordon and wounded Steven Goldman and William Ash.⟶
Joseph Paul FranklinNeo-NazismWhite SupremacySynagogue Shooting1970sHate CrimeViolence
United States💣 Antwerp Synagogue Bombing (1981)
TerrorismAnti-SemitismSynagogue AttackViolenceAntwerpJewish CommunityNeo-NazismReligious Violence
Belgium🎤 Murder of Alan Berg by The Order
On the evening of 18 June 1984, Alan Berg was fatally shot in the driveway of his Denver home by members of the white nationalist group The Order. His provocative talk show sought to flush out "the anti-Semitism latent in the area's conservative population". He succeeded in provoking members of The Order to engage him in conversations on this talk show and his "often-abrasive on-air persona" ignited the anger of The Order. Subsequently, members of The Order involved in the killing were identified as being part of a group planning to kill prominent Jews. Ultimately, two members of The Order, David Lane and Bruce Pierce, were convicted for their involvement in the case, though neither of Homicide.⟶
White SupremacyAntisemitic ViolenceNeo-NazismThe OrderHate CrimeAlan BergExtremism1980s
United States🔥 Volksfront Attack on Temple Beth Israel
Chris Lord, an individual associated with the Volksfront and American Front, fired ten rounds with an assault rifle into Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon), damaging the interior.⟶
ViolenceHate CrimeTempleEugeneWhite SupremacyVolksfrontAntisemitism1990s
United States🔥 Arson Attacks on Synagogues and an Abortion Clinic in Sacramento
There were arson attacks in Sacramento, California – Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation Beth Shalom, and Knesset Israel Torah Center. The fires caused over $1 million in damage. On 17 March 2000, brothers Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams were charged with setting the three synagogue fires and a 2 July fire at the Country Club Medical center, which housed an abortion clinic. The charges carried up to 235 years in prison. Matthew Williams later admitted to reporters that he was one of eight or nine men who set fire to the synagogues and the clinic; he also claimed that his brother Tyler had not been involved.⟶
ArsonSynagogueHate CrimeCaliforniaNeo-NazismDomestic TerrorismViolenceReligious Violence
United States of America