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synagogue shooting

Timothy Hearl (left) of the FBI and Danny Phillips, head of security at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, pose during an on-site security training in January 2026. (Courtesy Jason Plotkin)
Posted inOpinion

At Temple Israel, both security training and sacred relationships prepared us for the worst

by Jason Plotkin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

(JTA) — As the executive director of a synagogue, I read the daily security briefs from Secure Community Network and engage in regular security updates with my colleagues and friends […]

Reports of an active shooter situation at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, drew a massive law enforcement response, March 12, 2026. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Armed man rammed a Michigan synagogue; its security preparations may have saved lives

by JTA Staff March 12, 2026March 12, 2026
The scene outside La Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba, bedecked with Tunisian flags for the annual Lag B'Omer pilgrimage. (Photo/Adam Eilath)
Posted inOpinion

Tragedy can’t overshadow the joys of our Tunisian Jewish pilgrimage

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Kais Saied makes a speech after winning Tunisia's presidential election in Tunis, Sept. 15, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Nacer Talel-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Tunisian president pledges security for Jews after synagogue shooting and controversial comments

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman May 18, 2023
Torsten Ove (left) of the Pittsburgh Union Progress and Adam Reinherz of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle confer on the first day of jury selection for the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial, April 24, 2023. (Photo/Toby Tabachnick)
Posted inU.S.

In an unusual alliance, Jewish media and striking journalists are uniting to cover the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial

by Ron Kampeas and JTA May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
The exterior of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in the days after a white supremacist murdered 11 people during Shabbat services in October 2018.
(Still from "Repairing the World")
Posted inU.S.

Long-delayed Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial to begin Monday, igniting pain, fear and hopes for closure

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 21, 2023
San Francisco Superior Court, March 6, 2023. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

Judge tosses hate crime charges in S.F. synagogue shooting case

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 7, 2023March 8, 2023
Inset: Jaime Tran was arrested after two shootings outside synagogues in L.A.'s heavily Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson. Background: Police on the scene after the second shooting, Feb. 16, 2023 (Photo/Forward-Louis Keene)
Posted inUncategorized

In emails, man arrested in L.A. shootings accused Jewish classmates of creating COVID-19 pandemic

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward February 21, 2023
Rabbi Bentziyon Pil founded and runs the Schneerson Center, a synagogue that serves primarily Russian-speaking Jews in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

‘We thought we were safe’: Fallout from Schneerson Center gun scare

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 16, 2023March 28, 2024
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins
Posted inBay Area

DA files hate crime charges in S.F. synagogue shooting incident

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 8, 2023March 8, 2023

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