An unattended backpack was discovered about 8:30 a.m. Friday outside Temple Beth-El on Birmingham's Southside. The book bag is being taken off-site for further examination.
The backpack was discovered about 8:30 a.m. Friday. The director of the Jewish Federation of Birmingham then notified Birmingham police, which directed its bomb technicians to the scene.
Authorities are investigating a suspicious backpack left outside Birmingham's Temple Beth-El on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The FBI was simultaneously notified.“Sixty percent of all religious hate crimes in the U.S. are committed against the Jewish community,’’ Fitzgerald said. “Coupled with the national attention surrounding anti-Semetic remarks made by celebrities, you can’t discount that those remarks are getting national attention.
On Thursday, the FBI in New Jersey said it had received credible information about a broad threat to synagogues in that state. In recent, there has been national controversy surrounding anti-Semetic remarks made by Kanye West. Most recently, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was suspended after promoting an anti-Semetic documentary and he has since apologized for sharing the film with his followers.Authorities are investigating a suspicious backpack left outside Birmingham's Temple Beth-El on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.
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