The suspect, who was shown in surveillance footage wearing black pants and a black hooded sweatshirt, fled down the driveway after throwing the makeshift explosive.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Police said a man in a ski mask lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the front door of a synagogue around 3 a.m. Sunday in Essex County, N.J., marking the latest incident of violent antisemitic acts in the state and across the country.
New Jersey recorded 370 antisemitic incidents last year, making it the second highest number recorded in any state across the country after New York, according to the civil rights group that fights antisemitism, the Anti-Defamation League. Rabbi David Levy, the regional director of the New Jersey Region of American Jewish Committee, said he believes people should be proactive when they speak out against these crimes.
New Jersey State Attorney Matt Platkin said his office was working closely with state and federal law enforcement to identify the male suspect.
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