Authorities are
investigating whether three acts of arson at Jewish institutions in
Arlington and Needham within the past week are related, in what appear
to be the latest in a troubling string of anti-Semitic incidents around
the United States and world that have drawn widespread condemnation.
The home of Rabbi Avi Bukiet at the Chabad Center for
Jewish Life Arlington-Belmont in Arlington was targeted by an arsonist
on May 11 and again on Thursday,
while another fire was intentionally set at the Chabad Jewish Center in
Needham about one hour later Thursday night, officials said.
All three were quickly extinguished, and state Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey’s office described them as “arson fires.”
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