Arson in Boston area, Chicago threatens Jewish communities
One location, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Arlington, Massachusetts—also home to the rabbi’s family—was set on fire twice.
Luna and Avi Bukiet of Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Arlington, Massachusetts, addressing a news conference after multiple recent arson attempts on their home. Video screenshot.
A rash of fires that police say were intentionally set at synagogues and Jewish community centers in Chicago and the Boston area in mid-May left Jewish groups feeling vulnerable.
At the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Arlington, Massachusetts, where the rabbi’s family lives, firefighters were called to put out a shingle fire May 11. They were called there again for another fire May 16.
Then, about an hour later that day, firefighters responded to a nearby fire at the Chabad Jewish Center in Needham, which is also a residence for the rabbi’s family.
