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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Spray-Painted On Maryland Mailboxes: Reports Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Spray-Painted On Maryland Mailboxes: Reports
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Spray-Painted On Maryland Mailboxes: Reports Outrage swept through a primarily Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore County after Swastikas were found spray-painted on a mailbox, reports WBAL.  The hate symbols, accompanied by the word "Cox", which many believe to be referencing republican Maryland Governor candidate Dan Cox, were seen along Greenspring Avenue in the Stevenson area, the outlet continued.  Police are reportedly investigating several claims of vandalism in the area.  Delegate Cox also released a statement condemning the acts of vandalism, stating that "such bigotry and criminal activity is evil and must be ex…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Bomb Threat Targeting Baltimore JCC Deemed Unfounded: Report Bomb Threat Targeting Baltimore JCC Deemed Unfounded: Report
Bomb Threat Targeting Baltimore JCC Deemed Unfounded: Report A bomb threat targeting the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore over the weekend turned out to be unfounded, CBS reports. A full sweep of the Owings Mills and Park Heights campus was conducted by police, who determined there was no evidence of a bomb in the buildings, and deemed the threat non-credible, the outlet said. Targeted threats toward Jewish communities have been on the rise in recent years. In 2018, a man was convicted of making over 2000 bomb threats to the Jewish community, according to NPR. In March of 2022, there were at least 18 reported bomb threats against th…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Suspect Pleads Guilty In Cold Blooded Murder Of Israel's Efraim Gordon In Baltimore For Wedding Suspect Pleads Guilty In Cold Blooded Murder Of Israel's Efraim Gordon In Baltimore For Wedding
Suspect Pleads Guilty In Cold Blooded Murder Of Israel's Efraim Gordon In Baltimore For Wedding One of three suspects took a guilty plea in the killing of Efraim Gordon last summer in Baltimore. Gordon was in from Israel for a family wedding when he was shot dead on his aunt and uncle’s doorstep on the 3700 block of Fords Lane just after midnight on May 3, 2021. Omarion Anderson, then 17, William Clinton III, 18, and an unidentified 16-year-old were charged in Gordon's death, which sent shockwaves through Baltimore's Jewish community. Anderson on Monday, May 2, 2022 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. "The fact that Mr. Gordon traveled in town from Israe…

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by Cecilia Levine