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Bomb Scare Empties Synagogue

September 22, 1971
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Some 2,700 worshippers left Rosh Hashanah services Monday at Temple Israel of Great Neck after police found a bomb in the synagogue’s lavatory. Rabbi Mordecai Waxman advised the worshippers to leave after the discovery. Services were resumed an hour later after removal of the device. Police said the explosive consisted of chemicals in a plastic pill container. The Nassau County police bomb squad wrapped the bomb in a blanket and took it to a nearby parking lot where it was detonated.

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