# Bomb threat against Speyer synagogue

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bomb-threat-against-speyer-synagogue
> Updated: 2026-10-20T09:40:27.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

The Beith-Shalom synagogue in Speyer received an anonymous threatening letter by mail that included threats to blow up the building and an unidentified white powder. While experts from the State Criminal Police Office determined the substance posed no danger, police launched an investigation to identify the perpetrator.

In response to the incident, Rhineland-Palatinate Minister-President Gordon Schnieder condemned the act, stating that such intimidation attacks Jewish life across the country. The Evangelical Church of the Palatinate and the Diocese of Speyer issued a joint statement of solidarity, describing the threat as an attack on religious freedom and a rejection of the right to live without fear.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-20: Speyer churches condemn threat against Jewish community

Churches in Speyer, Germany, have expressed solidarity with the local Jewish community after an anonymous letter threatened to blow up the Beith-Shalom synagogue.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/speyer-churches-condemn-threat-against-jewish-community

### 2026-10-17: Speyer synagogue receives bomb threat and white powder

A threatening letter containing a bomb threat and white powder was sent to a synagogue in Speyer, Germany. Authorities cleared the powder as harmless, and officials condemned the antisemitic act.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/speyer-synagogue-receives-bomb-threat-and-white-powder

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