Between 25 and 30% of the membership fees are used for security measures, as Jews risk attack from Middle Eastern, far-left and far-right extremists.[6]
In December 2017, the synagogue was firebombed.[7][8] Three people were arrested.[9][10] Prosecutor Stina Lundqvist said about 10 to 15 people may have attacked "in concert".[11] The attack was condemned as antisemitic by mayor Ann-Sofie Hermansson.[11] In the aftermath of the attack, the synagogue was visited by two cabinet ministers in a show of support from the highest political level.[11]
^Dalsbro, Anders; Vergara, Daniel; Leman, Jonathan (December 11, 2017). "Här är de anhållna för attacken i Göteborg". Expo IDAG (in Swedish). Retrieved December 15, 2017. The three men are 18, 20 and 21 years old. All of them have come to Sweden in recent years. Two are, according to public records, from Syria and one from Palestine.
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