SCHENECTADY — A city rabbi was among the targets of what State Police say were social media threats targeting Jewish people that led to a hate crime arrest.
Rabbi Matt Cutler said he first heard from others about a post targeting “all Jews, but me in particular.” State Police announced Tuesday 45-year-old Joshua J. Wood of Troy was charged last week with felony second-degree aggravated harassment as a hate crime after troopers and FBI agents discovered antisemitic social media posts targeting the Jewish community, “a local religious leader” and President Donald J. Trump.
Cutler said he doesn’t know Wood and has never interacted with him. People concerned about the post reported it to police, which revealed even more, he said…