Sunday, March 12, 2017

More threats, to JCCs and other Jewish institutions

There were threats to more Jewish Community Centers on Sunday.  One of the facilities targeted with a bomb threat today--a JCC in Rochester, New York--had received another threat this past Tuesday; threats were made on Tuesday to JCCs and other institutions in several states, including the Anti-Defamation League headquarters in Manhattan, and other ADL offices.

As CNN.com reports, today: "Other locations reporting similar threats [to that made against the Rochester JCC] included Indianapolis Jewish Community Center in Indiana; the Jewish Community Center of Greater Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada; and The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All reopened a few hours later without incident."  In addition: "The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston also received a bomb threat -- its second in three weeks, Executive Vice President Joel Dinkin said. The center, which received the threat via email, was not evacuated"

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/12/us/jcc-rochester-ny-bomb-threat/

Here is a report about Tuesday's threats:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-wave-bomb-threats-against-jewish-centers-hit-new-york-n730186