Posts Tagged: JCC bomb threats
At Least Five Jewish Centers Targeted With Bomb Threats on Purim
At least five North American Jewish centers reported bomb threats Sunday as Jews observed the religious holiday of Purim. None of the threats proved real in...
Police Suspect Same Perpetrator Using Voice Changer Behind Majority of Jewish Center Bomb Threats
JNS.org - Authorities believe that one person is primarily behind most of the ongoing bomb threats against North American Jewish community centers (JCCs) and other...
Jewish Leaders Urge US Attorney General to Advance Investigation Into Ongoing Faux Bomb Threats
JNS.org - A major network of Jewish North American institutions has sent a letter to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, urging him to take immediate action in...
Students at U of Texas Welcome Resolution Declaring Solidarity With Jewish Community in Light of Surge in Antisemitic Incidents
Jewish students at the University of Texas (UT) welcomed their government's declaration of support following a spate of antisemitic incidents on campuses and other venues across the United...
All 100 Senators Demand Action Against Wave of Antisemitic Bomb Threats
JNS.org - A sixth wave of bomb threats since the beginning of 2017 targeted nearly a dozen Jewish community centers (JCCs) and Jewish day schools across...
Another Two US Jewish Community Centers Evacuated After Receiving Bomb Threats
JNS.org - Jewish community centers (JCCs) in New York and Wisconsin received bomb threats Tuesday in the latest wave of threats targeting the American Jewish...
Arrest Made in Connection With Recent Bomb Threats Targeting US Jewish Community
An arrest has been made in connection with some of the recent bomb threats that have targeted the US Jewish community, the Justice Department announced on...
House Speaker: We Stand With US Jewish Community, Antisemitism Is ‘Poisonous Ideology of Hate’ That ‘Must Be Wholeheartedly Rejected’
The ongoing upsurge of antisemitic incidents across the US -- including JCC bomb threats, cemetery desecrations and a bullet fired through the window of a...
Trump Reportedly Said JCC Threats May Have Been Issued to ‘Make Others Look Bad’
President Donald Trump reportedly said that a wave of threats against Jewish communal institutions may be a false flag. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who is...
Trump Begins Congress Speech by Condemning Recent Wave of Antisemitic Attacks in the US
JNS.org - President Donald Trump began his address to Congress Tuesday night by calling attention to the nationwide wave of antisemitic threats and attacks. “Tonight, as we...
Bipartisan Congressional Antisemitism Task Force Relaunches in Wake of Recent Incidents Across US
JNS.org - A bipartisan congressional task force for combating antisemitism has been relaunched following an uptick in anti-Jewish incidents across the US, the group announced Monday. “At home and...
At Least 21 JCCs, Jewish Community Centers, Day Schools Receive Bomb Threats in Single Day
JNS.org - At least 21 Jewish community centers (JCCs) and Jewish day schools received bomb threats Monday, in what has become a common method of targeting the American Jewish...
Jewish-Christian Group Urges Unity to Counter Wave of Antisemitism
JNS.org - An interfaith Christian and Jewish group has launched an online campaign urging its supporters to condemn the ongoing rise of antisemitism across the US. The...
White House: President Trump ‘Deeply Disappointed and Concerned’ by Ongoing Antisemitism Upsurge Across US
President Donald Trump is “deeply disappointed and concerned” by the ongoing upsurge in antisemitism across the US, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on...
