More NY Jewish Organizations Threatened

Two JCCs in New York were disrupted by bomb threats Tuesday morning, as another wave of threats against Jewish organizations erupted across the country.

At least 100 threats have been called in to 81 JCC locations in North America in 2017. Just eight of them have been tied to a disgraced former journalist who was arrested by the FBI on Friday.

A JCC in DeWitt, New York was placed on lockdown. A threat — its second was called in to the JCC of Rochester. Staff were temporarily evacuated from the center before it could reopen.

Also, four offices of the Anti Defamation League received threats on Tuesday.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo directed an investigation into the hoaxes.

"New York has always stood as a beacon of diversity and inclusion, and we will continue to stand united in the face of this virulent strain of hatred and anti-Semitism.

“The bomb threats at the Brighton and DeWitt Jewish Community Centers and the Anti-Defamation League headquarters in Manhattan mark the latest pointed assault on the values we hold dear, and we will not allow these types of threats to continue to pervade our society. Jewish Community Centers across New York serve as a gathering place for children, seniors, friends and neighbors -- and any threat to them is an attack on all of us.

"I am directing the New York State Police to coordinate with federal and local law enforcement to launch a full investigation into these latest incidents to ensure that the perpetrators of these reprehensible crimes are held fully accountable for their actions. State Police are on the scene at all three incidents and are continuing to assist federal and local officials as well as JCC membership and staff and ADL local affiliates. These incidents go against every tenet of our state's tradition, and we will continue to send a strong message that New York has zero tolerance for intolerance."

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