Jewish community centers in at least five states and multiple offices of the Anti-Defamation League reported bomb threats on Tuesday in what was at least the fourth wave of threats made against Jewish organizations since January.
The wave of threats reported on Tuesday echoes similar waves of threats on Jan. 9, Jan. 18 and Feb. 27.
The Anti-Defamation League tweeted on Tuesday that multiple ADL offices received bomb threats.
We just received multiple #bombthreats at ADL offices. Law enforcement personnel are responding. More details to come.
— ADL (@ADL_National) March 7, 2017
“This is not ‘normal.’ We will not be deterred or intimidated,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement emailed to TPM. “This adds to the 121 threats received since early January. It is time for action, and we call on the Administration and Congress to take concrete steps to catch those threatening the Jewish community.”
The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reopened on Tuesday after being evacuated and closed following a threat via email, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“In response to an email threat received overnight, the JCC is currently CLOSED,” read a post to the center’s Facebook page.
A Jewish community center in Rochester, New York, also evacuated Tuesday morning following a bomb threat. Local ABC affiliate 13WHAM reported that an FBI official was on site assisting with the investigation.
The JCC is temporarily closed. We will update you when we reopen.
— JCC Rochester (@jccrochester) March 7, 2017
Per reports by local NBC affiliate WHEC and local station CNY Central, a Jewish community center in Dewitt, New York, was also put on lockdown on Tuesday.
Pic of police at scene at JCC in DeWitt. This is the 3rd time in weeks it has been on lockdown. #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/aUbIP3NULD
— Lisa Spitz (@LisaSpitzNews) March 7, 2017
The David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, Florida, was evacuated on Tuesday after a bomb threat was phone in, according to a report by local Fox affiliate WSVN.
#DaviePolice are on scene of a bomb threat at the #JCC. #PIO will address the media at SW 58 street and Pine Island Road. #BreakingNews
— Davie Police Dept. (@DaviePolice) March 7, 2017
Parents are asked NOT to come to the school. Davie Police are on the scene. https://t.co/Ykkjqc61a0
— City of Cooper City (@CooperCityGOV) March 7, 2017
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Jewish community centers in Portland, Oregon, and Rockville, Maryland, also received bomb threats.
These threats would cease if everyone would just get with the pogrom.
Dear TPM:
These are not bomb threats. The calls are terrorism, or terrorist threats.
If all Jewish people would just support Mr. Trump, all these threats would quickly disappear. As it is, too many of them subscribe to things like the NYT, WP, and that Soros-supported pro-Jew anti-Trump screed TPM. If all Jews stopped subscribing to these enemies of the American people… All those Jewish university folks should understand that Jews have no better friend in the world than Donald Trump–and they should come to his defense immediately.
Oh, I’m sure its just a coincidence that all these terroristic attacks are occurring for the the first time in two or three generations during the ascendancy of white nationalism to the White House. Muslims, Blacks, Latinos and Jews and maybe even Catholics are the targets of these scum and the low-life lying scum in the White House.
Agreed there is no reason TPM should allow Fox and right wing media to choose the terminology. This is domestic terrorism plain and simple.
Minorities are in for such difficulties in the next few years. Jews are no better than Muslims or gays in the eyes of the haters. Imagine how marginalized an atheistic Jew must feel.