bomb threats
Massachusetts man threatened to kill Jews as antisemitic incidents rise
By Yonat Shimron — January 29, 2024
(RNS) — The 59-year-old Massachusetts man is alleged to have called Congregation Agudas Achim, a synagogue in Attleboro, and left a voicemail threatening to kill Jews.
Jews feel stung that JCC bomb threat suspect is one of their own
By Lauren Markoe — March 23, 2017
(RNS) Many worry that the suspect’s identity will lend credence to the claim, put forward frequently by anti-Semites, that Jews exaggerate threats and crimes against them, while undercutting efforts to reduce anti-Semitism at a time when statistics show it is actually rising.
Jewish community centers report ‘some slippage’ in preschool enrollments
By Lauren Markoe — March 15, 2017
(RNS) Though the vast majority of JCC preschool families are sticking with their schools, continued threats against these centers have prompted some to cancel enrollments.
All 100 senators press Trump administration to help communities fight anti-Semitism
By RNS staff — March 8, 2017
WASHINGTON — The letter was spearheaded by four senators: Bill Nelson, D-Fla.; Gary Peters, D-Mich.; Rob Portman, R-Ohio; and Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Missouri man charged in wave of bomb threats to Jewish community centers
By Kevin Johnson — March 3, 2017
(USA Today) Juan Thompson, who was picked up in St. Louis on Friday (March 3), is accused of making at least eight bomb threats against Jewish institutions in New York
Senators want $20 million for JCCs and other faith-based community centers
By Lauren Markoe — March 2, 2017
(RNS) More than 75 Jewish community centers across the nation have received bomb threats since Jan. 9.
Trump condemned anti-Semitism. What about Islamophobia?
By Lauren Markoe — February 23, 2017
(RNS) 'We actually have to convince the administration that bigotry against Muslims is wrong,' said Dalia Mogahed, a Muslim researcher and activist.
At least 10 Jewish community centers targeted in fourth round of bomb threats
By Lauren Markoe — February 20, 2017
(RNS) It appears to be the same caller who targeted JCCs in previous rounds of threatening calls.
Bomb threats target US Jewish centers for third time in a month
By Reuters — February 1, 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters) More than a dozen Jewish community centers around the United States and one in Canada received bomb threats on Tuesday, the third wave of threatened attacks against them this month.
Bomb threats called in to 16 Jewish community centers in one day
By Lauren Markoe — January 9, 2017
(RNS) Reports came from at least nine states, including Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee and Florida.
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