Jewish Community Centers in the US and Canada have received many bomb threats over the past few weeks. It’s just another example of the rise of anti-Semitic belief over the past 2 years – PB/TK
—Thirteen Jewish community centers across the United States and one in Canada received bomb threats via telephone on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, most of the centers had been searched by police and returned to normal operations.
Tuesday’s scare came after two previous waves of bomb threats against Jewish centers on Jan. 9 and 18. While the motives behind the most recent threats are not yet known, many observers see them as part of a recent rise in hate crimes. Whatever the cause, US Jewish groups say they are vigilant but not intimidated.
“We recognize that we live under a new set of circumstances that we have to be responsive to, and take every possible precaution to keep our people safe,” Judy Diamondstein, the chief executive officer of the New Haven Jewish Community Center, said on Tuesday, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports. “While we are disrupted, we refuse to be daunted by this.”
While the exact numbers vary because of different reporting methods, both the FBI and the Anti-Defamation League have noted a rise in anti-Semitic acts since 2014. Most of these incidents involved swastika graffiti and similar acts of vandalism, but some – like these bomb threats – pose a direct threat to Jewish people’s safety.
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