Jewish centres in several states targeted with bomb threats
MIAMI — Bomb threats targeted Jewish community centres in at least six states Monday, and some were made with prerecorded telephone calls, according to an official with the Jewish Federations of North America.
It’s not clear why up to 20 Jewish community centres across the South and Northeast were targeted, said Richard Sandler, chair of the JFNA board of trustees.
“Some of the threats were robo-calls,” said Sandler, adding that the number of threats was unusually high.
No additional details about the calls were immediately available. Some community centres were evacuated but no explosives were found, Sandler said.