Bomb Threats
Ohio White Nationalist Arrested For Threatening To Attack JCC
James P. Reardon is an avowed anti-Semite and white nationalist and attended the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
Las Vegas Man Plotted To Bomb Local Synagogue, Say Federal Authorities
Authorities found guns, components of an explosive device, and hand-drawn plans at the suspect’s home.
Ilhan Omar Targeted By Bomb Threat At Muslim-American Civil Rights Banquet
“[Omar] is a danger to American society and your hotel,” the voicemail said. “You are not to allow her foot into there if you value your own safety.”
Teen Charged With Making JCC Bomb Threats Briefly Escapes Police Custody
Exiting a police car, the 19-year-old managed to loosen a leg shackle and make a run for it.
Ex-Reporter Sentenced To Five Years In Prison for JCC Bomb Threats
Juan Thompson, the ex-reporter who made fake bomb threats to JCCs, was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
This Week In Anti-Semitism: EU Official On Trial For Assault And Slurs
Among other incidents, a historic Romanian synagogue commemorating Holocaust victims was vandalized with graffiti denying the Holocaust.
MAP: 148 Bomb Threats Strike Jewish Community — And Counting
Nearly half of the country’s JCCs have received bomb threats in 2017; an Israeli-American teenager is accused of making most of them.
Mom Of Teen Who Threatened JCC’s Blames Spree On Brain Tumor
In an interview with Israeli Channel 2, the mother of a teen arrested for making bomb threats against JCCs said that her son is autistic and ‘needs medical help.’
Dallas JCC Evacuated Over Threatening Phone Call
A Jewish Community Center in Dallas, Texas was evacuated due to a threatening call hours after an arrest was made in Israel in connection with dozens of other such threats around the country. The Aaron Family JCC in North Dallas received the threatening phone call and evacuated the building shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday….
How JCC Chicago Is Fighting Back Against Bomb Threats
Instead of seeing a community deterred by fear, our buildings are filled with families reminding us what a vibrant, connected, unbreakable community truly looks like.
