CONFIRMED #bombthreats: #JCC in Asheville, NC & upper school of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD
— ADL (@ADL_National) February 27, 2017
Earlier evacuations in the day were reported in North Carolina, Michigan, Rhode Island, Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. They included 13 JCCs and eight schools.The JCC Association of North America urged federal officials to identify and capture the perpetrator or perpetrators of the hoaxes. “Anti-Semitism of this nature should not and must not be allowed to endure in our communities,” David Posner, the director of strategic performance at the JCCA, said in a statement. “The Justice Department, Homeland Security, the FBI, and the White House, alongside Congress and local officials, must speak out – and speak out forcefully – against this scourge of anti-Semitism impacting communities across the country. Actions speak louder than words.”CONFIRMED #bombthreats: Gesher Jewish Day School in Fairfax, VA evacuated and given all clear.
— ADL (@ADL_National) February 27, 2017