micdotcom: Jewish cemetery in St. Louis vandalized amid new wave of bomb threats against JCCsA Jewis
micdotcom:Jewish cemetery in St. Louis vandalized amid new wave of bomb threats against JCCsA Jewish cemetery in St. Louis was vandalized over the weekend amid escalating threats of violence against Jewish Community Centers.On Monday, local police confirmed about 100 headstones had been toppled at Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in University City, Mo, a suburb of St. Louis. (CNN)The same day, the JCC Association of North America announced a wave of 11 bomb threats at JCCs nationwide. (CNN)According to CNN, authorities have not officially deemed the vandalism a hate crime, but on Twitter, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens suggested otherwise. (Above)David Posner, the director of strategic performance of the JCC Association of North America, told CNN that 54 JCCs in the United States and Canada have received 69 bomb threats since January. The White House has not commented on the vandalism at Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery, but it did denounce the fresh batch of bomb threats. Read more (2/21/17 6:50 AM) -- source link
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