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WEBVTT OUR TEAM COVERAGE ON THETHREATS.HE'S LIVE IN HARRISBURGTONIGHT.MATT: THE JEWISH FEDERATION OFGREATER HARRISBURG GOT ITSCALL A LITTLE AFTER 10:00 THISMORNING, AND IMMEDIATELY WENTINTO ACTION BECAUSE IT PLANNEDFOR THIS.THERECEPTIONIST AT THEHARRISBURG JEWISH CENTERANSWERED THE CALL.A BOMB THREAT.AT THE TIME, ABOUT 200PEOPLEIN THE BUILDING.CHILDREN AND JEWISH DAYSCHOOLAND PRESCHOOL, ADULTS ANDFITNESS CLASSES ALL WEREEVACUATED TO OTHER LOCATIONS.>> OURCOMMUNITY CENTER SERVESTHE YOU ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOTJUST THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SOIT'S IMPACTINGEVERYBODY OFALL FAITHS WHEN THEY MAKE ADISRUPTIVE CALL LIKE THIS.MATT: AROUND THE SAME TIME,ASIMILAR CALL CAME INTO THEYORK JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.AS THEY DID IN HARRISBURG,POLICE SWEPT THE BUILDINGANDFOUND IT SAFE A SHORT TIMELATER.THESE TWO HOAXES ARE AMONGABOUT A DOZEN MADE TODAY TOJEWISH CENTERS ON THE EASTCOAST.>> THE FACT THAT THIS ISCONTINUING TO HAPPEN WEEKAFTER WEEK IS A SHAME.NO ONE SHOULDHAVE TOEXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OFTHREAT.MATT: AND BOTH JEWISH CENTERIN THESUSQUEHANNA VALLEYRE-OPENED AS SOON AS THEY WERECLEARED AND BOTH PLEDGED TOSTAY OPEN AND SERVE THE PUBLICNO MATTER THE FAITH.WE'RE LIVE IN HARRISBURG, I'MMATT BARCARO, NEWS 8.RON: NEWS 8 JUST GOT OFF THEPHONEWITH GOVERNOR WOLF WHO'SHAD A CLOSE CONNECTION WITHTHE YORK COUNTY J.C.C."8 ON YOURSIDE" GOVERNMENTREPORTER MIKE STRAUB CONTINUESOUR TEAM COVERAGE.MIKE: GOVERNOR WOLF REMINDEDREPORTERS TODAY, WILLIAM PENCEFOUNDEDPENNSYLVANIA TO BEFREE OF O'OPERATION AND CALLEDTHESE BOMB THREATS AN ASSAULTON ALL OF OUR WAY OF LIFE.INA STATEMENT HE SAID IN PARTANY ANTISEMITIC ACT OR ACT OFINTIMIDATION AIMED ATJEWISHINSTITUTIONS AND PEOPLE INPENNSYLVANIA IS TRULYREPREHENSIBLE.WE MUST FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLEAND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE ASAMERICANS OR PENNSYLVANIANS.GOVERNOR WOLFAND HIS WIFEFRANCIS ARE BOTH FORMER BOARDMEMBERS AT THE YORK CENTER.THE GOVERNOR WAS AT THE WHITEHOUSELAST NIGHT AND TODAY,MEETING WITH OTHER GOVERNORSAND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.HE SAID THERE WAS NO MENTION

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The Jewish Community Centers in York and Harrisburg were evacuated on Monday morning. - Download the WGAL app - Video: York Jewish Community Center evacuated UPDATE: Police cleared both locations for re-entry just after 12 p.m. Monday and people were allowed back inside. The director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg confirmed to News 8 that they received a bomb threat. Around 200 people were evacuated. The group says this is the first bomb threat they have ever received at their Harrisburg location. The York center released a statement saying: "All children are safe and accounted for. Staff and members have left the area or are currently in shelter at an off site location.” These incidents come alongside a wave of bomb threats targeting Jewish centers across the nation on Monday. Governor Tom Wolf released the following statement: “Any anti-Semitic act or act of intimidation aimed at Jewish institutions and people in Pennsylvania is truly reprehensible and we must find those responsible and hold them accountable. This is not who we are as Americans or Pennsylvanians. We will not take these threats and acts lightly and I have asked the Pennsylvania State Police and Office of Homeland Security to offer their full resources towards protecting these institutions and finding those responsible.” Stay with WGAL for updates. Update: The York JCC sent this follow-up message to members on Monday afternoon: This morning, February 27, we received a bomb threat by telephone at the front desk of the York JCC. We were one of multiple JCCs on the east coast that have received threats today. Once the threat was received, we immediately followed our safety and security evacuation protocols and coordinated with York County law enforcement. Emergency responders conducted an extensive sweep of the building, and declared our JCC safe for normal operations to resume. Law enforcement and our security consultants believe that these threats appear similar to the "hoax" threats that JCCs have received over the last two months. We are working closely with Governor Wolf, our local Congressional representatives, the Justice Department, and the FBI to intensify the efforts to address these threats. It is imperative that immediate steps be taken to respond to the situation and identify and prosecute the perpetrators, so that we can stop future acts of intimidation. We will continue our communications to keep you fully apprised of the evolving situation. As a community, we must continue to work together to combat anti-Semitism in all its forms.