JCCs and Schools in 12 States Attacked Just Today

500 Headstones Overturned at a Jewish Cemetery on SaturdayÂ

“A member of my family evacuated from a JCC today. He is three years old.”

While it’s just mid-afternoon 20 Jewish schools and community centers across the nation have receivedÂ bomb threats from both inside and outside the U.S. Federal law enforcement says the attacks are “coordinated.”Â

Today marks at least the fifth day this year that terror attacks targeting mostly Jewish children, and elderly people, have occurred. Additionally, at least two Jewish cemeteries this month have been attacked, with hundreds of of gravestones being overturned. On Saturday, a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia suffered a massive attack. Originally reported as 100 headstones, a new report saysÂ more than 500 headstones were overturned.Â

Today, organizations in at least 11 states â€“Â Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to theÂ JCCÂ AssociationÂ ofÂ NorthÂ AmericaÂ â€“ received bomb threats, but minutes ago NBC News’ Peter Alexander posted a list that also includes Rhode Island, bringing the total to 12 states:

BREAKING: In total, 20 bomb threats received today by JCC’s (13) & Jewish day schools (7). Full list of sites here. pic.twitter.com/TIwyDSCzot â€” Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) February 27, 2017

Photos from the bomb threat at the JCC in Birmingham â€” they literally wheeled out kids in cribs while evacuating https://t.co/kA09xO4b74 pic.twitter.com/glkdrvy17I â€” Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 27, 2017

“The calls range from individuals phoning in bomb threats to â€œrobo calls,â€ which are either machine-generated voice threats or recordings,” CBS News reports, calling it “a nationwide investigation.”

“The FBI is also examining whether hacked communication devices were used. Whoever is behind the calls may have hacked into other peopleâ€™s phones, communication devices, and/or email addresses and is using those means to make the threats.”

In Scarsdale, New York, 100 children had to be evacuated earlier today:

Today’s attacks bring the total since Trump becameÂ President to at least 89 attacks against schools and community centers.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer today took the extraordinary step of denouncing the recent attacks.

â€œThe president continues to be deeply disappointed and concerned into the reports of further vandalism at Jewish cemeteries,â€ Spicer said. â€œThe president continues to condemn these and other forms of anti-Semitic and hateful acts.â€

Press Sec: Pres. Trump “deeply disappointed and concerned” by new incidents of vandalism and bomb threats against Jewish communities. pic.twitter.com/MVMaNGSZVJ â€” ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017

Some responses via Twitter:

via FB:

“My son’s daycare just had its third bomb threat of 2017. He’s six months old..evacuated three times” https://t.co/WolOU2Qu0W #jcc â€” Roben Farzad (@robenfarzad) February 27, 2017

just to put this in context- when you hear a JCC received a bomb threat and had to be evacuated- most of those are fucking preschools. â€” Ari Fishbein (@arifishbein) February 27, 2017

A member of my family evacuated from a JCC today. He is three years old. â€” (((Carly Pildis))) (@CarlyPildis) February 27, 2017

@jenniferweiner my hometown JCC was evacuated. The cemetery in Philly could’ve easily been where my grandparents are. And what from @POTUS? â€” Samantha Levy-Arnold (@TheSamanthaLevy) February 27, 2017

@KennyHerzog @realDonaldTrump 500 pre-school and K-8 children were evacuated from our JCC. Students walked through snow, sub-freezing temps â€” (((Mark Russell))) (@MarkusJRussell) February 27, 2017

.@Reuters @kenjerakota when you evacuate preschool-age children or elderly people from a JCC, its no hoax. the impact is real. this must end â€” Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) February 27, 2017

This infuriates me. Kids evacuated from a JCC while POTUS barks at a Jewish reporter to sit down and offers only perfunctory disapproval. https://t.co/Eg88zzKHvl â€” Mr. Media Training (@MrMediaTraining) February 27, 2017

My son was evacuated this morning in a #JCC bomb threat. This is not normal. It is not ok. It’s not the future I want for any of our kids. â€” Andrea Flynn (@dreaflynn) February 27, 2017

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