Today, Jan. 9th, Jewish institutions in six states received bomb threats. Here is some guidance from the NY Jewish Community Relations Council on how to hand them:
From David Pollack at the NYCRC: To my knowledge there were bomb threats to Jewish institutions in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Guidance from DHS, JCRC-NY and others.
For information about how to plan and respond to bomb threats see the www.jcrcny.org/securityresources page, including:
- Bomb Threat Guidance.
- Manhattan bomb threat: lessons learned
- How to distinguish a bomb threat from a bomb warning
From the NYTimes on Jan. 10th, another account of the events of the day.
Disasters and Faith-Based Organizations 