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414ward: Jewish Community Centers across the country targeted

Posted at 4:15 PM, Feb 26, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-26 17:15:55-05
For the second time in just under a month, the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay was targeted in a bomb threat.
 
It was just one a of dozen Jewish Community Centers across the country who were forced to evacuate.
 
The FBI tracks hate crimes and their statistics show in 2015, the Jewish community experienced the most incidents of religious intolerance, followed by the Islamic community.
 
Elana Kahn with the Jewish Community Relations Council - Milwaukee Jewish Federation spoke about the telephone terror threats at the local Jewish Community Center and others around the country.