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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/us/jewish-community-center-donald-trump.html?_r=0
Threats and Vandalism Leave American Jews on Edge
(New York Times) Alan Blinder - The high-pitched, rambling voice on the telephone was disguised and garbled, and warned of a slaughter of Jews. The voice spoke of a bomb loaded with shrapnel and of an imminent "blood bath." The warning was one of at least 100 that Jewish community centers and schools in 33 states have reported since the beginning of the year. The FBI has been leading an inquiry since January, and a federal law enforcement official said that a single person may be making the threats using an internet calling service. "Agents and analysts across the country are working to identify and stop those responsible," said Stephen Richardson, FBI assistant director for the criminal investigative division. In 2015, FBI data recorded 664 hate crimes classified as anti-Jewish.