Tree of Life targeted by bomb threat hoax
The July 2 threat was similar in language to previous threats that have been aimed at Jewish institutions both locally and throughout the country.
Just 10 days after the groundbreaking for the new Tree of Life building, the congregation received an electronic bomb threat.
“It came in late in the morning,” said Shawn Brokos, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s community security director. “We were able to determine immediately that it was a hoax.”
The Tree of Life building was the site of the Oct. 27, 2018, antisemitic attack that left 11 worshippers from three congregations dead and several other people wounded.
The July 2 threat was similar in language to previous threats that have been aimed at Jewish institutions both locally and throughout the country.
Brokos said that the threat was forwarded to both the Pittsburgh police and the FBI, who are investigating.
Anyone who receives a threat or witnesses antisemitic activity should contact police and report it to Federation at jewishpgh.org/form/incident-report. PJC
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