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JCC head hopeful threats will end after Israeli suspect arrested
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe head of a Jewish community center in New Jersey that had been targeted by bomb threats says he’s thankful that US and international law enforcement prioritized the investigation and have caught a suspect.
Jordan Shenker, head of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, says he is cautiously optimistic that the man arrested in Israel on Thursday acted alone and that the threats will be over.
Shenker says the arrest has led to a feeling of being able to exhale, but that the center has always prioritized security and will continue to do so.
The Anti-Defamation League says there have been more than 150 bomb threats against US Jewish community centers and day schools in the US since January 9, including Tenafly and Cherry Hill.
— AP
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