Lowey Meets With Leaders About Anti-Semitic Threats Against Jewish Centers

From left, JCC Rockland CEO David Kirschtel; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; JCC of Mid-Westchester Executive Director Karen Kolodny; and JCC On The Hudson Executive Director Frank Hassid at Monday's roundtable discussion on bomb threats against JCCs. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey , Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Monday hosted a roundtable discussion with local Jewish leaders at the Jewish Community Center on the Hudson in Tarrytown to discuss the wave of 120 bomb threats made against JCCs and Jewish schools across the country.

Bomb threats at New Rochelle, Tarrytown JCCs

Bomb threats force evacuation at JCCs in New Rochelle, Tarrytown Bomb threats forced the evacuations of Jewish community centers in New Rochelle and Tarrytown on Monday morning Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://lohud.us/2lMH2zb Officials at the JCC of Mid Westchester in Scarsdale said a state comptrollers audit gave the agency an opportunity to better improve its services. Bomb threats forced the evacuations of Jewish community centers in New Rochelle and Tarrytown this morning, two of several such threats around the country today.

Bomb Threat At Tarrytown Jewish Community Center Prompts Evacuation

The all-clear has been sounded at the Tarrytown Jewish Community Center following a bomb threat Monday that caused the evacuation of the building and the bomb squad to respond, police said. The threat was called in by phone around 9:08 a.m. causing facility staff to contact the Tarrytown Police Department and to begin evacuating the center, said Tarrytown Lt.