Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., called for police to investigate a bomb threat against the Jewish Community Center in Rochester, N.Y., NBC reported Sunday.
Cuomo's remarks came as there were a number of bomb threats reported against Jewish Community Centers across North America on Sunday, continuing a pattern that has plagued the United States recently.
No bombs were found at any of the sites, and the centers reopened after being shut down upon receiving the threats. There have also been threats recently against other Jewish institutions, as well as vandalism at several Jewish cemeteries.
At the Greater Rochester JCC, police said about 300 people were inside when the threat was received via email, NBC reported.
Saying he was "profoundly disturbed and disgusted" by the threat, Cuomo said it "is a despicable and cowardly act that will not be tolerated in New York. . . . As New Yorkers, we will not stand by silently as some seek to sow hate and division. New York is one family, and an attack on one is an attack on all."
The threats came as the Jewish community celebrated the Purim holiday.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. also expressed his disgust at the threats on Twitter.
The Indianapolis Star reported its city's Jewish Community Center was forced to close briefly Sunday after receiving its second bomb threat in less than three weeks.
A JCC official pointed out the incidents are a direct threat against the entire community, since a large number of non-Jews take part in activities at the Jewish Community Center.
Among the other bomb threats Sunday was one in Vancouver, Canada, where the city's JCC received in second threat this week, Global News reported.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver said both police have intensified patrols of Jewish community institutions.
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