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2/22/2017 Ivanka Trump Calls for T olerance After Threats on Jewish Centers - The New Y ork Times https://www .nytimes.com/2017/02/20/us/politics/ivanka-trump-jewish-community-centers.html?ref=politics&_r=0 1/4 https://nyti.ms/2loOs9L PO LIT IC S Ivanka Trump Calls for Tolerance After Threats on Jewish Centers By MAGGIE HABERMAN and NIRAJ CHOKSHI FE B . 2 0 , 2 0 17 I v a n ka T ru m p , P re sid en t T ru m p’s o ld est d au gh te r a n d a c o n vert t o J u dais m , is su ed a s ta te m en t o ver T w itte r o n M on day c a llin g f o r “ re lig io us t o le ra n ce ” a ft e r a n ew w ave o f t h re a ts a g ain st J ew ish c o m m un it y c e n te rs a ro u n d t h e c o u n tr y . T he t w eet w as M s. T ru m p’s m ost v o ca l f o ra y in to a p u blic d is cu ssio n a n d w as m ad e o ver a n is su e h er a llie s s a y s h e f e els p ers o n ally . T he m essa g e w as p oste d a ft e r M s. T ru m p w ro te , a n d t h en d ele te d , a n e a rlie r on e m om en ts b efo re h an d. M s. T ru m p c o n verte d t o J u dais m b efo re m arry in g h er h usb an d, J are d K ush n er, a n O rth od ox J ew , p u ttin g h er in a p osit io n t o b e a p ro m in en t v o ic e a t a m om en t w hen a n um ber o f a n ti- Sem itic e p is od es h ave t a k en p la ce a ro u n d t h e c o u n tr y . H er p re v io us s u bsta n tiv e e ffo rt in t h e W hit e H ou se in vo lv ed c o n ven in g a w om en ’s America is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. W e must protect our houses of worship & religious centers. #JCC 6:59 PM - 20 Feb 2017 9,922 48,299 Ivanka Trump @IvankaT rump Follow 2/22/2017 Ivanka Trump Calls for T olerance After Threats on Jewish Centers - The New Y ork Times https://www .nytimes.com/2017/02/20/us/politics/ivanka-trump-jewish-community-centers.html?ref=politics&_r=0 2/4 bu sin ess c o u n cil , a n e v en t s h e h elp ed c re a te , w hen t h e C an ad ia n p rim e m in iste r, J u stin T ru dea u , v is ited t h e p re sid en t . O n M on day, 1 1 b om b s c a re s w ere c a lle d in to J ew ish c o m mun it y c e n te rs a ro u n d th e c o u n tr y . T hey w ere t h e la te st in a s tr in g o f s u ch th re a ts s in ce t h e s ta rt o f t h e yea r .

“S in ce t h e b eg in nin g o f t h is y ea r, w e’v e s e en f o u r w aves o f t h ese t h re a ts — w e’v e n ev er s e en t h at b efo re ,” s a id D avid P osn er, t h e d ir ecto r o f s tr a te g ic p erfo rm an ce a t th e J C C A sso cia tio n o f N orth A m eric a . J u st o n e c o m mun it y c e n te r r e p orte d s u ch a t h re a t in a ll o f 2 0 16 , h e s a id . The c e n te rs t h re a te n ed o n M on day w ere in A lb u qu erq u e; B ir m in gh am , A la .; B uffa lo ; C hic ag o ; C le v ela n d; H ou sto n ; M ilw au kee; N ash vil le ; S t. P au l; T am pa, F la .; a n d T uls a , O kla . L ik e t h e e a rlie r t h re a ts , t h ey w ere d eem ed h oax es, b u t n ot b efo re s e v era l o f t h e c e n te rs w ere e v a cu ate d a s a p re ca u tio n. M r. T ru m p h as b een c rit ic ized a s s lo w t o c o n dem n a n ti- Sem itic c o m men ts , a n d his c a n did acy w as h ail ed b y w hit e n atio nalis ts a n d w hit e s u pre m acis ts t h ro u gh ou t 20 16 . O n T hurs d ay, a t h is f ir st l e n gth y n ew s c o n fe re n ce a lo n e a s p re sid en t, M r. T ru m p w as a sk ed b y a r e p orte r f o r a J ew ish m ag azin e h ow t h e g o vern m en t p la n s t o r e sp on d t o t h e in cre a se in s u ch a n ti- Sem itic in cid en ts . T he p re sid en t r e sp on ded a n gril y , s a yin g t h e q u estio n w as “ in su lt in g” a n d t h at h e w as t h e “ le a st a n ti- Sem itic pers o n in t h e w orld .” I n a d dit io n t o M s. T ru m p’s s ta te m en t, t h e T ru m p a d m in istr a tio n a d dre sse d t h e is su e m ore d ir ectly o n M on day. “H atr e d a n d h ate -m otiv ate d v io le n ce o f a n y k in d h ave n o p la ce in a c o u n tr y fo u n ded o n t h e p ro m ise o f in div id ual f r e ed om ,” L in dsa y W alt e rs , t h e W hit e H ou se d ep u ty p re ss s e cre ta ry , s a id in a s ta te m en t. “ T he p re sid en t h as m ad e it a b u n dan tly c le a r t h at t h ese a ctio ns a re u n acce p ta b le .” O n T uesd ay, H illa ry C lin to n u rg ed e v ery o n e, in clu din g P re sid en t T ru m p, t o s p ea k o u t a g ain st t h e a tta ck s. 2/22/2017 Ivanka Trump Calls for T olerance After Threats on Jewish Centers - The New Y ork Times https://www .nytimes.com/2017/02/20/us/politics/ivanka-trump-jewish-community-centers.html?ref=politics&_r=0 3/4 Als o o n M on day, t h e p olic e in U niv ers it y C ity, M o., n ea r S t. L ou is , w ere in vestig atin g v a n dalis m a t t h e C hese d S h el E m eth C em ete ry w here 1 7 0 t o 2 0 0 hea d sto n es w ere t o p ple d , a cco rd in g t o it s e x ecu tiv e d ir ecto r, A nit a F eig en bau m . “I j u st a m q u it e s h ock ed — it a ffe cts s o m an y p eo p le , s o m an y f a m ilie s, s o m an y gen era tio ns,” M s. F eig en bau m s a id . The h ea d sto n es a re in t h e c e m ete ry ’s o ld est s e ctio n, w ith m an y o f t h e p lo ts d atin g f r o m t h e l a te 1 8 0 0’s t o m id-1 9 0 0 ’s , s h e s a id . T he d am ag e w as d on e s o m etim e JCC threats, cemetery desecration & online attacks are so troubling & they need to be stopped.

Everyone must speak out, starting w/ @ POTUS . 8:09 AM - 21 Feb 2017 37,414 119,564 Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton Follow Appears hundreds of graves vandalized at #STL Jewish cemetery . Damage is extensive. @ andybankertv live report on @ KPLR11 and @ FOX2now at 5p 4:59 PM - 20 Feb 2017 10,677 4,978 Joe Lamie @GIJoter Follow 2/22/2017 Ivanka Trump Calls for T olerance After Threats on Jewish Centers - The New Y ork Times https://www .nytimes.com/2017/02/20/us/politics/ivanka-trump-jewish-community-centers.html?ref=politics&_r=0 4/4 betw een F rid ay n ig ht a n d M on day m orn in g. M an y c e m ete rie s h ave s u sta in ed v a n dalis m , a n d t h e p olic e h ave n ot s a id w heth er t h ey b elie ved t h e e p is od e in U niv ers it y C ity w as m otiv ate d b y a n ti- S em itis m . E ven s o , G ov. E ric G re it en s s a id o n T w itte r t h at h e w as “ d is gu ste d t o h ea r ab ou t t h e s e n se le ss a ct o f d ese cra tio n,” is su in g t h e k in d o f c o n dem natio n t h at J o n ath an A . G re en bla tt, t h e c h ie f e x ecu tiv e o f t h e A nti- D efa m atio n L ea g u e, h ad u rg ed o f a ll p olit ic ia ns. “W e l o ok t o o u r p olit ic al l e a d ers a t a ll l e v els t o s p ea k o u t a g ain st s u ch t h re a ts d ir ecte d a g ain st J ew ish in stit utio ns, t o m ak e it c le a r t h at s u ch a ctio ns a re u n acce p ta b le ,” h e sa id in a s ta te m en t a b ou t t h e b om b t h re a ts . In l a te J an uary , a n F .B .I . o ffic ia l s a id t h e b u re a u a n d t h e J u stic e D ep artm en t’s C iv il R ig hts D iv isio n w ere in vestig atin g “ p oss ib le c iv il r ig hts v io la tio ns in c o n nectio n with t h re a ts ” t o t h e J ew ish c e n te rs .

Get politics and Washington news updates via  Facebook , Twitter  and in  the Morning Briefing newsletter . ©   2017  T he N ew  Y ork  T im es C om pany Disgusted to hear about the senseless act of desecration at the cemetery in University City . We must fight acts of intolerance and hate.

8:22 PM - 20 Feb 2017 362 1,200 Eric Greitens @EricGreitens Follow