UK’s Jewish Museum evacuated after bomb threat

Earlier today the Sydney Jewish Museum in Australia was closed for a two hours after receiving a bomb threat. It reopened after police searched the premises.

Jewish community centres and schools across the United States have received a wave of hoax bomb threats since the beginning of 2017. No explosive devices have been reported as found in any of these incidents.  

A spokesperson for the CST confirmed that the organisation “worked closely with the Jewish Museum and Police during and after a security alert.

"Security procedures were implemented and the museum was soon able to resume functioning as normal.”

Abigail Morris, director of the Jewish Museum, said:

“We take the safety of our staff and visitors extremely seriously. At the time of the alert there were two school groups in the museum who were efficiently evacuated from the building.

"This incident underlines how vital our work is. We welcome thousands of visitors to the Jewish Museum every year, including 20,000 schoolchildren – 95 per cent of whom are not Jewish. We challenge prejudice and combat antisemitism by breaking down barriers and building bridges. “