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MURRAY HILL, Manhattan Continuing an "unprecedented" swarm of anti-Semitic incidents sweeping the nation this year, numerous Jewish centers received bomb threats across the countryTuesday, including theAnti-Defamation League's headquartersin Manhattan which was targeted for the second time in less than two weeks, officials said.

The NYPD responds to reports of a bomb threat at the Anti-Defamation League in Manhattan on March 7, 2017. (Aliza Chasan / PIX11)

Five threats were made to New York City Jewish facilities Tuesday, including a bomb threat made to the ADL's Manhattan headquarters, NYPDDepartment Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a news conference.

This is the second time the Manhattan office has received a bomb threat in less than two weeks.

Four ADL offices in all were targeted New York, Atlanta, Boston, and Washington D.C., according toADL New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein.

Six Jewish Community Centers and three day schools were also targeted Tuesday, Bernstein said, adding the locations included New York, Oregon, Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, Maryland, and Toronto.

This is not normal, we will not be deterred or intimidated, Bernstein said,

Locally, JCC's in Brighton and Dewitt were targeted, Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted.

Tuesday's incidents are just the latest in a wave of anti-Semitic acts so far this year.

Federal officials have been investigating more than 120 threats against Jewish organizations in three dozen states since Jan. 9 not include the ones mentioned above in addition to a rash of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries, the Associated Press reports.

The Jewish community has reason to be fearful, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

We have not seen anything like this in many years; this level of hatred directed against the Jewish community, this many threats. So were really in an unprecedented moment, de Blasio said.

People were evacuated from the Anti-Defamation League in Manhattan on March 7, 2017. (Aliza Chasan / PIX11)

Even before the most recent threats were made, the mayor, NYPD officialsand Jewish community leadersalready planned to meet Tuesday to discuss the rise of anti-Semitic acts.

They appeared side-by-side at a news conference to discuss the meeting as news broke of threats made to the ADL.

"This is a very troubling reality," de Blasio said. "This is a moment when forces of hate have been unleashed."

The mayor urged anyone witnessing an act of hate or physical attack to immediately call 911; anyone who suspects they may have information about something that has occured is directed to call 311.

The ADL began tweeting about the ongoing situation at about 10:15 a.m., saying "multiple" bomb threats were made.

Employees at the Manhattan office were evacuated voluntarily, and told they could re-enter the building around 11:30 a.m.

Last week, police made an arrest in connection with a bomb threat made at the Manhattan ADL office on Feb. 22.

We are working with law enforcement officials to determine if it is connected to similar threats against Jewish institutions across the country,ADLs CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.

This is not the first time that ADL has been targeted, and it will not deter us in our efforts to combat anti-Semitism and hate against people of all races and religions.

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