UPenn alerts FBI to 'disturbing' and 'threatening' antisemitic emails against its Jewish community
The University of Pennsylvania alerted the FBI to threatening messages its staff members received targeting its Jewish community, and an investigation is underway, according to an email obtained by Fox News Digital.
Penn president Liz Magill emailed the campus community on Monday advising them that university staff members received "disturbing antisemitic emails" "threatening violence" against its Jewish community. The messages included "hateful language" and targeted "the personal identities of the recipients."
The "vile" antisemitic emails specifically named Penn Hillel, a Jewish organization at the university, and Lauder College House, an on-campus housing unit.
Magill said Penn's Division of Public Safety was immediately alerted to the threats. The Penn police subsequently notified the FBI of the "potential hate crime," and a joint investigation is underway.
"Based on these emails, Penn's Division of Public Safety conducted thorough safety sweeps of Penn Hillel and Lauder College House and found no credible threat at this time," Magill wrote in her email. "Penn Police will remain on site until further notice and has increased security presence throughout our campus."
Fox News' Joe Schoffstall contributed to this report
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