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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, center, listens as a delegation of Orthodox Jewish rabbis thanks him Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Helena, Mont. The rabbis from across the U.S. and Canada say Bullock and state leaders defended the Jewish community in Whitefish, Mont., when it was threatened and harassed by white supremacists last month. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

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Rabbis plan response to white supremacist threats in Montana
January 18, 2017 7:02 p.m.

Rabbis plan response to white supremacist threats in Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Orthodox Jewish rabbis said Wednesday they will counter white supremacists' harassment of the Jewish community in the Montana town of Whitefish by sending students to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp and by mailing a Torah to every Jewish family in the state.