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A member of security staff during a community safety event hosted by the Oakland Jewish Alliance at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, Sept. 7, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

How Bay Area Jewish orgs are re-examining security after the Michigan attack

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

Jewish organizations and security experts in the Bay Area have reintensified their focus on community safety following the violent attack on a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday.  Across North America, Jewish […]

A classroom at Margolin Hebrew Academy, pictured in 2021. (Photo/JTA-Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish man shot by police after attempting attack on Memphis Jewish day school

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 31, 2023August 2, 2023
Rafi Brinner gives a presentation on active shooters at the offices of the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation, Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inNews

Federations’ new hate incident reporting form amplifies cooperation

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 16, 2023
Josh Judah, a former police officer in the Louisville Metro Police Department, testifies in a 2020 hearing on how police handled protests and unrest in the response to the killing of Breonna Taylor. (Photo/JTA-Jon Cherry-Stringer via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Louisville Jewish community hires ex-officer connected to controversy over Breonna Taylor killing

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 24, 2022August 26, 2022
Thousands of New Yorkers of all backgrounds convened at the "No Hate, No Fear" march against antisemitism in January 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik McGregor-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Antisemitic acts in US soared 80% in a month, Jewish security group reports

by Ron Kampeas and JTA May 26, 2021
Supporters of President Donald Trump demonstrate at a "Stop the Steal" rally in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department office in Phoenix, Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Mario Tama-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Officials predicted violence due to the election. It hasn’t happened. Yet.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 11, 2020
Armed gun rights protesters, led by a member of the far-right Boogaloo boys, march in Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Chad Martin/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Officials fear violence on Election Day. Some worry it could target Jews.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 9, 2020
The April 2019 shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue was one factor that led to a new report by the Secure Community Network, the Jewish community's umbrella security agency. (JTA/Xinhua/Li Ying via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Synagogues should not arm congregants, Jewish security agency says

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

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