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New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Securing synagogues and protecting Jews of color don’t have to be at odds

Mijal BittonRabbi Isaiah Rothstein by Mijal Bitton, Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein and JTA January 21, 2022
Law enforcement officers process the scene in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo-Brandon Wade)
Posted inU.S.

Synagogues forced to balance welcoming the stranger with protecting their own

Yonat Shimron by Yonat Shimron and RNS January 20, 2022
Alejandro Mayorkas, then deputy secretary of Homeland Security, addresses the Orthodox Union at a conference in Washington, Sept. 21, 2016. (Photo/Courtesy Orthodox Union)
Posted inU.S.

Mayorkas, Garland and other US officials meet with Jewish groups to discuss synagogue security post-Colleyville

by Andrew Lapin and JTA January 19, 2022
Rabbi Jason Rodich at the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, which has long used metal detectors and unarmed guards to screen people coming into the building. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish orgs in California now eligible for $200,000 state security grants

by Emma Goss October 28, 2021
A swastika was found painted on Temple Sinai’s carved wooden door in Oakland, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Sinai)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jews ask: Should our buildings be visibly Jewish?

by Eliyahu Kamisher October 13, 2021October 14, 2021
A police officer stands guard outside Temple Sinai, a synagogue just a half-mile away from the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, the site of a mass shooting on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Swensen-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Amid antisemitism concerns, 101 local Jewish federations to spend $54M on improving security

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 5, 2021
Temple Sinai in Oakland. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons-Jayjg)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jewish orgs awarded $1 million in federal security grants

by Eliyahu Kamisher October 1, 2021October 5, 2021
Rabbi Jason Rodich at the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, which has long used metal detectors and unarmed guards to screen people coming into the building. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inNews

Applications open for security grants as Jewish Caucus urges more funding

by Gabriel Greschler March 8, 2021March 17, 2021
New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Congressional spending package doubles nonprofit security funds

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 22, 2020December 22, 2020
Rabbi Jason Rodich at the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, which has long used metal detectors and unarmed guards to screen people coming into the building. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inNews

Federal funds OK’d to protect Bay Area houses of worship

by Gabriel Greschler December 9, 2020December 10, 2020

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