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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 424

synagogue security

Maj. Oliver Fladrich from the Dunwoody Police Department near Atlanta teaches employees at Jewish Family & Career Services (JF&CS) how to defend themselves in the event of a violent attack, December 2023. (Katja Ridderbusch)
December 15, 2023, 6:19 pm
Amid calls for Jews’ extermination, Atlanta synagogues bolster security after Oct. 7
With a dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents following the Hamas massacre, Jewish communities up safety measures such as drills and guards – as long as they can pay for it
By Katja Ridderbusch
A French riot policeman stands guard outside the Paris Synagogue, two days after security measures have been reinforced near Jewish temples and schools, in central Paris, on October 9, 2023. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
October 11, 2023, 4:10 pm
Synagogue security in Europe raised as Jews brace for antisemitism after Hamas assault
European Jewish communities prepare for reverberations far from the frontlines
By Shira Li Bartov, Alice D'Oleon, Orge Castellano and Jacob Judah
A screenshot from livestreamed Shabbat services hosted by Temple Beth Tikvah, a Reform congregation in Fullerton, on August 12, 2023. (Facebook screen grab, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law
August 15, 2023, 5:41 am
2 US shuls evacuated during Shabbat services amid wave of bomb threats for 4th week
ADL says instigators select targets based on availability of livestreamed prayer services, driven by desire to watch congregations react to threats in real time
By Andrew Lapin
Congregation Emanu El in Houston is reassessing its security protocols with security nonprofits and consultants. (Jewish Herald-Voice/via JTA)
January 24, 2023, 11:47 am
A year after Colleyville, Houston synagogue is harassed by agitated Messianic Jew
Synagogue tightening security after a woman broke in twice, damaging a Torah and scaring children; she targeted synagogue after being turned away ‘because of her belief in Jesus’
By Matt Samuels
A man stands outside Temple Beth El synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
November 4, 2022, 7:14 pm
FBI says threat to New Jersey synagogues ‘mitigated’ after suspect nabbed
During interview with law enforcement, suspect speaks of anger toward Jewish people but insists he didn’t plan to act on it for fear of getting into trouble
By ToI Staff
Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken, New Jersey, Thursday, November 3, 2022, after the FBI warned of a 'broad threat' to Jewish places of worship in the state. (AP/Ryan Kryska)
November 3, 2022, 11:18 pm
FBI warns of ‘broad threat’ to synagogues in New Jersey, sparking alarm
Synagogues urge worshipers to exercise vigilance; governor says he is ‘closely monitoring the situation’ and vows to protect houses of worship as police step up patrols
By Amy Spiro
Crime scene tape surrounds Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
July 17, 2022, 9:29 pm
Amid increase in violence, US houses of worship bolster security measures
FBI hate crime statistics show that incidents in churches, synagogues, temples and mosques increased 34.8% between 2014 and 2018
By DEEPA BHARATH and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Illustrative: Jewish men pass New York City police guarding a Brooklyn synagogue prior to a funeral for Mosche Deutsch, a rabbinical student from Brooklyn who was killed in a shooting at a Jersey City, New Jersey kosher market, December 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
February 15, 2022, 6:23 am
New York federation funds security at smallest Orthodox synagogues
$250,000 fund set to beef up security at some 50 small ‘shtiebels’ — congregations with fewer than 200 people and little or no staff
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker speaks to reporters outside of Whites Chapel United Methodist Church following a special service, on January 17, 2022, in Southlake, Texas. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images/AFP)
February 8, 2022, 11:52 pm
‘I welcomed terrorist into my shul’: Texas rabbi urges Congress to up security funds
During testimony before US House panel, Charlie Cytron-Walker says decision still haunts him; expresses concern over need to take steps that might make synagogues less inviting
By Jacob Magid
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference at The National Press Club in Washington, on Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
January 19, 2022, 3:46 am
Top US officials meet Jewish groups on synagogue security after Texas attack
‘This is not the way it should have to be in America, but unfortunately, it is the way,’ says Attorney General Garland after houses of worship step up protection efforts
By Andrew Lapin
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson records an address to the nation at Downing Street, London, to provide an update on the booster vaccine program, December 12, 2021. (Kirsty O'Connor, Pool via AP)
January 17, 2022, 4:38 pm
UK’s Johnson calls Texas attack an ‘antisemitic act of terrorism’
Britain vows ‘full support’ for US investigators after it emerges that captor Malik Faisal Akram, who was killed in the incident, was a UK citizen
By AFP and ToI Staff
Anti-Semitic graffiti found at a synagogue in Carmel, Indiana, July 2018. (Screenshot/WISH)
November 17, 2021, 4:20 pm
New Jersey man sentenced to year in prison for ordering attacks on synagogues
Richard Tobin, 20, plotted with members of US neo-Nazi group ‘The Base’ to vandalize properties belonging to Jewish or Black groups
By Shira Hanau
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, right, of Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation hugs Rabbi Cheryl Klein, left, of Dor Hadash Congregation and Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a community gathering held in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
November 1, 2021, 3:44 am
‘A turning point’: 3 years on, US rabbis reflect on Pittsburgh synagogue attack
On Oct. 27, 2018, a shooter entered Tree of Life, killing 11 in the deadliest antisemitic event in American history. Now clergy open up about that morning and life in its aftermath
By Danielle Ziri
Illustrative: A scooter belonging to Hatzalah of South Florida, a volunteer emergency medical service organization serving mostly areas with Jewish communities, is shown parked outside the Shul of Bal Harbour, a Jewish community center in Surfside, Florida, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
September 3, 2021, 8:34 am
Jewish group gives ‘trauma kits’ to South Florida synagogues ahead of holidays
Kits distributed by Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County include supplies to treat life-threatening injuries before emergency services arrive
By AP
Rabbi Raziel Cohen demonstrates how to use the Tactical Kapota, a jacket designed for easily accessing a weapon. (Rabbi Raziel Cohen via JTA)
September 3, 2021, 8:15 am
Hasidic rabbi makes Shabbat jacket for carrying guns at synagogue
‘Tactical Rabbi’ Raziel Cohen creates modified kapota that closes with snaps, making it easier to draw a firearm
By Shira Hanau
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