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Source: https://www.jta.org/2023/02/06/united-states/jewish-communities-embrace-security-staff-in-face-of-rising-staffs

Jewish Communities in U.S. Embrace Security Staff in Face of Rising Antisemitism

(JTA) Ella Bilu - In a 17-day span in October and November, 2022, at least 14 U.S. Jewish day schools reported receiving suspicious phone calls or bomb threats, according to the Anti-Defamation League. While security at synagogues used to be an afterthought, now "it's part of all planning and into every aspect of a synagogue," said Jason Moss, executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel Valley and Pomona. Moss said many synagogues struggle with funding security because it's an additional expense. Due to rising antisemitism, 54% of synagogues surveyed had some form of armed security guards, a 2018 study found. Only 17% of non-Jewish houses of worship had security guards.

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