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(Jewish Group) Amid antisemitism, 101 local Jewish federations to spend $54M on improving security
Amid antisemitism concerns, 101 local Jewish federations to spend $54M on improving securityThe Jewish Federations of North America is launching a campaign to expand its security program to every federation in the country, an initiative that will cost $54 million.
JFNA CEO Eric Fingerhut announced the initiative on Monday at the organization’s General Assembly in Washington. Currently, 45 of the 146 member federations are part of what the JFNA has since January dubbed LiveSecure, a network of security offices.
The new funding, to be raised over three years, will assist the 101 communities that have faced fundraising obstacles in establishing the security points in their communities so they too can join LiveSecure, a program launched after a spate of deadly antisemitic attacks in Pittsburgh; Poway, California; Monsey, New York; and Jersey City, New Jersey.
These points, called Community Service Initiatives, establish “a single point of contact for critical incident coordination, information and intelligence sharing, safety and security training, and resources for every Jewish institution in a community,” a JFNA release said.
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