Tag: Security
Trump signs bill to help boost synagogues, other nonprofits against potential attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday that allocates $375 million over five years to synagogues and other houses of worship, as well as additional other nonprofits, to help protect themselves against terror attacks.
The...
Cuomo allocates $680,000 for security measures in Monsey, New Square
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the allocation of more than $680,000 to install license-plate readers throughout Monsey and the neighboring village of New Square to help protect Jewish communities in the area.
The new...
Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau dies at age 59
Top Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau died after a long illness on Monday at the age of 59, announced the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies think tank, where she was a senior...
Israeli embassies up security over Iran attack threat
Israeli embassies are reportedly increasing security due to growing fears of a possible Iranian terrorist attack on Israeli targets abroad.
The move comes amid increased tensions with Iran in the region and following its attack...
In Israel, Netanyahu meets with bipartisan delegation of congressional leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday in Israel with a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.).
“I do want to thank you for your consistent support, broad-based support—very important...
Canadian Jews launch $10 million campaign to protect Montreal community
The Canada-based organization Federation CJA started a $10 million fundraising campaign aimed at increasing and improving coordinated security at Jewish institutions in Montreal.
Thirty-one Jewish establishments, including synagogues, schools and agencies, are part of the...
Real gun laws are needed in America today
Twenty years after the Columbine massacre and thousands of murders later, Isiaka Meite was shot to death in Southwest Philly Sunday night, June 16, and two days later a Trump appointee urged a “let...
Israel should help with American Jewish security
Security—personal and community-wide—is topmost on the minds of American Jews, after two fatal terror attacks there in the past year.
That’s my takeaway from a 16-day coast-to-coast lecture tour, where I met Jews of all...
Arming synagogues? Jewish leaders grapple with balancing safety and accessibility
In the aftermath of two synagogue shootings exactly six months apart, in addition to arson incidents at Chabad Houses in Massachusetts and an attempted arson attempt at a Chicago synagogue last month, the issue of...
Jewish dating app exposes records of 200,000 users
The Jewish dating app JCrush exposed around 200,000 user records due to an unencrypted database, reportedTechCrunch, which exclusively obtained the data from security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar.
The records consisted of user names and...