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‘He never should have made it inside that building’: Jewish security groups face down lapses in DC shooting

JL;DR SUMMARY Following a tragic shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum that claimed the lives of two Israeli embassy staff, Jewish security groups are grappling with how best to protect their institutions from growing antisemitic threats. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish Community Relations CouncilAjcJewish SecurityAntisemitic AttacksEric FingerhutLgbtq JewsOren SegalRon HalberDc ShootingPaul Goldenberg

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Hours later, JCRC CEO Ron Halber said, he found out about the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staff at the Capital Jewish Museum."
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
"Now the rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Cytron-Walker said Jews should have the expectation that their communal leaders are doing everything they can to make sure that people can not only feel a sense of safety, but to actually have real security protocols in place that enhance our safety."
Colleyville, Texas, United States
"We have to know that these things are possible not probable, but possible, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who escaped from a hostage-taker at his former synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in 2022, told JTA on Thursday."
Maryland, United States
"In addition to the museum grant, Halber has also helped arrange state and local Jewish security grants in Maryland and Virginia."
Virginia, United States
"In addition to the museum grant, Halber has also helped arrange state and local Jewish security grants in Maryland and Virginia."

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