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Strengthening synagogue security: The case for cultural fluency

JL;DR SUMMARY As threats against the Jewish community have evolved, it is critical for security personnel at Jewish institutions to develop cultural fluency alongside their security skills. 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 HolidaysJewish RitualsSynagogue SecurityCommunity SafetyJewish Institutional LifeSecurity TrainingCultural FluencyThreats To Jewish CommunityLarry Glickman

Places mentioned

West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
"The March 2026 attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich."
Colleyville, Texas, United States
"The 2022 hostage situation in Colleyville, Texas."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"The 2018 Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh."

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