The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has warned synagogues and Jewish community centers to tighten security during the upcoming holidays, beginning with the Rosh HaShanah new year Wednesday night.
"Good security isn’t only about cameras, locks or fences," stated ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman. "It’s about people being aware of what’s going on around them... This imperative is especially important around the High Holidays, when Jews gather together to worship. The community’s heightened visibility at this season is often tempting to perpetrators of anti-Semitic vandalism and harassment, so we must be vigilant.”