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The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut has determined that it would be beneficial to our entire community if the Federation were to issue a response to the recent mass dissemination of hateful information targeting the Jewish community.

Rising Anti-Semitism, the Secure Community Network Is on Guard and on Duty

Article from the SCN Jewish Update: With Rising Anti-Semitism, the Secure Community Network Is on Guard and on Duty

Twenty-four hours a day at a command center in Chicago, a team of agents fields reports of anti-Semitic incidents, responds to potential attacks and monitors the dark web for …

Suspect searched synagogues, Jewish community centers before Park attack

News Coverage from NBC Chicago: Suspect searched synagogues, Jewish community centers before West Rogers Park attack: court docs

The individual accused of shooting and injuring a Jewish man walking to synagogue and subsequently opening fire at first responders in Chicago's West Rogers Par…

Rocks hurled at Jewish children while attackers shout ‘f*** Israel’

Article from Metro.Co: Rocks hurled at Jewish children while attackers shout ‘f*** Israel’

Jewish children on their way home from school had rocks and rubbish thrown at them while attackers stormed their school bus screaming ‘f*** Israel’. 

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It is now illegal in New York to forcibly remove someone’s kippah

NY Jewish Week: It is now illegal in New York to forcibly remove someone’s kippah

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Tuesday that criminalizes the removal of someone else’s religious garb, including kippahs and hijabs.

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