Synagogues are doing active shooter training amid rise in antisemitism [View all]

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Synagogues across the U.S. are taking part in security training to protect themselves and their congregants ahead of the Jewish high holidays beginning this week.

Why it matters: Jewish communities across the U.S. are contending with rising antisemitism that has sharpened fears in recent years of being attacked or harassed.

Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high in 2o22 according to the Anti-Defamation League. So far, the U.S. is on track to beat that record in 2023, Russell Rosenthal, ADL's vice president of security and law enforcement, told Axios.

An ADL survey in June found that 26% of Jewish respondents said they'd experienced online harassment in the past 12 months, up from 21% in the 2022 survey.

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