Security spending for US Jewish communities has surpassed an estimated $1.05 billion per year, a new record, the Jewish Federations of North America said on Thursday.

 

The group’s previous estimate, in 2024, put yearly security spending at $765 million, a difference of $285 million.

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“Every dollar our community spends on guards and cameras is a dollar not spent on Jewish education, on caring for our elderly, on taking care of those in need,” said Eric D. Fingerhut, the head of the Jewish Federations of North America.

 

The federations urged Congress to pass the Jewish American Security Act, introduced earlier this year, which would authorize up to $1 billion annually for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, a federal initiative that Jewish groups use to help cover security costs.

 

Read the whole article in the Times of Israel.