WASSERMAN SCHULTZ CONVENES JEWISH, LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS TO BOLSTER SECURITY AT HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY CENTERS

Washington, March 16 -- Rep. Wasserman Schultz issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened local law enforcement and Jewish faith and community leaders at the David Posnack JCC to discuss how to keep houses of worship and communal spaces safer for congregants, children, and families.

To watch the press conference, click here.

Last Thursday, the Jewish community came under attack once again, this time in West Bloomfield Township, MI., after a man drove a vehicle through doors of Temple Israel. In recent months, similar assaults took place at synagogues and Jewish centers in Los Angeles, Jackson, Miss., Brooklyn and Toronto.

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