The NYPD says it will increase security at Jewish institutions before Passover begins next week.
NEW YORK -- Passover begins next week, and the NYPD says it will increase security at Jewish institutions as the war rages in the Middle East.Antisemitic hate crimes are skyrocketing nationwide, and New York and New Jersey are both hotspots. The NYPD reports at 45 percent increase year-to-date.Kehilath Jeshurun, on the Upper East Side, will be among the synagogues working with police to step up patrols for Passover .
'I actually just froze for a split second and stood there, because there were shards of glass on my sweatshirt,' the woman told CBS New York at the time. The ADL says 8,873 antisemitic incidents were reported nationwide last year, which is a 140 percent increase from 2022.'2020, 2021, 2022 -- these were record-setting years, the highest years we'd ever seen for antisemitism.
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