Security Recommendations for Jewish events following Capital Museum murders
Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Secure Community Network (SCN), Community Security Service (CSS), and Community Security Initiative (CSI) of New York released the following recommendations following the horrific murders outside the Capital Jewish Museum.
We urge organizations that are hosting events or which are open to the community to undertake the following actions, where feasible:
Ensure awareness and coordination with law enforcement and the Jewish security initiative and/or professional servicing your community or region
Where possible, seek to extend the protections or security of your event’s/facility’s perimeter as far as possible
Only open events to identifiable individuals and pre-screened invitation lists (e.g., no mass emails to the broad public)
Particularly for events open to the public, require registration and verification of registrants
Provide details of location, time, and other information only upon confirmed registration
Have access control (locks and entrance procedures) to only allow known, confirmed registrants/attendees into the facility/event
Remain vigilant and report suspicious activity
Consider armed on-duty or off-duty law enforcement, private security, and/or volunteer teams as additional layers of protection