{"id":194827,"date":"2026-03-17T11:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194827\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:50:23","slug":"south-florida-leaders-address-security-concerns-amid-rise-in-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194827\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida leaders address security concerns amid rise in antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Florida<\/a> leaders are putting a spotlight on security concerns amid a rise in antisemitism<\/a> and say they priority is keeping the Jewish community safe.<\/p>\n

“Our children need to feel safe,” Rabbi Pinny Andrisier said.<\/p>\n

That’s why a security guard with a high-powered rifle stands outside the children’s school at the Chabad of Southwest Broward<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It’s been escalating, and I think the rhetoric has to stop,” he said.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Pinny said he feels more at risk since the Iranian war started. And talk show host Tucker Carlson and podcaster Candace Owens promoted a conspiracy theory blaming Chabad for the conflict.<\/p>\n

He also said that a car with antisemitic messages parks outside his campus.<\/p>\n

“I report it to authorities, but they say freedom of speech, so there’s nothing they can do,” Rabbi Pinny said.<\/p>\n

He, other Jewish leaders and law enforcement joined Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday for a roundtable discussion on security.<\/p>\n

“Antisemitism is the oldest -ism,” Wasserman Schultz said. “It is an ancient hate, and unfortunately, because sometimes, too often, because people don’t choose their words carefully, it makes our community an even more significant target.”<\/p>\n

Another sticking point is federal reimbursement for the cost to make religious institutions safer.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Pinny said he spent $150,000 on gated security, cameras and an alarm system. He’s been waiting four years on the grant reimbursement.<\/p>\n

“All we need is one crazy, one person who just wants to make a name for himself, perhaps, and attack the Jewish people, or attack a Chabad center, and that’s why we feel very vulnerable and that’s why we need to step up security,” Rabbi Pinny said.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement pledged increased vigilance at synagogues and Jewish facilities\u00a0<\/p>\n

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