MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 It is a first for any mayor, nationwide.<\/p>\n
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner will lead a group of Jewish mayors and municipal leaders that will meet quarterly to discuss anti-Semitism, which has been increasing nationwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt it was necessary to come together through the Combat Anti-Semitism movement to create this alliance of Jewish mayors, municipal leaders, to be able to have a strong voice,\u201d said Meiner. <\/p>\n
This will go beyond the Jewish community.<\/p>\n
According to the mayor\u2019s office, in 2024, the most recent year for which statistics are available from the FBI, a total of 11,679 hate crime incidents were logged in the United States involving 14,243 victims. <\/p>\n
Slightly less than a quarter of the incidents, or 23.5%, involved religion.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny racism, hate, bigotry or anti-Semitism that we\u2019re seeing explode in our country is a danger to our country and we\u2019re looking to work together to eradicate it,\u201d said Meiner. <\/p>\n
We have seen the attacks on Jewish synagogues in the U.S.<\/p>\n
In March, a 41-year-old rammed a pickup truck packed with fireworks and 35 gallons of gasoline into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, one of the largest synagogues in the United States.<\/p>\n
With the ongoing war with Iran and Israel\u2019s involvement, we have seen increased security at Jewish institutions.<\/p>\n
The event on Monday will conclude at the Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach.<\/p>\n
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