The Jewish Federations of North America’s Washington office director, William Daroff, said Tuesday that the allocation made sense particularly in light of an intensification of threats on Jewish community targets in the United States and overseas.

“In the current environment there are threats to nonprofits and to Jewish institutions,” he told JTA, noting a swell of attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

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“Synagogues, mosques, churches and other houses of worship can get both security personnel to guard their institutions as well as cameras, fencing, windows that would resist any kind of attack,” Schumer said.

Houses of worship will need to apply by May 21 to tap into the first round of funds.

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