Camaraderie, Jewish joy and support for Israel made the JCC Maccabi Campus Games memorable. Safety and security issues did not.

That was deliberate, explained Eric Kroll, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s deputy director of community security.

Beginning in October 2024, Kroll and colleagues met weekly to design an environment where nearly 2,000 visiting athletes and another 3,000 coaches and spectators could comfortably experience the Games.

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