Jewish organizations to bolster security at its facilities across SoCal region

LOS ANGELES – Four Southern California Jewish organizations announced Wednesday they are banding together to expand a Community Security Initiative to better protect Jewish facilities across the region.

The Jewish Federations of Los Angeles, Greater Santa Barbara, Ventura County and the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys will all contribute funding for the effort, bolstered by financial support from the Jewish Federations of North America’s LiveSecure program and private donors.

According to the group the collaboration “ensures that every synagogue, school, early childhood center, Jewish community center, Jewish camp and Jewish institution in these communities has free access to CSI’s expertise and support.”

That support and expertise includes topics such as reporting threats to law