Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan’s governor, said Jewish Americans were “a community on edge” on Friday after security staff thwarted an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue and preschool by a man driving a truck containing explosives.

 

...Her comments came as Jewish communities across the US warned that increased security is needed at places of worship and gathering to help prevent future acts of violence.

 

...The Jewish Federations of North America reported last summer that security for the Jewish community cost $765m annually. The amount was “prohibitive”, the organization’s chief executive, Eric Fingerhut, told a House of Representatives subcommittee as he requested congressional help.

 

The addition of police, security guards and fortification of buildings all made Jewish people feel safer, he said.

 

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