Over the last several years, we have seen increased levels of hate crimes, antisemitic incidents, and physical violence directed at the Jewish people, both around the world and in North America. 

Since October 2018, four deadly attacks have been carried out on the Jewish community in North America. 

In the past few months, synagogues in Montreal and Toronto have been targeted for arson and gunfire. 

While we cannot pick the time and date of the next incident that will impact our community, we can choose to prepare by investing time, effort, resources, and energy in sound safety and security strategies and practices to keep our families safe and our community secure. A critical component of these efforts relates to training.

Simply put, training saves lives. Training and exercise provide critical skills while empowering our community and enhancing resiliency. 

This training is relevant to everyone as a violent incident can happen in your workplace, school, synagogue or out in the community. 

The Hamilton Jewish Federation in partnership with Secure Community Network is providing Countering Active Threat Training every second Tuesday, 

starting May 13 from 5:30-7pm at the JHamilton.