On Yom Kippur, a suspected right-wing extremist gunman killed two people and injured several others after attempting to gain entry into a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City increased by 50 percent in 2019, according to the NYPD. And as we approach the one-year mark of the white supremacist shooting attack targeting three Jewish congregations in Pittsburgh, ADL and Jewish community leaders across the country are focused on ensuring houses of worship in the United States are safe and secure.

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• Hate reports in Maryland declined last year after a three-year surge (The Baltimore Sun)
• Swastikas found on Mercer Island during Jewish holiday (Mercer Island Report, WA)
• Hate-filled column tarnished group’s name (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Allison Goodman-Padilla letter to the editor)

• Swastika, ‘Trump’ Found Spray-Painted on Yale Law School Steps Days Before Yom Kippur (Newsweek)
• Extremists find new home in online app Telegram (The Hill)
• Leaders Urge More Action on White Supremacy (The New York Jewish Week)