US EditionD.C. Police, Synagogues Enhance Security in Wake of Jewish Museum Shooting
- On May 21, 2025, two staff members from the Israeli embassy were fatally shot outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., following a related event.
- The shooting, widely viewed as antisemitic, occurred amid heightened tensions following Israel’s military offensive in Gaza responding to October 2023 Hamas attacks.
- Following the incident, police presence was heightened near Jewish centers, while community groups enhanced their security measures by employing armed personnel and actively pursuing additional support through federal grant programs.
- Elias Rodriguez from Chicago was formally accused on May 22 of committing two first-degree murders and told officers at the scene that his actions were motivated by support for Palestine and Gaza, according to court documents.
- Jewish leaders described the community as shaken but resilient and called on Congress to double Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding to $1 billion to enhance protection.
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D.C. police, synagogues enhance security in wake of Jewish museum shooting
When Rabbi Sarah Krinsky pulled up to the Adas Israel Congregation’s preschool in Northwest Washington on Thursday morning to drop off her 2-year-old son, she could see something was different.
After Shootings, Washington’s Shaken Jewish Community Looks to Bolster Security
When Adam Zimmerman chaperoned his son's fourth-grade class field trip to the natural history museum in Washington on Wednesday, he didn't give a second thought to security. Hours later, outside a different museum a few miles away, two Israeli embassy employees were gunned down in what was widely viewed as an act of antisemitism. "It
After Shootings, Washington's Shaken Jewish Community Looks To Bolster Security
The fatal shooting of the young couple after an event at a Jewish museum has deeply shaken the US capital's Jews, and has led to a review of security protocols at synagogues and other institutions.
After shootings, Washington's shaken Jewish community looks to bolster security
When Mr Adam Zimmerman chaperoned his son’s fourth-grade class field trip to the natural history museum in Washington on May 21, he did not give a second thought to security.
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