Community Security Service

Community Security Service (CSS) is an American nonprofit organization that provides security to the Jewish community in the United States, primarily through trained community volunteers. The group was founded in 2007 and its CEO and National Director is Evan Bernstein.[1][2][3] As of June 2020, CSS states it "has worked with 100 synagogues nationwide and trained volunteer security teams at approximately 75 of them", in addition to training 4,700 volunteers.[4]

Community Security Service (CSS)
Formation2007
TypeNonprofit
Key people
Evan Bernstein (CEO and National Director)
Websitethecss.org

In September 2020, CSS and the Community Security Initiative (CSI) announced an "operational partnership" to "synchronize field operations, coordinate deployments of volunteers, share intelligence, and conduct both joint training and joint tabletop exercises." CSI is a joint initiative of UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.[5]

In September 2021, the Anti-Defamation League and CSS announced a partnership to improve the safety of the American Jewish community.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Dolsten, Josefin (November 6, 2017). "This organization has trained 4,000 Jewish volunteers to keep synagogues safe". JTA.
  2. "Evan Bernstein to lead Community Security Service as organization ramps up preparedness efforts". Jewish Insider. June 15, 2020.
  3. "American Jewish Leadership Urged to Prioritize Security Amid Anti-Semitic Attacks". NBC Los Angeles. May 30, 2021.
  4. Sales, Ben (June 19, 2020). "The new head of a synagogue security agency wants to start training Jews in college". JTA.
  5. "Facing an Increased Threat Environment, Jewish Security Groups Collaborate to Secure the Jewish Community of Greater NYC". UJA-Federation of New York. September 15, 2020.
  6. "Jewish watchdogs form partnership to combat anti-Semitism in-person, online". JNS. October 1, 2021.
  7. "The CSS and ADL Form Partnership to Improve Safety on the Ground for Jewish Institutions". Anti-Defamation League. September 30, 2021.
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