Former NYPD Commissioner: U.S. Jews in ‘Dangerous Place in History’

U.S. Jewry is in a “dangerous place in history,” former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said in an interview, and he recommended that the heavy security measures in place for European synagogues be adopted by Jewish houses of worship in the U.S.

He warned that dark times lie ahead for U.S. Jewry — in New York in particular — especially in light of a loss of respect for police officers and massive budget cuts to the police force.

Kelly, who currently heads the Anti-Semitism Accountability Project (ASAP), said that Jewish communities need to be “much more aware about who is entering community premises.”

Kelly visited ten countries in Europe to explore how antisemitism was being manifested and in what ways it was combated.

“Antisemitism there is not new. Neo-Nazis have never gone away, and populism is helping them flex their muscles,” the Jerusalem Post cited Kelly as saying in an interview with Jewish educational group, Limmud FSU. (Read more from “Former NYPD Commissioner: U.S. Jews in ‘Dangerous Place in History’” HERE)

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