The rabbi at the Congregation Beth Israel in Texas credited security training with helping him escape the British man who invaded the synagogue. Texas rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker's quick thinking allowed him and two others escape a 10-hour hostage situation on Saturday. The Jewish Federations sponsors SCN and provides funding for Jewish institutions to train with them and others in awareness and reaction. "We've had live shooter training, we've done stop-the-bleed training, we've done run-hide-fight training for our security teams and the membership who want to be involved," Beth Israel president Michael Finfer told CNN. As bad as it was, he said, the Pittsburgh massacre could have been worse if it hadn't been for security training.

Source: News 24 January 19, 2022 12:34 UTC