The federation is one of several Jewish institutions that said on Friday they were fundraising to bolster security. Local and federal grants, especially a nonprofit security grant program administered through the Federal Emergency Management Administration, are a "tremendous" help to offset the costs of security improvements, according to Preuss.

The FBI says the murder of a Jewish couple in Washington, D.C., was an act of targeted antisemitic violence. The suspect in the double murder was heard shouting "Free Palestine" as he was being handcuffed.

The Jewish community in Washington, D.C. is reeling from a violent antisemitic attack outside a Jewish museum, prompting a security review across Jewish institutions. This act was linked to backlash over Israel's military response in Gaza,