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people will be more confident
and clear in the moment.

“You have to train people,”
Savett said. “You have to train
their memories.”
At this point, though,
Jewish communities in the
Philadelphia area are not
well-trained. Earlier this year, JEPP did a
survey of Jewish organizations
on the Main Line.

“We found out no one has a
plan,” Savett said.

In November, JEPP organized
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is to identify the strengths of
their members. Who could
provide medical help? Who
could offer transportation
assistance? Those are the questions that
leaders need to ask while devel-
oping their protocol.

They also need to reconsider
their communication systems.

Email chains are not fast or
direct enough in a crisis.

“No one looks at email in a
crisis,” she said.

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Sherrie Savett discusses the Jewish Emergency Preparedness Project
at its initial conference in November. 
Photo by Yoni Ari
a conference for about 25 institu-
tions in the region.

“Most of them came to the
conclusion that they weren’t
ready,” Savett said.

Many local Jewish organi-
zations have already added
security guards, locks and
other forms of protection. But
if a crisis were to hit, the people
in those communities would
probably just call the police.

According to Ari, a 20-plus
year veteran in the commu-
nity security field, that is not a
reliable option. Police officers
often take time to arrive at a
scene. “We have to be ready,” he
said. “When something happens,
you have people that can run
the show.”
Savett agrees. She thinks the
first step for local organizations
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEPP is hoping that organi-
zations who receive JFNA
security grants from the $54
million program will use the
money on its services. The local
Jewish Federation is distrib-
uting the Philly allotment of
JFNA security money to area
communities. “We call on Jewish organiza-
tions applying for the security
grant to ask for 50 percent for
training so they know what to
do,” Ari said.

But Ari also said those percent-
ages could vary depending on the
organization’s needs.

“Eighty-five percent can
go to physical security and
15 percent to training,” he
concluded. l
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