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30 minutes explaining the ways
that their individual security
teams were working with the
Jewish Federation, detailing the
ways that they share informa-
tion, track any would-be threats,
counter disinformation and
work to ensure that Election Day
is, above all else, boring.

Or, as Orsini called it: “A big
nothing burger.”
What will create that partic-
ular burger, Orsini said, is a
high level of preparedness.

He said organizations like the
Jewish Federation should be
relying on the practices that
have helped them to build a
“conscious security culture.”
directed at Jewish nonprofits
has not abated, Orsini added,
these are part of normal proce-
dure at this point.

“We probably get at least
10 to 15 incidents related to
the Jewish community across
the country every single day,”
Orsini said. “I’ve not seen one
related to the election.”
Tantino suggested that
attendees who want to learn
more about the extremist
groups that they fear attempt
to find news sources without a
political slant — sources that
won’t muddy the waters in their
descriptions of those groups.

McGrath repeated the asser-
The last thing we want to have happen is
on Nov. 3, we just don’t have a plan and we’re
overreacting, or we’re underreacting to an
event. We just want to know how we’re going
to handle that.”
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That means reviewing crisis
communications procedures,
coordinating those with other
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Emphasizing that no specific
threats had yet been identi-
fied and, reading from a list
of 10 daily security practices,
Orsini said that cooperation
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nication between Jewish
institutions and their partners
in law enforcement is key.

“The last thing we want to
have happen is on Nov. 3, we
just don’t have a plan and we’re
overreacting, or we’re underre-
acting to an event,” Orsini said.

“We just want to know how
we’re going to handle that.”
Though phishing emails,
Zoom-bombing and hate mail
tion that no specific threats
relating to Election Day, made
against Jewish people, have
been identified. Like the others,
he noted that communication
and collaboration between
community organizations
and law enforcement, as well
as between law enforcement
agencies, is a win for safety.

Riehl echoed Orsini’s pleas.

“The biggest thing that
we can preach to you folks
is just to reach out to us. No
question’s a silly question, no
observation’s a silly observa-
tion,” he said, describing the
town hall as part of a broader
effort toward anxiety reduction
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you reach out to me, or to
the local police department,
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