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DECEMBER 29• 2022 | 7

The Detroit Jewish community has one 
of the most far-reaching and sophisticated 
security apparatuses in the country. 
Jewish Community Security Inc. is the 
successor to the Federation’s security 
program, which began in 2006. Since then, 
Federation has invested in excess of $10 
million in hiring, training, equipping and 
deploying security personnel across 17 
agencies and 45 synagogues in the metro 
area. 
Moreover, combined with state and 
federal grants, JCSI has provided hundreds 
of thousands to those schools, camps, 
agencies and synagogues for security 
upgrades. Through Gary Sikorski’s 
leadership, we have deep cooperation with 
federal, state and local law enforcement. 
Between 2015 and 2019, JCSI took six 
members of local law enforcement from 
various departments to Israel to learn 
more about our culture and to receive 
training from the best in security.
We are also the first community to 
deploy the Israeli-engineered Gabriel 

technology, a real-time threat monitoring 
and incident response system. These blue 
circular devices can be found on walls at 
most of our community buildings.
Our team are active members of the 
Secure Community Network, dubbed 
“Jewish Homeland Security” because of 
its connection to national intelligence 
agencies and law enforcement, to share 
data and threats among all community 
security professionals nationally.
JCSI takes the lead in protecting major 
events in our community, such as the 
2014 and 2019 Maccabi Games, and 

large annual events like “Menorah in the 
D” and the Yeshiva dinner. Our security 
team is the hub that connects multiple 
law enforcement agencies and security 
contractors to ensure a safe and smooth 
event.
No one is perfect. There are lessons 
to be learned after every event. But it is 
important that the community understand 
that we do not need to rely on “blind 
faith,” rather, between JCSI and our 
federal, state and local law enforcement 
partners, our community’s security is 
taken extremely seriously.
Remember, if you see or hear something 
— say something. Call 911. Report an 
incident to JCSI at jcsdetroit.org. Notify 
ADL. We all have the duty to watch each 
other’s backs. 
We can’t control the antisemites and 
terrorists out there, but at least we have 
the infrastructure to proactively defend 
ourselves and respond when necessary. 

Michael Schostak is a Bloomfield Township Trustee.

Helpful Links

Jewish Community Security Inc. 
https://jcsdetroit.org/

ADL Michigan 
https://michigan.adl.org

Gabriel 
www.gabrielprotects.com

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