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Utah’s Jewish communities spending more than ever on security amid spike in antisemitism

Salt Lake City Rabbi Samuel Spector says his synagogue is spending about a half-million dollars on security this year.

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Cantor Wendy Bat-Sarah and Rabbi Samuel Spector at Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City in 2019. Spector said his synagogue is spending more than ever on security amid a spike in antisemitism locally and nationally.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cantor Wendy Bat-Sarah and Rabbi Samuel Spector at Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City in 2019. Spector said his synagogue is spending more than ever on security amid a spike in antisemitism locally and nationally.