In pandemic-era Philadelphia, gun violence is a catastrophic and ongoing problem. Two years ago, the city suffered through 499 homicides, outpacing the number from any 12-month period in the 2010s. Last year, the city endured 562 homicides, breaking the record of 503 set in 1990. And in 2022, Philadelphia is on pace to surpass that ignominious mark once again. A serious Philadelphia County issue impacts all city residents, regardless of demographic group, so this one affects Jewish Philadelphians as well. A 2019 population survey conducted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia found that Jews live in significant numbers in...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
