Palm Beach residents co-chairing new entity that is working to combat antisemitism

Chaired by a pair of Palm Beach residents, The Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism and Hatred strives to find practical solutions to antisemitism confronting Palm Beach County.

Created in May by the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and officially launched at its "Celebrating Philanthopy" event Dec. 4 at The Kravis Center, the entity aims to build relationships with local agencies to keep all residents safe and to educate people on what antisemitism is and how it manifests, co-chair Richard Friedman told the Daily News.

"We want this to be a center of gravity for the community to be able to have initiatives that combat antisemitism," Friedman said. "We'll have an organization. We'll have a director, which we're recruiting. We'll have offices of the Center. This entity will mobilize all of our issues with the relationships throughout the community — with the police, with the media, with the synagogues, and with the other Jewish organizations. We would hope to be able to provide best practices for protecting both people and facilities all throughout the county."