Almost a month after a rabbi and three congregants were taken hostage at a synagogue in Texas, Congress held two hearings related to Jews: A Senate hearing on the position of global antisemitism monitor -- long delayed by Republicans because of dislike toward nominee Dr. Deborah Lipstadt -- and a House hearing on issues with federal nonprofit security grants that help protect Jewish and other communities. The hearings were…interesting.

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https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/020822_Lipstadt_Testimony.pdf
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/watch?hearingid=FA97AA57-5056-A066-6057-E8D5391CD07B
https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/office-of-the-special-envoy-to-monitor-and-combat-antisemitism/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vcV5d14LWQ
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/minority-media/portman-hassan-introduce-bipartisan-pray-safe-act-to-ensure-faith-based-organizations-and-houses-of-worship-have-access-to-key-information-and-security-best-practices
https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security

https://tcjewfolk.com/hennepin-county-approves-1m-in-anti-hate-funding/
https://forward.com/news/482149/republicans-defend-holdup-of-deborah-lipstadt-antisemitism-envoy/
https://www.jta.org/2022/02/07/politics/texas-rabbi-who-faced-down-hostage-taker-to-appeal-to-congress-for-security-funds

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ra2nvV2ZbrDlsak7ZrkoN6ghWh52jMlyR35v1d3EYo/edit?usp=sharing