new york s governor citing caution has employed state police to protect jewish area. although there are no credible threat they re taking precautions. precinct personnel have been rethe deployed and units protecting jewish neighborhoods and some you ll see, some you won t. the sight of unformed police makes people feel more secure and a deterrent. precautions across the country are taking place. in pittsburgh where 11 members of the tree of life synagogue died last year, the jewish federation raised $100,000 to protect 16 synagogues there during the high holy days. according to the most recent statistics from the anti-defamation league, anti-semitism in the united states is now at near record levels. states with the highest number of anti-semitic incidents correspond with the highest number of jewish residents.