That urgency is shaping the work of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Center to Combat Antisemitism, where interfaith partnerships are not viewed as symbolic gestures, but as a core strategy for communal safety. “There’s a narrative in our community right now that we’ve been abandoned,” said Jason Holtzman, chief of the Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). They were the result of sustained, intentional interfaith relationship-building — work now understood as essential infrastructure for Jewish safety. For Holtzman, effective interfaith work begins with honesty and consistency. “When communities come home, study together, learn together and show up for one another.”Across these leaders, a shared message emerges: Jewish safety cannot rely on isolation, or any single strategy alone.