New Jersey Temple Implements Proactive Security Solution to Provide Situational Awareness for First Responders
PHILADELPHIA, April 16, 2025 -- ZeroEyes, the creators of the first AI-based gun detection video analytics platform to earn the full US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, today announced that its technology has been deployed at East Hill Synagogue in Englewood, New Jersey to proactively address gun-related threats.
East Hill Synagogue is a 20+ year-old house of worship serving a diverse community of Modern Orthodox Jews, offering Shabbat and holiday prayer services, adult education and family activities. ZeroEyes is one of multiple solutions in East Hill's multi-layered security approach, enabling members to participate in religious activities without fear or distraction.
Anti-Semitic attacks have reached new levels in the past 18 months, with the Anti-Defamation League reporting that the U.S. has seen a 200% increase in hate crimes. This concerning fact highlights the need for increased proactive security measures to protect congregants during worship services and other events.
"Jewish law dictates that preserving (saving) life is a top priority, and we take that quite literally at East Hill Synagogue; safety is our top priority," said Jonathan Blinken, Directory of Security, East Hill Synagogue. "ZeroEyes is one of the most important layers that we have in our overall security initiative. It is an extremely powerful tool to help us protect those that we love, our institutions and everyone that comes to visit them."
ZeroEyes' AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software layers onto existing digital security cameras. If a gun is identified, images are instantly shared with the ZeroEyes Operations Center (ZOC), the industry's only U.S.-based, fully in-house operation center, which is staffed 24/7/365 by specially trained military and law enforcement veterans. If these experts determine that the threat is valid, they dispatch alerts and actionable intelligence — including visual description, gun type, and last known location — to local law enforcement and synagogue staff as quickly as 3 to 5 seconds from detection.
"Every individual has the right to safety in their place of worship, and it's deeply troubling when violence threatens that sense of peace," said Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder of ZeroEyes. "We thank East Hill Synagogue for trusting ZeroEyes to safeguard their congregation from gun-related threats, ensuring their community remains secure and welcoming."
About ZeroEyes
ZeroEyes delivers a proactive, human-verified AI gun detection software solution that integrates into existing digital security cameras and helps to mitigate mass shootings and gun-related violence by reducing response times, providing actionable intelligence with images, and delivering clarity among chaos — ultimately saving lives. ZeroEyes' patented solution has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an effective anti-terrorism technology and was the first AI-based gun detection technology to receive SAFETY Act Designation.
Founded by Navy SEALs and elite technologists, ZeroEyes dispatches accurate and real-time actionable intelligence about the illegal brandishing of a gun near or in an occupied area or building, to local staff and law enforcement with an image of the shooter(s) and location of the threat, as quickly as 3 to 5 seconds from the moment the gun is detected.
The ZeroEyes team also provides tech consulting, installation assistance, and practice drills for active shooter events to enhance safety at schools, corporate, and government facilities. Headquartered in the Greater Philadelphia area, the company's affordable and effective gun detection solution has been adopted by the US Department of Defense, leading public K-12 school districts, colleges/universities, healthcare facilities, commercial property groups, manufacturing plants, Fortune 500 corporate campuses, shopping malls, big-box retail stores and more. Learn more about ZeroEyes at ZeroEyes.com.
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