The shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers may have happened more than a thousand miles away, but its impact was felt in South Florida.

“People are worried. People are very concerned,” said Igor Alterman, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed Wednesday night outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

Security said the suspect, Elias Rodriguez, yelled, “Free Palestine” after he was detained.

Alterman said he learned of the murders when he woke up Thursday morning, and it made him heartbroken and enraged.“This is not an easy time to be Jewish,” Alterman said. “And we want to make sure people understand that we’re not just raising an alarm for no reason.”

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it has increased security at Jewish institutions in the county.

Alterman said he believes the shooting is just another example of the spike in anti-Semitism in the U.S. and around the world.

He said it’s why the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County dedicates so much time and money to security at its campus in Boca Raton.

“I would much rather see us continue investing millions of dollars in early childhood centers, in trips, in social services,” Alterman said.

Alterman said he believes this situation can get better if people are committed to making it better.

“We strongly believe that education is something that will prevail, and therefore, we invest heavily in educating people about dangers of antisemitism,” he said. “Antisemitism can not be normalized, not in America, nowhere.”