No problems reported at Hanakkah celebration in Salt Lake City

Police in Salt Lake City say there were no problems during the final night of Hanukkah celebrations at Abravanel Hall.

There was a heightened police presence at the event last night following a stabbing that wounded five people over the weekend at the home of a rabbi in New York.

Rabbi Avremi Zippel said that tragedies like the stabbing in New York will only make the Jewish community stronger and bring it more closely together.

Zippel said Jewish communities are taking steps to protect themselves, hiring security when needed and monitoring the number of armed people that attend their gatherings.

Zippel said his community is trying to remain positive despite the reports of violence.