Mourners, Officials React After Antisemitic Vandalism at Jewish Cemetery in Waukegan
Waukegan police are investigating vandalism at Am Echod Jewish Cemetery after more than two dozen headstones were desecrated over the weekend. Police say that...
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Waukegan police are investigating vandalism at Am Echod Jewish Cemetery after more than two dozen headstones were desecrated over the weekend. Police say that...
After checking his parents’ graves at the Waukegan cemetery, Alan Friedlander said: “There’s a lot of anger, a little bit of worry but mostly feeling sorry for how dark that person’s heart has to be to do that.”
A Jewish cemetery has been defaced after dozens of headstones were found spray painted with swastikas and graffiti in bright red paint
Chicago’s Commission on Human Relations says hate crimes are up in the city by 71%. The most frequent targets being Jewish and Black residents.
Both Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown have defended the decision to not to terminate the officer. The officer was “thoroughly investigated” and “given a lengthy period of suspension,” Lightfoot said.