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OPRF Investigating ‘Racist and Anti-Semitic' Graffiti at High School

Originally published by: 5 Chicago

 

Investigations are underway after Oak Park River Forest High School officials say "racist and anti-Semitic" graffiti was discovered on a bathroom wall at the school Friday.

According to a letter to families and staff, students have been posting pictur…

School Investigates Swastika Poster at Grayslake North High School

By: Sam Borcia

Originally published: Lake & McHenry County Scanner

School officials say they are investigating after a student hung up a swastika poster in a restroom at Grayslake North High School Tuesday afternoon.

Grayslake North High School Principal James Roscoe sent an email to stud…

Antisemitic Hate Speech Flyers Found in Highland Park on Yom HaShoah

Originally published: FOX32 Chicago

Antisemitic flyers littered around Highland Park

A group of residents in Highland Park woke up Thursday morning to find antisemitic propaganda in the form of leaflets on their front driveways. They were distributed on Yom HaShoah--Holocaust Remembrance …

Kentucky Synagogue Destroyed by Fire on Last Day of Passover

Originally published: AP News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky arson unit is investigating after a fire destroyed a synagogue and worship center on the final day of Passover.

Rabbi Avrohom Litvin is regional director of Chabad of Kentucky. He said the blaze started as a grease fire …

Security Guard at Jewish School Arrested for Online Anti-Semitic Threats

By Faygie Holt

Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate

(April 1, 2022 / JNS) A security guard at the Columbus Torah Academy in Ohio was arrested this week by local law enforcement for making anti-Semitic threats online against the school.

According to media reports, Thomas Develin…