Schakowsky Statement on Recent Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

EVANSTON—Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to recent anti-Semitic hate crimes in the area:

"I was horrified to learn that multiple Jewish businesses and two synagogues were vandalized in our community over the weekend. These hate crimes come mere days after Holocaust Remembrance Day. And these are not isolated events – we are seeing an alarming uptick in anti-Semitic violence throughout the nation. This is unacceptable. I hope and expect that the perpetrators of this vandalism will quickly be held accountable. And I urge everyone in the Illinois' Ninth to stand up against hatred and violence wherever and whenever it occurs."

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