Daniel Kirzane said he was cautious and curious after learning someone posted antisemitic graffiti across the street from his synagogue in Hyde Park. While the congregation contacted Chicago police just to be safe, Kirzane said he didn’t think it was a “real threat.” Rather, Kirzane said he viewed it as “public intimidation” — the kind his congregation wouldn’t “give in to.” “These aren’t the values we hold by in Hyde Park, which is a community that’s proud of its diversity,” said Kirzane, rabbi at KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation. “And I think many Jews are upset to be singled out in...
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