Last week we were out walking in our neighborhood in Chicago and as we approach the Jewish synagog we noticed that the street was blocked off to traffic and there were armed uniformed security people on the street corners and at the building entrance. We were both surprised and saddened that this level of security was necessary for our Jewish neighbors' places of worship. And now this! This link covers how the Jewish community is addressing these threats across the country. https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-based-secure-community-network-expanding-operations-protect-alert-jewish/17837482/
Lyrics are from Do You Believe In Magic but I don’t recall who sang it.
Last week we were out walking in our neighborhood in Chicago and as we approach the Jewish synagog we noticed that the street was blocked off to traffic and there were armed uniformed security people on the street corners and at the building entrance. We were both surprised and saddened that this level of security was necessary for our Jewish neighbors' places of worship. And now this! This link covers how the Jewish community is addressing these threats across the country. https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-based-secure-community-network-expanding-operations-protect-alert-jewish/17837482/
I’m sad to hear this. You spoke about the diversity of your neighborhood. Its hard to see how, as a county and a people, we turn this around.