IL SR0225

Condemns the rise of anti-Semitic events during the first two months of 2017 across the United States, including vandalism and bomb threats.

Cites specific incidents in Illinois and neighboring states: The Loop Synagogue in Chicago vandalized with swastikas, Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery near St. Louis with 150+ tombstones damaged, and Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia with 500 headstones damaged.

References over 50 bomb threats made to Jewish community centers across the nation in recent weeks, including a threat to the Hyde Park Jewish Community Center in Chicago.

Calls on the Illinois Senate to condemn acts of hate and fear, provide love and assistance to victims, and work to encourage peace and acceptance throughout communities in the state.