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Chicago (JTA) — The Jewish
community here has been
stunned by a recent spate of
vandalism that targeted
several Jewish institutions
in West Rogers Park, a
predominantly Jewish
neighborhood here.
In response to the five
separate acts of vandalism
and arson, which occurred
Jan. 28, the Jewish Federa-
tion of Metropolitan
Chicago/Jewish United
Fund has announced a
reward of $10,000 for infor-
mation leading to the arrest
and conviction of those con-
nected with the attacks.
Edward Fox, president of
the JF/JUF, said in a state-
ment: "While the motivation
for these crimes has yet to be
determined, the impact has
been painful not only to the
West Rogers Park neighbor-
hood but to the entire Jewish
community.
"The Jewish federation
strongly condemns these
destructive act s and stands
together with the commun-
ity, especially those whose
institutions were targeted."
Investigators are trying to
determine whether anti-
Semitism was the motive in
the five incidents and
whether they were con-
nected.
At a press conference held
last week, Mayor Richard
Daley denounced the attacks
as an outrage.
"We will not tolerate this
kind of action under any cir-
cumstances, and the Chicago
Police Department is ag-
gressively investigating the
matter," he said.
In the worst case of arson,
a pre-dawn fire swept
through a two-and-a-half
story building that houses
the offices and classrooms of
the Chicago Community
Kollel Institute for Advanc-
ed Torah Studies in West
Rogers Park.
Investigators said someone
broke the front-door
windows of the building
around 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 28
and started a fire.
Rabbi Moshe Francis, dean
of the Kollel Institute, said
he proceeded with a 6 a.m.
Talmud class in one of the
institute's two adjoining
buildings, even as the fire
burned in the other building.
"We're a religious institu-
tion, and studies are very
important to us," Rabbi
Francis said. "The students
came to have a class, and I

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felt I should not deny them
the opportunity.
"This came as a total
shock to us. Right now I'd
still like to believe it wasn't
a hate crime, but rather
something that started nat-
urally or because of kids
playing," said Rabbi Fran-
cis.
In the second case of arson,
worshippers arriving for
morning prayers at Con-
gregation B'Nei Ruven
found charred leaves that
had apparently been put
under the synagogue's door
while they were still ablaze.
Investigators said the two
cases of arson did not fit the
usual profile of a hate crime,
since no slogans or graffiti
were left behind in either in-
stance and no verbal threats
had been received.
"There's clearly no
signature of anti-Semitism,
but the severity certainly
suggests something in-
sidious at work here," said
Richard Hirschhaut, Mid-
west regional director of the
Anti- Defamation League.
A third fire broke out at
K.I.N.S. Congregation of

Investigators said
the two cases of
arson did not fit
the usual profile of
a hate crime.

West Rogers Park between 3
a.m. and 5 a.m. on Jan. 28
and was later discovered by
a janitor. The damage there
was minimal.
Also that day, someone
threw a tire iron through the
45-year-old stained-glass win-
dow at Temple Menorah. The

window, which was decorated
with a Menorah design, was de-
stroyed.

Damage was also reported
at Congregation Ezras
Israel. In an act that ap-
parently also took place on
Jan. 28, vandals set fire to
the front doors of the syn-
agogue.
Michael Kotzin, director of
the Jewish Community Re-
lations Council of Chicago,
said that people in the
neighborhood have not ex-
pressed feelings of victimiza-
tion or fear.
The Chicago JCRC is
working as a liaison with the
Chicago police and other

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