Chicago Jewish Leaders Pressure Mayor as Antisemitic Hate Crimes Surge 58%

Chicago Jewish leaders pressure mayor as antisemitic hate crimes surge 58%

Jewish leaders are pressuring Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to establish an antisemitism task force after a 58 percent increase in hate crimes from 2023-2024.

Jewish leaders want Chicago mayor to create antisemitism task force

Jewish leaders are pressuring Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to establish an antisemitism task force, because they believe he’s not doing enough to protect the Jewish community, Fox News Digital has learned."There was a 58% rise in hate crimes," Rebecca Weininger, the senior regional director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Midwest, told Fox News Digital, specifically referring to anti-Jewish hate crimes. "So to be clear, that's not hate inci…

Jewish leaders want Chicago mayor to create antisemitism task force – FOX News

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations in July last year found that the Jewish community experienced a 58 percent increase in hate crimes from 2023-2024. Other task forces Chicago established are the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women, which focuses on policy changes to address violence against women, and the Reparations Task Force. Chicago also established a Task Force on Black Immigrants that investigates social and economic c…