A “Chanukah Wagon” was vandalized in Highland Park, Ill., an affluent predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago and many members of the community suspect anti-Semitic intent, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency was informed today by Rabbi Yosef Schanowitz of the North Suburban Congregation Lubavitch.
The incident occurred Friday night when the vehicle, a 1977 station wagon decorated with a four-foot wooden menorah and other Chanukah symbols was parked, with police permission, on a city-owned parking lot in the downtown section. Rabbi Schanowitz said the windshield, headlights and rear-view mirror as well as the menorah were badly damaged. There were no anti-Semitic slogans or graffiti but at least one ranking police officer suspects that anti-Semitism was a motive, Schanowitz told the JTA by telephone.
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