An attorney serving in the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office has been fired for comments she made online, in which she told a Jewish colleague “I’d rather put you in a gas chamber” and “Hit…
A new generation of hate rises in AmericaAn attorney serving in the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office has been fired for an anti-Semitic tirade in which she told a Jewish person that she wanted them to face the gas chamber and said “Hitler should have eradicated all of you.”
Sarah Chowdhury referred to Jews as “vermin” and said “all Zionists should pay” in private messages with an Instagram account called Big Law Boiz.In the messages, she also said, “I’d rather put you in a gas chamber” and “Hitler should have eradicated all of you.” The comptroller’s office said in a statement Thursday it was made aware of Sarah Chowdhury’s private messages at around 12:30 p.m., and Comptroller Susana Mendoza contacted her about an hour and a half later.Illinois Comptroller/Facebooksaid in a statement on Facebook.
Of Chowdhury’s comments, the bar association said: “We are deeply saddened and horrified by her words and their impact on our friends, families and colleagues, and apologize for any harm they may have caused. “Her words are and will never be reflective of SABA Chicago,” it continued. “To be clear, SABA Chicago condemns such hateful rhetoric and is committed to supporting our communities and all those impacted by hate.
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