Months after a historic Jewish cemetery was vandalized, a north suburban community came together for a special rededication.
Waukegan city leaders, along with Congregation Am Echad, held a special rededication ceremony for a historic Jewish cemetery vandalized last year.
Last November, a vandal or vandals painted swastikas on headstones. ABC7 Chicago blurred those images. "We are here to dedicate this space again, renewed of safety, security, of living examples of the effort that was brought to stand with us in a moment of need," Rabbi Andrew Bossov said.The person or people responsible have not been caught.
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