I was deeply saddened and disgusted to learn that on Thursday the 24th, despicable anti-Semitic fliers were printed on several campus printers.

I am relieved that the fliers do not appear to have been generated inside the university, and there is no reason to believe that there is any security risk at DePaul. At this time, it appears to be a nationally coordinated hack by white supremacists targeting more than a dozen schools. At the same time, this incident is an important reminder to the Jewish community that there are still those few who hate us simply for being Jewish.

I would like to thank DePaul President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider who immediately issued a statement condemning the incident. I have met with Father Holtschneider in the past, and hosted him for Shabbat dinner at Chabad. He has always been a friend and supporter of Chabad and the Jewish community at DePaul. Jewish Life Coordinator on campus, Mat Charnay has been keeping me abreast of the latest developments and I am confident that the administration at DePaul is doing everything to investigate this incident and bring it to a satisfactory conclusion.

Just a few weeks ago, we demonstrated how proud students of DePaul are of their Jewish identity, when over 100 students attended Shabbat dinner. We are a strong community,and we know that the only way to counter darkness is to increase in light. Incidents like these only serve to further motivate us to increase our Jewish activities on campus.

Hate will not win!

Rabbi Eliyahu Benhiyoun – Chabad DePaul, Director

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