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<p>The fence outside ex-<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/chicago">Chicago</a> Mayor <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/rahm-emanuel">Rahm Emanuel</a>’s <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/michigan">Michigan</a> vacation home was spray-painted with the word “Nazis” last week.</p>
<p>Emanuel, who is Jewish, was in Chicago at the time. In a text message to the <em><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/19/23968320/with-antisemitism-on-the-rise-former-mayor-rahm-emanuels-michigan-home-defaced-with-the-word-nazis">Chicago Sun-Times</a></em>, Emanuel wrote, “Our family is very proud of how our friends, neighbors and the community have rallied to our support and in a singular voice in condemning hatred and bigotry.”</p>
<p>He also thanked police for addressing the incident amid a sharp <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/technology/hate-speech-israel-gaza-internet.html">increase</a> in <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/antisemitism">antisemitism</a> and Islamophobia. <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/rahm-emanuel-vacation-home-vandalized-michigan-vandalism-word-nazis-spray-painted/14085337/">ABC7 Chicago</a> reported that the writing has been removed. </p>
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Issei Kato/Reuters
The fence outside ex-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Michigan vacation home was spray-painted with the word “Nazis” last week.
Emanuel, who is Jewish, was in Chicago at the time. In a text message to the Chicago Sun-Times, Emanuel wrote, “Our family is very proud of how our friends, neighbors and the community have rallied to our support and in a singular voice in condemning hatred and bigotry.”
He also thanked police for addressing the incident amid a sharp increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia. ABC7 Chicago reported that the writing has been removed.