Commentary: When will you allow me to grieve the loss of my Jewish brothers and sisters?
by Benjamin van Loon, Chicago Tribune
Oct 20, 2023
3 minutes
Amid the current wave of bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, it’s easy to forget that last week saw the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust. The Hamas-led slaughter of more than 1,400 Israelis on Oct. 7 will likely be added to the long list of tragic dates we’ve marked over the centuries, commemorating one slaughter after another.
Politics briefly aside, Oct. 7 was first and foremost a mass slaughter of Jews. More than 1,400 Jews — including
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