Lincolnwood Jewish Congregation
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The Lincolnwood Jewish Congregation is a Traditional Jewish synagogue in Lincolnwood, Illinois
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in Skokie, Illinois
as the first rabbi.
In 2008 glass doors at Lincolnwood
Jewish Congregation were shattered by a brick and "Free Palestine" and "Death to Israel" were spray painted on the building. The attack occurred during a spate of antisemitic incidents during the Gaza War.
Lincolnwood, Illinois
Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
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History
The synagogue was founded in 1958 with Rabbi Joel Lehrfield, a graduate of the Hebrew Theological CollegeHebrew Theological College
The Hebrew Theological College, known as "Skokie Yeshiva," is a Yeshiva in Skokie, Illinois which also functions as a private university on campus. The primary focus of the Yeshiva is to teach Torah and Jewish traditions...
in Skokie, Illinois
Skokie, Illinois
Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
as the first rabbi.
In 2008 glass doors at Lincolnwood
Lincolnwood, Illinois
Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
Jewish Congregation were shattered by a brick and "Free Palestine" and "Death to Israel" were spray painted on the building. The attack occurred during a spate of antisemitic incidents during the Gaza War.