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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Catherine Odom

Vigil in support of Israel held in Wheeling

Two women wrapped in Israeli flags are among the attendees of a vigil in support of Israel on Monday evening at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling. (Tyler Pasciak-LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

A vigil was held Monday evening in Wheeling in support of Israel.

Community members and religious leaders invited those of the Jewish faith and other faiths to pray for Israeli soldiers and civilians, as well as those who have been killed, wounded and taken hostage since the surprise Hamas attack of Oct. 7.

The event was organized by Friends of Eastern European Refugees, a Chicago-area Jewish community organization, and it included prayers, songs and speeches in support of Israel.

The Israel-Hamas war has claimed more than 1,300 Israeli lives and more than 2,200 lives in Gaza.

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