Tonight, the Hoan Bridge will be lit in honor of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. The holiday coincides with an alarming report from the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, citing an astonishing 459 percent rise in antisemitic incidents here in Wisconsin from 2015 through 2021. The increase in Wisconsin parallels an increase in nationally, tracked and reported by organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and the FBI's annual reporting of hate crimes. 'What we know is that historically, when there has been widespread economic and social upheaval, there is often antisemitic scapegoating and conspiracy theories that follow in its wake,' says Miryam Rosenzweig, president and CEO of Milwaukee Jewish Federation.

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