Advocates decry ‘pogrom on the playground’ after Jewish children targeted in Chicago on Oct. 7
The incident took place on Oct. 7, during the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Shawnee Park, which is located blocks from a number of the town’s Orthodox synagogues.
Five Jewish children were shot with pellet guns at Shawnee Park in Skokie, Illinois on Oct. 7, 2025.(photo credit: GOOGLE STREET VIEW)ByGRACE GILSON/JTA