On Oct. 31, an email from Winnetka Campus Principal and Assistant Superintendent Denise Dubravec and Superintendent Dr. Paul Sally was sent to all New Trier High School families informing them of an incident where a swastika was etched on a dispenser inside a boys bathroom stall on the Winnetka Campus. The incident at New Trier follows a recent increase in antisemitism in the U.S., highlighting how the New Trier community is not exempt from this nationwide crisis. In 2023, anti-Jewish hate crimes and violence reached a record high of 1,951 incidents, according to the FBI. This represents a 55% increase from 2022, which recorded 1,257 bias incidents. While hate crimes in general are on the rise, anti-Jewish violence has skyrocketed, specifically due to an attack on Israel by Hamas, a Palestinian Militant group, on Oct. 7, 2023. This spike in crime can be traced back to the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, per the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, who cite the conflict as ...