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CNNA small Chicago synagogue dedicated to serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community may have been one of the intended destinations of two packages intercepted abroad that were packed with explosive material, a co-president for the congregation said Saturday.
Or Chadash, a congregation of about 100 people, held its Sabbath services Friday with security out in full force.
"It was unnerving, (but) we carried on as normal," Or Chadash's co-president, Lilli Kornblum, told CNN.
"We do always have security when we have congregational events, however last night Chicago police were in much, much higher visibility," she said. "And we were on higher alert for people we don't know or anyone who might be carrying backpacks, packages, that sort of thing."
Kornblum said Or Chadash was notified that it was a potential target by the rabbi of Emanuel Congregation - another synagogue from which Or Chadash leases space - who received word from a source in the Chicago's Jewish community who is close to authorities.
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"People are asking are we frightened," Zedek told CNN, "and the truth of the matter is we're not frightened, we're saddened."
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