1 25 8 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/b0a0b7b97260d9b9f9225bd56bf9be26.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=UE8-zj8lyQF0x-Cuw5Wrj5t9Qa7bRkW1Sg5ASKPyvpROVv6a1JKGBUb4kW1XoReEfu3sUTrCs1MDpaoU8ya5dc9ODVE8s6crZuUSNWHrm8AreQpxmnCU3kJzKctSf1-kCNegBX9r5kZuCsGe7gdrEKV-F0kmjgYSoeVOrwL8duLN3Me-4%7EKwNccDrb6YvFz%7ExNbQ4ZHzKuFaFRTx53iUXjKa-B25LNq80C9EbnnvY82mC90lcWvCaT55p60vUjYgFVbNLMEGFGEHCZZqKxuf88UPgOYIz6w5gTALSVSUeAgQKcaUpzzhICqkeLTYshvalnpb7Z91jFYooH-XiOaxEg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5128231dba2aadb3209ff3269c50de95 PDF Text Text Suits, charges heat dispute over Nazi plans to march By Bob Olmstead and Lillian Williams American Nazi plans to march in heavily Jewish Skokie were a-swirl with controversy Monday as: l The American Civil Liberties Union charged Illinois courts are disobeying a t w o week-old Supreme Court order to act promptly on the Nazi request for a march permit. l A Skokie Jew filed a class-action suit in behalf of all Jewish survivors “of racial extermination carried on by Adolf Hitler,” asking that the Nazis be permanently banned from marching in Skokie. l A group of activists including “the Revolutionary Communist Party” threatened violence if necessary to block the planned Skokie march by the Nazis on July4. l Skokie residents reported that many received anti-Jewish hate mail Monday. The ACLU charge was made by David Hamlin, the executive secretary of the group’s Illinois division. He said the Supreme Court on June 14 ordered the Illinois Appellate Court “either to stay the (Circuit Court) injunction pending a hearing, or schedule a hearing virtually immediately .” “The Illinois courts have done neither,” Hamlin said. “The Illinois courts are not obeying the Supreme Court order.” The Appellate Court has asked both sides to file on Tuesday their proposed schedules to handle the matter. Hamlin said the ACLU will ask the Appellate Court to lift the injunction barring a Skokie march immediately. If the Appellate Court does not, he said, "We would immediately appeal to the state Supreme Court. If the state Supreme Court doesn’t stay the injunction, we'd go to the U.S. Supreme Court.” Hamlin added that even if the injunction were struck down immediately, the Nazis would still have to fight what the ACLU believes are unconstitutional Skokie ordinances drawn up to require them to put up a $350,000 bond in order to get a permit, and which ban paramilitary uniforms or “symbols that are offensive to the community.” He said he doubted that all these legal bar- riers could be removed by July 4. In Circuit Court, Sol Goldstein, 63, asked the court to permanently bar the Nazis from marching in Skokie. He argued that any such march would cause Skokie residents who are survivors of the World War II holocaust “severe emotional distress.” He submitted an affidavit by a University of Chicago psychiatrist, Dr. Lawrence Z. Freedman, who said that such a march would cause various emotional injuries to the Jews, including “an urge to respond pathologically to the re-enactment experience,” Others threatened other means to stop the march. Jerry Biegel, 28, a spokesman for the “Run the Nazis Out of Town Coalition,” called a press conference at the Dirksen Federal Building to say he led a group that has vowed to stop any Nazi 4th of July march "by any means necessary.” Biegel said he did not rule out violence as one of those means. Literature handed out by the group claimed those vowing this opposition included Vietnam Veterans Against the War, the Iranian Students Assn. and the Revolutionary Communist Party. A spokesman at the Illinois Communist Party headquarters, 27 E. Monroe, said it is not connected with the Revolutionary Communist Party and opposes violence as a means of stopping the Nazis on July 4. Mrs. Rosalyn Davis of 9458 N. Lore1 in Skokie, said she received hate literature Monday from the “National Socialist White People’s Party” giving alleged racist quotes by Abraham Lincoln and asking “How many stores in your area are Jew owned?” Mrs. Davis said she complained to the Skokie Post Office, and was told the Post Office had received many similar complaints that morning. "You know” said Mrs. Davis, “no member of my immediate family was in a concentration camp, and I thought I could look objectively on this. But now I’m furious.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suits, charges heat dispute over Nazi plans to march Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Williams, Lillian Abstract A summary of the resource. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) charges Illinois courts are disobeying state Supreme Court order to act promptly on National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) request for march permit. Sol Goldstein files a class-action suit on behalf of World War II holocaust survivors. Activists threaten counterdemonstration to Nazi march. Skokie residents receive hate mail. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/25/1977 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie Holocaust survivors National Socialist Party of America Biegel, Jerry Davis, Rosalyn Goldstein, Sol Hamlin, David Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Saturday, June 25, 1977, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst770628a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/b40ec3a8d6d3cc16c799d780909a33f2.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=aWYVkgmHf4nOZkAubUlQfe5zvPQdJwNkbGUnHfPeHzlv0Ra%7ERLUQkHq9l9PAH9xehBn1yyqvQ-ZluRsmUfZ24uGFWEObnmpQCV4Ws0ZUmxRNQAmbTkDmDWxt9sd851d2Vucb36OQG7rSxY-pylRH0Y0J4o7umyXSn2t-BESPSsAHTelSAE5-QPIGdJgjhoJE9Pp-w7wXbTPIWKy1n1ntK9egleqWgiDg-A34TWs4AfUuhlP4UDKtVEWtlwezhAHJ%7EWETdIY6M4UKRWu8VCSIjiiJJSIn%7EZfZNsi0lOc0jsf8%7EDR-lx865a%7EglqqywlMSyIWgYJzknmCFuM5aoKmveQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4587049ec59c4e0a3d2d5263e7c4905e PDF Text Text Skokie's image won’t march away By Bob Olmstead The man wearing the Skokie T-shirt was stopped on the street in Honolulu. “Oh, we know where Skokie is,” the native gushed. “There’s going to be bloodshed there.” The 68,000 residents of the suburb just north of Chicago are discovering a problem long familiar to Chicagoans - the town is known worldwide, but not the way they’d like. The thing that put the village - as it is officially classified - on the world news map is the continuing legal struggle of the neo-Nazis to hold a parade in the heavily Jewish suburb, and the determination of Skokie to prevent it. In the process, the village fathers moan, Skokie is being caricatured in the headlines as a terror-stricken ghetto whose residents endlessly debate whether to ignore the Nazis if they show or descend on them like Joshua on Jericho. A SKOKIE Park District T-shirt is worn by Mark Karol, a village resident home on leave from the Army. (Sun-Times Photo by Chuck Kirman) ONE OF THOSE aware of Skokie’s image problems is the Rev. Thomas O’Connor, pastor of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Skokie, who says he regularly gets handwringing letters from well-meaning members of the United Church of Christ in other cities who ask: “What can we do to bring peace to Skokie?” Mr. O’Connor is chairman of the “Skokie Spirit” steering committee, which is trying to set all this aright, with the help of a professional public relations firm. Like Village President Albert J. Smith, who refers inquiring reporters to the PR firm, Mr. O’Connor wishes that news coverage of the Nazi-Skokie argument would just go away. For instance, he said last week, he wrote a letter of commendation to a TV station that didn’t even mention Nazi leader Frank Collin’s offer to forget the march in Skokie if the Chicago Park District would let the Nazis rally in Marquette Park, near the Nazis’ Southwest Side headquarters. From newsmen who do report about Skokie, Mr. O’Connor pleads for accuracy and balance. For one thing, he notes, newsmen continually refer to Skokie as “predominantly Jewish” when it’s not. A political poll less than two years ago showed Skokie is about one-third Jewish and two-thirds Christian, he said. MR. O’CONNOR admits that the JewishChristian “sense of brotherhood in Skokie is somewhat fragile from time to time.” Never- theless, he points to an interfaith memorial service for martyrs of all faiths, held in Skokie April 16, when 3,000 Christians and Jews wore black armbands with the star of David to show “a mutuality of concern” for victims of the Holocaust. The minister says that outsiders lose sight of the fact that many of the threats of violence against a Nazi march in Skokie have been made by persons who live in other cities. If Skokie had a reputation of any kind around Chicago 10 years ago, it was that of a superserious community of do-gooders and civic organizations. AS A PLACE to live, Skokie also boasts good commuter transportation into Chicago via the Skokie Swift, three high schools that traditionally turn out college scholarship winners, and a real estate tax rate kept reasonable by the presence of commercial taxpayers that include a steel firm and the national headquarters for pharmaceutical maker G. D. Searle. But all the outside world believes about Skokie, says Mr. O’Connor, “is that it is a community of people who are angry, upset and divided. They ask us: ‘Are people really lying in wait for the Nazis? Aren’t you afraid to live there?’” " � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Skokie's image won't march away Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Abstract A summary of the resource. Residents are concerned by negative image of Skokie resulting from controversial attempt by the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis) to hold a demonstration there. Includes photograph of Mark Karol. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/29/1978 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America Karol, Mark O'Connor, Thomas Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Monday, May 29, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780529a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/1778713ad982ee73c4e46e2fc168a9fc.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=SHAtI-hoJpvSpIwKaY%7E6q-z%7ExmxDb5Pr3onRDLlLW%7EspGyuaNGrdGT7l5AyCBqu4AZ6ip7KV3Jq9%7E1Ej1oFhEr34UH-L-QEjob0a%7EyqTUYx8V0-RcKvSaxr4U36vqhW1nD7MJkHibXFFqoJN-GFTi5ydDuMpjPIzA2JQ6vI4s1bA5UbOvKHhrED9WSw%7Ey4Wf9tXqFH3uYQxnHoy04lMeE2b0ty-BoxgwQWgjcESdVI1dr6Bjx0z8X0XjuQ-bEYF0C6B%7EEXYBwg-xl4EY9roxbhrFNoU-A4g6V15vPRBOAI6E387o315bYShYsy0jAX6PiaRFE7k1%7Ef8Z8bEvaDGZKg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b3fefbdff0c9f41dfd42524ccd644ef6 PDF Text Text Skokie to curb autos at Nazi rally By Bob Olmstead Skokie police said Wednesday that if the Nazis rally there Sunday, police will not allow spectators to drive within one square mile around the rally site and that all local autos in that area will be searched. However, police said, onlookers would be allowed to come on foot within a “reasonable” distance of the Nazi rally. Police would not define this distance, or even say whether spectators would be allowed close enough to hear and see the 30minute rally scheduled to take place on the sidewalk in front of the Skokie Village Hall. Frank Collin, the Nazi leader, has indicated he will call off the Skokie rally because of a favorable ruling Tuesday from U.S. District Court Judge George H. Leighton allowing the Nazis to demonstrate in Marquette Park without being required to take out insurance. Collin said Wednesday he will call off the Skokie demonstration if the Chicago Park District does not try to upset Leighton’s ruling. Collin will announce his decision Thursday evening at a press conference in Nazi headquarters at 2519 W. 71st St. Plea by attorney for Nazis helps ACLU regain funds; Page 22. MEANWHILE, a spokesman for the Jewish United Fund, organizers of a huge counterdemonstration scheduled to take place ln Skokie Sunday, said that mass meeting will be canceled if the Nazis definitely call off their rally within a reasonable time before Sunday. At the same time, Bonnie Pechter, spokesman for the militant Jewish Defense League headquartered in New York, said 1,000 JDL members will come to Chicago to confront the Nazis at the Federal Building Saturday, even if the Skokie rally is called off. “Why? Well, because we want to let them know we are there,” she said. “We want to give them a little preview, let them know what they could have gotten if they went to Skokie.” She said she had no plans to send large numbers of JDL members to confront the Nazis when the Nazis rally in Marquette Park. “You don’t need more than one Jew to beat up one Nazi,” she said. IN SKOKIE, Mayor Albert J. Smith said, “Although recent developments hopefully will result in the cancellation of the planned Nazi demonstration here on Sunday, . . . the Village of Skokie must still go ahead with plans to deal with that event.” He said approximately 300 Skokie and other suburban police and a “sufficient” number of state police and Illinois National Guardsmen also would be on hand to keep the peace. Police Sgt. Michael Burnsl said spectators who arrive on foot would not be searched and those wearing helmets would not be prevented from doing so. “We may have a large number of motorcycle riders that day,” he said with a slight smile. The mile-square area around the Village Hall from which outside vehicles will be kept is bounded by Main St. on the north, Howard on the south, Skokie Blvd. on the east and Edens Expressway on the west, Smith said. IN A RELATED action, Circuit Court Judge Arthur L. Dunne Wednesday refused to issue a temporary restraining order to bar the march. He ruled in a suit filed by Skokie resident Louis Black, who sought to bar the demonstration through technicalities of the Illinois Assumed Name Act and a Skokie village ordinance. Dunne said a restraining order would constitute illegal prior restraint and violate First Amendment rights. Referring to the 14-month legal battle over the proposed demonstration, Dunne said, “I feel like the last substitute on the bench . . . and the coach says, ‘OK, Dunne, you go in now.’ ” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Skokie to curb autos at Nazi rally Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Abstract A summary of the resource. Skokie police will bar automobiles from the area designated for a National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) demonstration in Skokie. Frank Collin, leader of the Nazi group, indicates he will cancel the Skokie march if he is permitted to rally in Marquette Park in Chicago. Jewish Defense League (JDL) announces plans to confront Nazis. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/22/1978 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America Collin, Frank Pechter, Bonnie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Thursday, June 22, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780622b.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/b0c49d4c4bf425522aa014f9208fa958.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=EP3ozS%7E3H8QOTXUlf3lZtpejGGrGaUMfC4sLDRXSZBzmPlC4nT0mO7laAnKGBp4L5LrFHUwsXypVjqbTzdR-5QJJVTv4HXc80y6PVcNVj34zN5iinO%7E67tNxI9QrIKZA8ZR%7EhQ40qJrMaa4cxjlhz9D9AbK83lG9teciOYJIsR87PdGl2IM%7ElkGTl3zKfzEit2ZLBTD1YIqEHeJXvPMypjVwszmeuy5tSV%7EmQnlxDVGjw17-2IfzzlmGQhUjCncIrE0cMTbW2UiEjJ2oq%7E%7Ew87Icqg0E9HsmMV8O2A2D-eC%7EmkR09oFzO1Ho6bqbfdQSZ2rs1tLCv%7EcVNsXO4m8RGw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 3d75ddc0d15a951f44bf163ca334b531 PDF Text Text Hamlin quitting as ACLU leader after Nazi case By Bob Olmstead Davi d M. Hamlin, who headed the Illinois division of the American Civil Liberties Union during its membership crisis prompted by support of American Nazis, is resigning effective Oct. 15. Hamlin, 33, said, “I am leaving of my own free will.” He said he intends to “arrange not to have a job for a while” so he can spend time writing about “a variety of things that intrigue me,” including the ACLU’s controversial legal battle to enable Frank Collin’s National Socialist Party of America to rally in heavily Jewish Skokie. Hamlin, who is not a lawyer, said his position has had the unwavering support of the state ACLU’s board of directors during a time when helping the Nazis cost it up to 25 per cent of its membership. The ordeal, he said, “cer- tainly took its toll. Part of my desire to resign has to do with the fatigue of the past 18 months. However, I certainly am not disenchanted over anything to do with my job or the path the ACLU took.” In the first two weeks after the ACLU announced its legal representation of the Nazis, Hamlin said, he answered a steady stream of calls by gry members, followed by DAVID M. HAMLIN “hundreds and hundreds of letters of resignation.” “The ACLU leadership understood, but a lot of ACLU members disagreed with the position,” he said. “And the public, at least at first, disagreed that the Nazis had rights.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hamlin quitting as ACLU leader after Nazi case Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Abstract A summary of the resource. David Hamlin, Illinois division head of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announces his resignation. Includes photograph of David Hamlin. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/8/1978 Subject The topic of the resource American Civil Liberties Union Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America Hamlin, David Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday, August 8, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780808a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/6cc300c334a8eb9d29a63b3997a2d157.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=EFDIo9H9LtaMjd6RzTe-iNglsKrY2%7EZXFNB%7ExdTBzThX5avyayGdR1b8x6pQbdefx%7EaEnFxXj8NbO95noynhUS3LPTe1K-d6zCXpUpHuwdBfCdPJmaUG34baEJPlgzsDBMJcQ1FjZH1blx5Dx-a6xxKxgwR0eRf910g2fCXgOQme8Y%7EAMYyVYBC0GLjlP2Ge6LPWO3mSKLQSEneUUToN0spxOVbUeRVdeKqpFNDQAMnK0qyH7LXlmBunITGrALWU8aQXGYHZuZi2lGsiNwWrLbS%7EaMgbHCzEBq8tP3IudPPuKzdgTAzI1h%7EzBkx2RPrDQSaAhDGdBzUAXZuWwH-3Yg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6a70116a3422e5e5368c9e91728c3a4c PDF Text Text Coalition pledges to join Nazi foes in Skokie By Bob Olmstead The leader of a coalition of ethnic and racial groups pledged Monday to join the Jewish counter-demonstration against the Nazis scheduled for Sunday in Skokie. Julian E. Kulas, spokesman for the group, said the 43-group coalition wants to stand beside Jews in Skokie “in order to make it crystal clear that Nazism is a threat not only to Jews but to all Americans.” Kulas, a lawyer and member of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, made the statement at a press conference at the office of the Chicago chapter of the American Jewish Committee, 55 E. Jackson. “To dismiss the appearance of swastikas, brown shirts and jackboots on American soil a scant generation after 6 million Jews and 6 million Christians died with these symbols before their eyes betrays willful inattention to one of the most tragic episodes of human history,” Kulas said. “NAZISM is a threat not only to Jews but to all Americans,” says Julian E. Kulas, leader of a coalition of ethnic and racial groups that plan to join a Jewish counterdemonstration against the Nazis in Skokie. (Sun-Times Photo by James DePree) “THOSE WHO ALLOW an ideological malignancy to spread through the body politic by sitting silently abdicate their role as responsible members of society.” Kulas said members of the coalition would rally at Niles East High School, the site of the counter-demonstration planned by a Jewish umbrella group, the Jewish United Fund Political Action Committee. He said his followers would not confront the Nazis at the Skokie Village Hall, five blocks from the counter-demonstration. The Nazis, whose national headquarters is on the Southwest Side, plan to demonstrate Saturday afternoon at the Kluczynski Building Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn, and at 3 p.m. Sunday in front of the Skokie Village Hall. Leader Frank Collin has said he will call off the rally in Skokie, which has a heavy Jewish population, only if the Chicago Park District grants his party freedom to demonstrate at Marquette Park near the Nazi headquarters. U.S. District Court Judge George N. Leighton will hold a hearing on the Park District dispute Tuesday. Meanwhile, Collin scoffed at reports that the Nazi movement is divided. “THE ONLY THING I can tell you,” he said, “is that a year ago the movement was broken into splinter groups all over the country. Now, almost all of us are with the National Socialist Party of America (Collin’s group).” He said the long legal battle to gain the right to rally in Skokie was the issue that unified the Nazis. Collin acknowledged that national Nazi membership is small but added that it has shown “phenomenal growth in Pennsylvania.” “‘I appeared on a television show in Philadelphia last fall, when we had a few people but no hard-core membership. We were deluged with requests for membership,” he said. “They’ve already got a building, although it’s not open to the public yet.” Collin said he returned last week from a tour of Nazi centers in Cincinnati (“a brandnew unit”), Philadelphia, New York and Cleveland. He said he may release national membership figures later this summer. “For the first time, we’ll be able to announce a figure because it’ll be something decent,” he said. “But I suppose it won’t make any difference. Nobody will believe us anyhow.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coalition pledges to join Nazi foes in Skokie Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Abstract A summary of the resource. Julian Kulas leads a coalition of groups organized in opposition to a National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) march in Skokie. Frank Collin, leader of the Nazi group cites growing membership. Includes photograph of Julian Kulas. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/20/1978 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America Collin, Frank Kulas, Julian E. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday, June 20, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780620a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/f90caf34f2ad59432429a3c3e46e867b.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=AMU7hhhP2LbYr5p302U7qsRNrkSBPyTi0rRLuY3mi%7ECLUpDwdhR8WgzSvdsZja9tsRIjloKMsQwOgL6eQ6u9mgBYeHPjmGZ0vQrKDOPgyG7kHT49ELyfmvZuu4P1fJ33Z9Anb517tV-ehlXeBH2yIn6LRFERkWdYw8qLLaxvo4esxnNc0skZo8hgKbeTdMU6v6hdAQg2MkDkyeUSZx2gQpw0GYxK6XG%7EfeHczgsMvdqfjTA1Dsuu3HKkJslLU6rkYumLfMglLjJxArkdyB52d9JPnYp0vPDSBu0vT-JhemvN-OjE2FwtfiFjTWiA6sesp%7ExyO7WVWK0qDVZOPZhfgA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e7b70ee216dc410288f5e5afe8682fce PDF Text Text City to appeal Marquette permit By Bob Olmstead The Chicago Park District announced Monday it will appeal a federal judge order that the Nazis be given a permit to rally in Marquette Park. General Supt. Edmund L. Kelly said Park District lawyers will fight the order through the courts, including the Supreme Court if necessary. The Nazis, whose National Socialists Party of America headquarters is near Marquette Park, want to rally in the park July 9. Jewish, black and some Southwest Side community groups are opposing the rally, just as Jewish groups opposed the Nazis’ right to rally in the heavily Jewish suburb of Skokie. THE SUPREME COURT upheld the Nazis’ right to hold a march in Skokie, but the Nazis called it off after U.S. District Court Judge George N. Leighton last week ordered the Park District to issue a permit for a Nazi rally in Marquette Park. At a press conference at Park District headquarters Monday, Kelly said, “I’m sick and tired of this as a person, as superintendent of the Park District and as a citizen of the City of Chicago. We feel like we have been made a punching bag.” The issue in the Park District turndown is its demand that the Nazis take out insurance to protect the Park District from property damage or personal-liability suits that might arise from violence at Nazi rallies in the park. “Judge Leighton said that Nazi leader Frank Collin need only sign an agreement to indemnify the Park District rather than post an insurance policy,” Kelly said. “We respectfully disagree.” At this point Kelly was interrupted by cheers from about 100 members of the Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation who showed up to protest any Nazi rally in their neighborhood. He continued: “We think our insurance requirement is a legal and a fair requirement and we do not believe that an exception should be made for the Nazis. “OUR PARKS ARE designed for the benefit of all of the people of Chicago. The general public has a right to use the parks for the purposes for which they were designed without fear of violence resulting from political demonstrations and counterdemonstrations. “As long as I am superintendent, I will resist these groups, who not only represent a potential danger to the public because of the violence that could occur in the park, but who are also costing taxpayers additional monies.” Kelly said attorney Richard J. Troy will file a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court, probably Tuesday, to be argued Wednesday. Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet first reported the Park District’s plan to appeal in Monday’s editions. Before Kelly spoke, Linda Villalobos, secretary of the Southwest Parish and Neigh- Hundreds of Chicago police had little trouble keeping militants in the crowd away from the Nazis, who traveled to and from the rally in the protection of a police van. Monday, Arthur (Buzz) Alpert, leader of the Chicago Jewish Defense League group that is not recognized by the national JDL, said he “underestimated the amount of police protection (given the Nazis). I was shocked by what I saw. . . . “This was a pathetic sign that the lawenforcement people have been forced to cooperate with those who would murder anyone who didn’t agree with them and their philosophy.” borhood Federation, asked that the Nazis not be allowed to rally in Marquette Park. “At worst,” she said, ‘Marquette Park and our entire community would become a battleground - a battleground for individuals who are not of our community. At best our community would become an armed camp.” “Like Skokie,” Villalobos said, “the Southwest Side is made up of residential neighborhoods - neighborhoods with a rich history and with strong cultural ties. Thousands of Southwest Side residents have vivid personal memories of the Nazi era. “WE RESENT THE suggestions that Nazis and resulting violence are any more acceptable on the Southwest Side than they are in Skokie.” Some 3,000 anti-Nazis showed up to hoot and throw bottles when Collin and 24 other uniformed Nazis rallied briefly Saturday afternoon at the Kluczynski Federal Building Plaza in the Loop. “I’M SICK AND TIRED of this as a person, as superintendent of the Park District and as a citizen of the City of Chicago,” said Edmund L.. Kelly (left), commenting on the court ruling to allow the Nazis to march in Marquette Park. Attending the press conference were members of the Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation, who showed up to protest Nazi activity in their neighborhood. (Sun-Times Photos by Jim Frost) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City to appeal Marquette permit Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Abstract A summary of the resource. The Chicago Park District announces that it will appeal an order that the National Socialist Party (Nazis) be given a permit to rally in Marquette Park. Includes photograph of Chicago Park District superintendent Edmund L. Kelly and members of the Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/27/1978 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Chicago Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America Kelly, Edmund L. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday, June 27, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780627a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/a043eb3d65730dc2f70cf502b066e7a6.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=Q8rjSVuPxaRt7KPoaO5PCtOP5YnWThRq%7EPzEzuPUOfh3DuVMH7SGBx1Dfuxf-7Lw5R0XE77vnW5yVIFXPpJYjKFtkQ4GZqjYjWWecdzKMLqRPkCISLB8Q5207R%7E0AA561XNedh9lTJjr3qUMH2Yi4bYHkvfD3CQOd5VlXqN3UHEdHpd2JHPK1UXkzHhckB92oJbtCKm8G64dCC-Ib4tZZPIMRoNO-EDi1eV1unoQFXwECt2LY12oyJNUNZFm2Zu9Qyx6pV3Kxs2EqIWVUj6JaZQ4SjUmfbi7ehIwQuwNlRdH7%7EweJ6gbgENTG%7EEJ-VPNHhGbc509lUB1Hh0vTS8kdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 34d89baf3d32d95aef529bb6193773b1 PDF Text Text Anti-Nazi groups hedge on march plans By Bob Olmstead and Harry Golden Jr. A coalition of 42 civil rights, religious and community groups condemned nazism Thursday but could not agree on whether to counter-demonstrate at a Nazi rally scheduled Sunday in Marquette Park. At a press conference in the Pick-Congress Hotel, the coalition endorsed a statement pledging “to work together on an on-going basis to see the end of nazism and related evils throughout the Chicago area.” In individual statements, representatives of the groups took positions ranging from advocating a counter-demonstration even if city and park permits are not granted to an appeal for everyone to stay home and ignore Frank Collin’s Nazis. BILL WATKINS, a spokesman for some groups supporting a march, said they “are still committed to a demonstration” which will assemble at 71st and Hamilton at noon and then march to Marquette Park. Said Watkins: “We would like to ask the following question to the people here today: Why is there a different agenda for Marquette Park than there was for Skokie? It appears that the West Englewood-Marquette Park community has been abandoned. “We are appealing to the 100 leaders who stood so firm in Skokie to stand with us today.” The Nazis had planned a rally in Skokie on June 25, but canceled it after a federal court judge ruled that the Chicago Park District must allow them to rally in Mar- quette Park without posting an insurance bond. A coalition of anti-Nazi groups had planned a massive counter-demonstration in Skokie. Among those who said they would take part in the counter-demonstration at Marquette park were spokesmen for Operation PUSH and the South Side branch of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People. A spokesman for the Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation said, “There ‘is no more support for the Nazis and nazism in Marquette Park than there is in Skokie.” However, he pleaded, “If the rally does have to take place, we appeal on behalf of the children, the old people, the good people of Marquette Park, leave it to the Nazis. “Do not play into their-hands and make it a battleground for crazies.” Others said they would hold meetings Sunday afternoon outside of Marquette Park. Leon Finney, spokesman for The Woodlawn Organization, said his group and others were trying to find an available nearby church to hold a meeting deploring nazism. MEANWHILE, Mayor Bilandic at a press conference at City Hall expressed hope that the U.S. Supreme Court would step in and block the Nazi rally in Marquette Park. The Park District, he said, is asking the high court to delay the march until an appeal on the constitutional question of the insurance bond is heard. The mayor added that he is in constant communication with Police Supt. James 0. O’Grady on preparations for the rally. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Nazi groups hedge on march plans Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Golden, Jr., Harry Abstract A summary of the resource. Coalition of civil rights, religious, and community groups condemn Nazism but cannot agree on whether to counter demonstrate at a National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) rally scheduled at Marquette Park in Chicago. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/7/1978 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Chicago Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America National Socialist Party of America -- Public opinion -- Illinois National Socialist Party of America -- Public opinion -- United States Watkins, Bill Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Friday, July 7, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780707a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/05f3848f4dc4fd4f4fe79f27bcea34a0.pdf?Expires=1789603200&Signature=IXk5qCBz7x9t%7Ew3XgmPHRbYo%7Ekmv3IhLbz-F%7ELvIPGPJPBFcfLWcHfv%7E2cKXI1e1afChWgRHMZ2QD4Q2vTNgbVtFrVHqWUFqjRc4AcdCEaWRb-FQCsAmJOl8jk7k2E7WfQAB-rjTffkoF8TeDdj2h7QSSiGHtgvy%7EL3DIeHosO1EvEFJxk8qNvOajVkKtqkeYazBSO-wL9yE3XqbvBsFQl6-u5Oh59IkTgH-Go1DgbtAW1C5maKeCKl635FM1EJD-exXH1EanZumA68yt4vYV6QENInV8OCQThhTtAmiiq6na11rf0qq5hadRezLq80dNnx6EGF1-uvRJ5BUb0Vi5w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 97e32d647d941cb77144b5e102de8cc7 PDF Text Text ACLU fund situation improves By Bob Olmstead The American Civil Liberties Union, hard-hit by a drop in contributions because of its support of Nazis’ legal rights, appears to be out of the financial woods. The national ACLU, which received $3.3 million in membership renewals in 1976, dropped to $2.8 million last year. The national office had cut its staff from 52 to 40 as angry letters, mostly from Jews, poured in canceling memberships because the ACLU’s Illinois Division defended the right of the Nazis to rally in heavily Jewish Skokie. Regional offices including the Chicago office, also had to cut staff as membership funds dropped. THE TIDE turned, ACLU spokesmen said Wednesday, when David Goldberger, the Chicago-based attorney who represented the Nazis in the Skokie issue, sent out an emergency fund-raising letter early this year that began: “I am the ACLU lawyer who went into court last April to defend freedom of speech in Skokie, Ill., for a handful of people calling themselves Nazis. The case has had an enormous impact on my life. “It has also gravely injured the ACLU financially. “I would like to explain why we took the case and why the ACLU needs your help now .” “I had been with the ACLU for 15 years, and in every one The letter raised $50,000, of those years we had one of more than three times the these Nazi or Ku Klux Klan normal amount the ACLU gets cases, and we just assumed from an emergency fund-rais- our members knew we handled such cases and that eving appeal. erybody agreed with us.” The reaction of the donors The trouble was, he said, perhaps was best summarized by a man who sent in a check ACLU membership had grown fat supporting relatively popuand a note saying simply: lar civil rights issues in behalf “Defend the bastards.” of Vietnam War protesters, IRONICALLY, it also was racial civil rights and in oppoGoldberger who represented sition to abuses of the Nixon the Nazis Tuesday when U.S. administration. District Court Judge George N. Leighton gave the Nazis When publicity was focused the right to meet in Marquette on the ACLU and the Nazis, Park. Afterward, Nazi leader ACLU membership dropped Frank Collin said he may call from its 1974 peak of 270,000 off the Skokie march because members to 200,000, where it gaining the right to meet in remains. Marquette Park was his first objective, and the Skokie march was just a tactic toward that end. If the Skokie march is canceled, the action could be expected to further mollify liberal Jews angered by the ACLU’s unpopular cause. Looking back on the ACLU crisis, national ACLU executive director Aryeh Neier said by telephone from New York Wednesday, “We were astonished by the reaction against our support of the Nazis. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection Description An account of the resource <p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p> <p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p> Relation A related resource <h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3> Subject The topic of the resource Skokie History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ACLU fund situation improves Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olmstead, Bob Abstract A summary of the resource. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sends out emergency fundraising letters following drop in contributions. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/22/1978 Subject The topic of the resource Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie National Socialist Party of America Goldberger, David Neier, Aryeh, 1937- Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chicago Sun-Times, Thursday, June 22, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. ©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cst780622a.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1970s (1970-1979) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skokie Public Library, Reference Department newspaper clippings