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Skokie stars in
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By HOPE SAIDEL
Skokie village officials were caught by
surprise when Sun-Times columnist Gary
Deeb announced Tuesday that filming of a
CBS docu-drama, "Skokie," will begin
Nov. 14, just two days before the dedication of the newly-renovated village hall.
The f ilm will recount the confrontation
between the village and the National Socialist Party, a neo-Nazi group that attempted to march through the village in
1977 and again in 1978.
The production company is Titus Prod uctions, according to the Illi nois Film
council, and shooting will begin in Skokie
and Chicago next month . The producers of
the film, Herbert Brodkin and Robert
Berger were responsible for the production of "Holocaust."
Deeb reported that Danny Kaye will
•play a concentration camp survivor who
lives in Skokie, and is based on a combina tion of several people living in the vil lage.
Skokie Mayor Albert Smith will be
played by Ed Flanders, and Eli Wallach
will play the part of Skokie Corporation
Counsel Harvey Schwartz. Schwartz told
the NEWS he was disappointed with the
casting. "I really thought that Robert Redford or Burt Reynolds would be a better
choice," Schwartz said.
Schwartz said that his and the village
staff's primary concern is how the village
will be portrayed in the movie, and if the
production of the film will ca use a public
disturbance, especially since actors will
appear dressed in Naz i garb.
" CBS nas the right to make the movie, "
Schwartz said, again expressing his concern over the film's treatment of the vil lage, and whether the village' s· coopera·
tion in controlling crowds and traffic w ill
be required.
Although Deeb reported that the "princi·
pal characters in fhe real-life melodrama"
were provided with advance scripts, none
of the village officials including Village
Manager Robert Eppley, said they had
seen one, although Mayor Smith was out·
of-town and unavailable for comment.
According to the Deeb, the focus of the
film will be on the constitutional issues
that arose from the Nazi threat to march in
the village. David Goldberger, the Ameri·
can Civil Liberties Union lawyer who de·
fended the Nazis' right of free speech, will
be played by John Rubinstein, a Tony·
'award winning actor.
•
Although the Nazis never appeared in
the village, the planned date of the march
brought members of the Jewish Defense
League from New York, and demonstrations against the Nazis were held at the vil lage hall. Outdoor scenes will include the
hall, even though it has been renbvated
since the incident.
Apparently Berger felt that the issue
was of interest nationally. Deeb reported
Berger said that when he was promoting
"Holocaust" in 1978, cocktail party conversation shifted to Skokie. "I heard Intel·
ligent people battling over whether the
Nazis had a right to march," Berger told
Deeb. "That told me it would make a won·
derful drama."
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Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection
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<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>
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<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>
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Skokie History
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Skokie Public Library
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Skokie stars in CBS doco-drama
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Saidel, Hope
Abstract
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Filming for made-for-television movie recounting "the confrontation between the village and the National Socialist Party, a neo-Nazi group that attempted to march through the village in 1977 and again in 1978" to begin filming in the Village on November 14, 1980. The production company is Titus Productions and the producers are Herbert Brodkin and Rober Berger. Danny Kaye will play a concentration camp survivor, Ed Flanders will play Mayor Albert Smith, and Eli Wallach will play Corporation Counsel Harvey Schwartz.
Date
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1980-10-30
Subject
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Skokie (Ill.) -- Demonstration, 1977 -- Drama
Skokie (Motion picture)
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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The News, Thursday, October 30, 1980
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csn801030a.pdf
Language
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eng
Temporal Coverage
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1970s (1970-1979)
1980s (1980-1989)
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Skokie Public Library, Reference Department
newspaper clippings
skokie movie
tv movie