Photocopy of a handwritten response from Rabbi Neil Brief to a April 3rd, 1978 letter from Edgar Myer. Rabbi Brief's response acknowledges Myer's letter and thanks him for proposing the idea of wearing a Star of David armband in response to an attempted Nazi demonstration in Skokie. The letter is dated April 5, 1978. From the collection of Rabbi Neil Brief.
Photocopy of handwritten draft of letter inviting President Carter to join the citizens of Skokie in a "Service of Affirmation" on Sunday, April 16, 1978. The letter was written by Rabbi Neil Brief. From the collection of Rabbi Neil Brief.
Proposed resolution written by Rabbi Neil Brief on May 30, 1978 regarding affirming welcome to "concerned Jews from other communities throughout the United States and Canada who journey to Skokie to express SOLIDARITY and SIGNIFICANCE to our struggle to prevent a Nazi march in our community." From the collection of Rabbi Neil Brief.
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.