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One peaceful, one militant
Plan two Nazi responses
By MARY ELLEN COHON
Staff Writer
TWO counterdemonstrations-one
peaceful, one militant-are planned for
Sunday, June 25, in Skokie.
The peaceful demonstration, organized under the sponsorship of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Chicago, will begin with a rally of an
expected 50,000 persons at Niles East
high school at noon.
A symbolic delegation of 60-100 community leaders will leave the Niles
East demonstration to confront Nazi
marchers in downtown Skokie, standing vigil to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, and the names
of the death camps where 6 million
Jews and 5 million non-Jews were
killed.
WHILE THE delegation represents
them in the downtown area, demonstrators are expected to participate in
a march through the village in a route
being designed with cooperation of the
police to avoid a confrontation with the
Nazis.
The second demonstration, planned
by the National Jewish Defense league
(JDL) is a “physical confrontation”
not a counterdemonstration according
to Bonnie Pechter, president of the militant Jewish group headquartered in
New York City. Pechter told the LIFE
she feels deaths in this confrontation
are quite possible and said she expects
the affair to be “very bloody.”
Unveiling plans for the peaceful
demonstration, Sol Goldstein, Skokie
survivor of the holocaust, speaking for
the Jewish Federation said on Wednesday, June 14, that they will welcome
anyone interested in peaceful demonstration in memory of those who died
at the hands of the Nazis.
BECAUSE OF problems of parking
in the area of Niles East, Goldstein
said that special service has been arranged on the Skokie Swift with chart-
er bus service from the Swift terminal
to Niles East. Buses also will be available for transportation from synagogues and Jewish community
Centers throughout the city and suburbs and from O’Hare field,
Anticipating possibility of a very hot
�Plan two Nazi march
counterdemonstrations
(Continued from page 3)
day, the Federation has arranged for a
field hospital staffed with volunteer
nurses and doctors, and a medical
trailer from Mt. Sinai hospital. Emergency rooms at Skokie Valley hospital
and Lutheran General hospital have
been alerted.
Also present will be legal observers
from the Decalogue society of lawyers
to help insure that counterdemonstrators are not deprived of their civil
rights.
(ACLU) said, “While I would like to
join the counterdemonstration, I don’t
think I would be very welcome. We do
plan to send a representative however.” Attorneys from the ACLU have
fought for the Nazi’s right to demonstrate under the First amendment.
verge on the village hall area.
“We will not be armed . . . this is not
necessary,” she said, explaining that
she felt “sheer numbers” will do the
job. Pechter said she “feels badly
about the bystanders” and urged that
“older people and children stay to the
back and leave the front to those who
will fight.”
She insists that “it is very sad that
the establishment Jewish community is
dealing with this on an intellectual level. The Nazis aren’t afraid of people
with littIe placards. They are only afraid of being hospitalized or dead.”
Recalling last winter’s confrontation
in St. Louis, Pechter said that angry
crowds with bottles, stones and snowballs turned the Nazis around.
ANOTHER ORGANIZATION planning peaceful participation is the
American Federation of Jewish Fighters, Camp Inmates, and Nazi Victims,
Inc., an umbrella group of survivor associations throughout the country.
Adele Grubart, executive director of
GOLDSTEIN EXPLAINED that a
the New York-based group, told The
force of about 200 marshals , most of
them volunteer off-duty law enforce- LIFE that the purpose of its delegation
ment officers, wlll be present to help to Skokie will be to “state our cause
keep order. “We expect the crowd to but not through violence. It is true that
be self-policed-we are counting on the they say an eye for an eye, but deALTHOUGH, SHE insists, “nobody
people to police themselves,” said Eu- stroying someone else’s eye is not
deplores violence more than the JDL,
gene DuBow, coordinator of the Skokie going to make us see better. We will
stand up and be counted for the broth- this is the number one day for Jews in
project. DuBow said the Federation
America to see how they respond to
would “not welcome anyone coming to erhood of man.”
The American federation is made
violence. The whole world will be
do violence.”
David Smerling, president of the up of survivors who are former partis- watching to see how Jews react when
attacked. They never would have
Jewish United Fund and the Jewish ans and resistance group workers as
picked an Italian neighborhood. They
Federation said that if the Nazi march well as camp inmates.
Stuart Feller, local JDL leader, said are scared of Blacks and Italians.”
is called off before Thursday, June 22,
“The JDL, she continued “is not a
the counterdemonstration probably that his group is planning a massive
wlll be called off as well. He said the “sit down” in the streets to keep the violent group, but we stand up when
we have to. Turning the other cheek is
organization has been “struggling with Nazis from marching in Skokie. He
the decision” of how late the counter called on Jews to “sit down and not let not the Jewish way. We are not Christians. Nazism is synonymous with
demonstration can be cancelled. If the this happen.”
death to Jews. We must show the world
Nazis cancel their march after Thurs“WE DON’T ask them to fight,”
that ‘Never Again’ is more than just
day it is probable that “something”
FeiIer said, “but to stand or sit, side
rhetoric.
may be held, Smerllng said.
Officials of the Federation repeated- by side and not let anyone walk into
“OUR FIGHT” is not with the mayly explained that they felt as long as so our community that we don’t want
or of Skokie or with the police, it is
many thousands of people are expected there.”
If the police or National Guard
with the Nazis,” she said. And memto pour into Skokie on June 25, it is nebers of the JDL accept the fact that if
cessary for the responsible Jewish clear the street, Feiler said “I can’t
they break the law they will have to
community to make plans for them tell you anything more except we are
“pay the price.”
rather than let the visitors simply dedicated to the proposition that the
Nazis will not march in Skokie.”
Pechter said that if, “at the last
roam at random.
Feiler said the JDL hopes to accomminute-say within 24 hours of the
march-the Nazis change their
LEADERS OF several organiza- plish its purpose without bloodshed but
minds,” the JDL volunteers wlll come
tions participating in the demonstra- that he worries lest “some survivor or
someone else will walk in and shoot
to the area anyhow and the planned detion consistently predict that a total of
somebody . . . someone who is dedicated
fensive march will become an offen50,000 counterdemonstrators will be
to violence as a first resort.”
sive march to Nazi headquarters. She
present in Skokie.
Feiler is spending much time atcriticized Skokie for not putting up a
Erna Gans, president of the Holobigger fight in the courts saying this
caust survivors of Skokie and the Dr. tempting to make arrangements for
was only a “polite lawsuit.”
Janusz Korczak B’nai Brlth lodge has food and housing for about 3,000 JDL
“There should have been thousands
estimated that about 10,000 out-of-area members who will be coming into town
probably by Friday, June 23.
at the Supreme court and at village
demonstrators are expected.
New members and aid, including
hall.” She said Jews have been at the
Pechter told The LIFE she has a
forefront of the 1960’s battles for the
commitment from about 4,000 mem- financial help, are being solicited at
blacks, puerto ricans, farm workers
bers of the national JDL to be in Sko- 965-5256.
and every other cause. “If we feel othkie for June 25. Every state except
BUZZ ALPERT leader of a separate
er causes are important enough to go
Alaska and Hawaii plans to send repreChicago JDL faction, which apparently
to jail for, our own cause should get
sentatives, she said.
equal time.”
Cans’ group is working to arrange has broken with Feller and the national
sleeping accommodations, mostly in groups, said, “If the Nazis come to
sleeping bags, in area synagogs and Skokie we will be there as we always
churches. They also are planning said we would. We are prepared to
ahead for first aid, sanitation, hospi- face them head-on.”
Alpert said his group “will not fight
tals, and legal assistance.
with the police but wlll do their utmost
to stop this rape of the First amend“WE DEFINITELY do have plans,”
she said. “We are working with the vil- ment.
“We feel,” he said, that the “judges
lage and with the Jewish Federation.”
Cans also predicted that vice presi- in this country who have dealt with this
dent Walter Mondale and Gov. James First amendment issue are the same
Thompson may join the march. The as the judges in Nazi Germany who
vice president’s scheduling office in ruled on the Nuremberg laws.”
Pechter, who heads the national
Washington D.C. reported that Mondale has received an invitation but has JDL insists “We don’t believe in counnot yet declined or accepted. It is not terdemonstrations, this is a physical
yet on the calendar of the vice presi- confrontation.
She said her anticipated 4,000 memdent, a spokesperson for the vice presibers are “coming in buses, cars, chartdent said.
Simllar word came from the gover- ered planes . . . people are even
nor’s office in Springfield where the hitchhiking.”
Pechter said the meeting place of
governor was reported “undecided”
her group has not been decided but
about coming to Skokie .
David Hamlin, executive director of that people will pour into downtown
the American Civil Liberties Union Skokie from “all directions” to con-
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The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the National Jewish Defense League (JDL) are planning two counterdemonstrations for Sunday June 25, 1978.
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Remember Holocaust
CHANTING HYMNS TO MEMORIALIZE the victims of the Holocaust in World
War II and demonstrating their solidarity against a Nazi march in Skokie, these
worshippers and more than 2,000 others packed the Niles West high school
stadium Sunday, April 16, for an interfaith service. (Photo by Lisa Ebright) See
story on page 3.
�RESIDENTS OF ALL FAITHS (above) turned out Sunday, April 16, for an
inter-denominational service at Niles West high school to memorialize victims
of the Holocaust in World War III and indirectly to dramatize their opposition to
a Nazi march in Skokie. Liturgical selections were read by clergymen of
various faiths and hymns were led by others, including Cantor Schlome Shuster
of Niles Township Jewish congregation (right). (Photos by Lisa Ebright)
Holocaust rites draw 2,000
By MARY ELLEN COHON
Correspondent
SKOKIE- In a moving statement
of unity, worshippers and clergy of all
faiths joined in a prayer service Sunday, April 16, to open Holocaust Remembrance week.
Although the proposed June 25 neoNazi march in Skokie was never mentioned during the service, there was
obvious community sympathy for the
agony of its Jewish population both for
its World War II ordeal and in face of
the threatened Nazi march this year.
DESPITE CHILLING winds, the
service drew a crowd of more than
2,000 persons who filled the west stands
of the Niles West high school athletic
field for the hour-long ceremony.
On the platform, the bright vestments of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergy had a common bond in the
black armbands bearing the yellow
Star of David also worn by many members of the audience. Prominent on the
platform and on programs distributed
In conjunction with Holocaust Week,
The LIFE has excerpted letters received from throughout the United
States concerning the planned Nazi
demonstration in Skokie. See Editor's
Mail, section 4, page 1.
to the audience was a circular motif
bearing a cross and a Star of David
with the words “Pax, Shalom, Peace.”
The service, in which the congregations and clergy of 15 religious groups
participated, began with “Praise the
Lord: to Whom our praise is due,”
“Borchu et Adonai Hamvorach,” and
ended with the benediction familiar to
all three faiths beginning “May the
Lord bless you and keep you,” “Yevore-cha-cha Ado-nai v’yishme-re-cha.”
NO FORMAL sermon was delivered, but there were readings from
Elie Wiesel's "Night" and from an interview of Dr. Matthew E.S. Spetter by
Studs Terkel, titled "Survival: Two
Men, One Child and Love." Both are
memories of the Holocaust.
The only reference to present problems came in a responsive reading,
“Litany for God’s which called upon
the God of Moses, Aaron, Miriam, and
the God of Anne Frank, Martin Luther,
Pope John and Martin Luther King to
“give us vision that we may see the
truth and dare to dream in Your
name.” It ended with “We are Your
sons and daughters, brought together
in this community of faith...we are all
Your children.”
Commenting on the service, Rabbi
Neil Brief of Niles Township Jewish
congregation, said he was thrilled with
the response, the genuine concern and
sense of commitment” shown by both
clergy and worshippers.
HE SAID HE felt the service set the
“reverential mood” needed for viewing
the television series “Holocaust” and
"prepared us emotionally and spiritually for a very deep and necessary experience."
Clergy and congregations cooperating included:
Rabbi Brief; the Rev. Harry Conner, Central United Methodist church;
the Rev. Gene Faucher, St. Martha’s
Roman Catholic church; the Rev. William Galaty, Holy Trinity Episcopal
church.
The Rev. Lee Gallman, Crawford
Ave. Baptist church; the Rev. Phyllis
Koehnline, Evanshire Presbyterian
church; the Rev. Louise Mahan, Central United Methodist church; the Rev.
Robert Mair, St. Peter’s Roman Catholic church; The Rev. Carl Miehlke, St.
Luke’s United Church of Christ.
The Rev. John Mittermaier, Trinity
Lutheran church; Rabbi Bernard
Mussman, Congregation Kol Emeth;
the Rev. Thomas O’Connor, St. Peter’s
United Church of Christ; the Rev. Conway Ramseyer, Morton Grove Community church; the Rev. Richard
Scheuf, Trinity Lutheran church; Cantor Schlome Shuster, Niles Township
Jewish congregation; the Rev. Warren
Thummel, St. Timothy's Lutheran
church; and Rabbi Karl Weiner, Temple Judea Mizpah.
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
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nATIONAL
SOCIALIST
pARTY
OF
aMERICA
ROCKWELL HALL 2519 WEST 71st STREET
CHICAGO,
IL. 60629
PHONE 776-7787
4 oCTOBER 1976
Skokie
Park District,
Grove Street,
Skokie,
111.
4400
Dear Sirs:
Please consider
this letter
a formal
request
for use
of Birch Park, November tjth, from 1:00 until
3:OO pm
to conduct
a public
meeting
by speakers
from this
organization.
We demand only the same right
to free
speech guaranteed
every American,
regardless
of political
bent.
I look forward
to hearing
from you soon.
.
&’
Respectfully,Frank Collin
Party
FC/pkl
Leader
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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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Photocopy of a letter from Frank Collin, Party Leader of the National Socialist Party of America (neo-Nazis) sent to the Skokie Park District. The letter requests permission to use Birch Park on November 6, 1976 to "conduct a public meeting." The letter is dated October 4, 1976.
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10/4/1976
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
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Parks -- Illinois -- Skokie
Skokie Park District (Skokie, Ill.)
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national Socialist KAB Party aff Bmerka
June 22, 1977
John N.
Village
Village
Skokie,
Matzer, Jr.
Manager
of Skokie
Illinois 60076
' Dear Mr. Matzer:
This is an application for a public assembly permit on
behalf of the National Socialist Party of America, should
such a permit be necessary in light of the information
contained herein.
The following details of the proposed assembly provide
the information requested in the application provisions
of § 27-53 of VO 77-5-N-994:
1)
The date of the proposed assembly is July 4,
1977, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m.
2)
The site of the assembly will be the public
sidewalk in front of the Skokie Village Hall,
5127 Oakton, Skokie, Illinois.
3)
The public assembly will consist of more than
30, but less than 50 demonstrators marching
in single file, back and forth, in front of
the Skokie Village Hall. The demonstrators
do not anticipate the need to occupy the entire
sidewalk and will adjust the line of march to
accommodate normal pedestrian use of the sidewalk.
4)
Some or all of the demonstrators will wear uniforms
which include a swastika emblem or armband.
5)
The demonstrators will carry a party banner
containing a swastika emblem, plus placards.
The placards will carry statements such as
-• - . "White Free Speech," "Free Speech for the White
Man,11 and "Free Speech for White America."
Rockwell Hall 2513 UJ.71st St.
Chicago, II. BDG29 U.S.fl. (312) PRG-7787
�6)
No handbills will be distributed at the assembly
by National Socialist Party of America demonstrators .
We request that this application be considered immediately
pursuant to § 27-55 of VO 77-5-N-994. As good and
compelling cause for late submission of this application,
we direct your attention to the order of the United States
Supreme Court in Collin v. Village of Skokie, entered
June 14, 1977. The injunction entered by the Circuit
Court of Cook County precluded filing of this application
30 days in advance of the date, as required by ordinance
§ 27-52.
As authorized by § 27-64, we hereby request that the
insurance requirement of § 27-54 be waived by the Village
of Skokie for the reason that such insurance is not
available to the National Socialist Party of America.
If the Village of Skokie has retained insurance agents
willing to provide the coverage at reasonable cost,
or knows where the specified coverage can be obtained,
please advise me at once.
Should a permit be unavailable because of previously
scheduled events on July 4, 1977, we request that this
be considered pursuant to § 27-58 as our application
for the same time and site on the first available
Sunday thereafter. On the other hand, if a permit
is unnecessary, we would appreciate being informed
of this immediately.
Please let us hear from you at your earliest convenience.
If you require further information, please call my
attorneys, David Goldberger or Barbara O'Toole, at
726-6180.
ruly,
Frank Collin
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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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Letter to Village Manager John Matzer, Jr. from Frank Collin, June 22, 1977
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Photocopy of typewritten letter, on National Socialist Party of America letterhead, addressed to John Matzer, Jr., Village Manager, Village of Skokie, requesting a public assembly permit in accordance with Village ordinances. The date, location, number of demonstrators, demonstrators' actions and dress are all addressed. Letter is signed by Frank Collin.
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6/22/1977
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
Ordinances, Municipal -- Illinois -- Skokie
Matzer, John -- Correspondence
Collin, Frank -- Corrsepondence
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2004.012.096.pdf
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from the Mayor Al Smith Collection
key documents
letters
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national Socialist
-PRESS
Party of Hmerica
R'E.L E A S E
hAY 23rd,
1975
•Subject* .How to Stop the .Nazi Jiarch in Skokie :
*
'
In view*of the -Appleals Court Tilling; -of' hay
apparent that the demonstration planned by the K.S.I-.A. to take
place this June 25thf at'2:00pm. in front of the Village HaUt Skokie, is
inevitable. Such inevitability must be obvious even to the Skokie
authorities t who have striven for more than a year to bar National
Socialists from their town*.The moment has therefore arrived for an
important decision; namely, to meet'the demands*of the it.S.i'.A.
' . " * • • • • ' *
These demands are as follows; !."> That *the" village of Skokie strike
all ordinances which prohibit or restrict the first Amendment rights
of National Socialists to speak, demonstrate and distribute Party
literature in public, as these ordinances set a dangerous "precedent
for tyranny elsewhere in the United States.
2.; That the State Government in Springfield strike down once and forever
all proposed legislation aimed at denying the rights of National Socialists
and all American citizens from displaying their symbolsf from speaking
their minds freely in public, from distributing their literature to fellow
citizens and-from fielding candidates for elective offices.
3.J That the Chicago hark District abolish any and all insurance requirements
or any other requirements, save the notification to the Park District
authorities by the applicant of a proposed public meeting on park property,
which prevent National Socialists and other American citizens from obtaining
permits to conduct public rallies from the hark District.
These demands are reasonable, lawful and irreversable. Failure on the part
of the Skokie authorities, the State legislators and the Chicago J-ark
• .*
District officers to meet these generous requirements means that those to
whom 1 have extended my hand in reason desire blood in the streets of Skokie
more than they can tolerate the free speech of American citizens with
a radically different point of view. I reaffirm that our K.S.P.A. will
conduct its Skokie demonstration without, use of violence, iut should we
be -physically .attacked, -we will.right..with a- ruthlessness AS -terrifying . as it will be'thorough. The only way a Skokie demonstration can be avoided
Rockwell Hnll 2519 UJ. 71st St.
�will be for the authorities in question to allow us no more than already
guaranteed in the United State Constitution. Should these authorities come
to reason by restoring our rights, 1 give my word that 1 will cancel any
plans for an N.S.P.A. march into Skokie on June 25th or any other time.
But until the authorities relent, the June demonstration is on. And until
they do relent, I am dedicated to accelerating our activity an Skokie with
as many street demonstrations, literature sales, public speeches and
embarrasing court decisions as necessary.
The choice is a simple one: restore the rights of National Socialists to
speak, demonstrate and distribute their literature in public, or face increasing civil unrest in Skokie.
Frank Collin
Party Leader
Editor, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor, Chicago Tribune
Editor, Southwest News Herald
Editor, Southtown Economist
Editor, Chicago Jewish Post and Opinion
Editor, The Sentinel
Associate Press
Mr. Gerald O'ttalley, Chicago Park District
hr. Albert Smith, Mayor, Village of Skokie
Hon. William A. Redmond, Speaker of the House, 111. Senate
David -Goldberger, American Civil Liberties Union
�
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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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Photocopy of a two-page press release from the National Socialist (Nazi) Party and Party Leader Frank Collin addressing the following: allowing the march to occur in Skokie on 1978-06-25
repealing the ordinances, laws and requirements established by the Village of Skokie.
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5/23/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
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R A Y Ufrt
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B R O N X NY 10U68
western union
Mailgram
1-076107E161 06/30/77 ICS IPMMTZZ CSP CGBA
212365533a MGM TOMT BRONX NY 100 06-30 1013P E8T
MAYOR ALBERT SMITH
CITY HALL
S K Q K J E IL 60076
I'M SENDING THIS WITH T E A R S IN MY EYES REMEMBERING THE HELL OF ALL OF
EUROPE 35 Y E A R S AGO, wE DON'T W A N T TO R E P E A T IT IN AMERICA. I URGE YOU
TO R E V O K E P E R M I T FOR THE P A R A D E FOR TERRORISTS NAZI KILLERS, FOR THE
SAFETY op THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT SKOKIE CITIZENS, THANK YOU
MRS R A C H E L H
2?80 G R A N D AVE
B R O N X NY 10466
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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>
<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>
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6/30/1977
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Like events that inspired it, ‘Skokie’ stirs debate
Four years ago, the tranquility of everyday life in north
suburban Skokie was profoundly disturbed by a ragtag neoNazi group that wanted to demonstrate there. For more than a
year, Skokle was transformed into a legal and emotional
battlefield.
On one side was most of Skokie’s large Jewish populationincluding many survivors of the Nazi Holocaust in Europepressuring village officials to block the march. On the other
side was the American Civil Liberties Union-including Jewish attorney David Goldberger-defending the constitutional
right of free speech, even for the several dozen creeps who
composed the Nazi group in Chicago.
As it turned out, the free-speech rights of the Nazis were
upheld in court. But the group, led by a misanthrope named
Frank- Collin, ultimately decided against
marching in Skokie, thereby ending the
protracted nightmare.
Next Tuesday night these legal and
moral issues will be re-examined in a 2 ½
hour CBS prime-time docu-drama called
"Skokie." And although the movie distorts portions of what happened in Skokie
during 1977-78, it does dramatize the
viewpoints and actions of quite a few real
people-most of whom allowed their actual names to be used in the film.
DANNY KAYE
Judging from the reactions of these
people, It seems that there are two distinct schools of thought
on how well CBS portrayed the issues in “Skokie”: (1) Folks
who opposed the Nazi ‘march under any circumstances,
including most Skokie village officials, are generally pleased
with the movie, but (2) advocates of the First Amendment are
disappointed, accusing CBS of ignoring the important legal
issue in favor of the more obvious (and exploitable) emotional
angle.
THIS COLUMN contacted most of the principal figures in
the controversy. All had seen "Skokie" at various advance
screenings. Here are their reactions:
l Albert J. Smith, mayor of Skokie (who’s played by Ed
Flanders): "On the whole, I’d say it’s excellent and evenhanded. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the opportunity to meet
Flanders before he played the part, and so he could not
content captures the essence of the Skokie conflict. One must
come away impressed, and with tremendous sympathy and
understanding for the feelings of the survivors. Although
there was an attempt to capture our position, the movie
doesn’t fully convey the enormous anguish and sensitivity we
felt when we confronted the survivors. Also, some of the
language attributed to me wasn’t true.”
l Harvey Schwartz, Skokie village attorney (who's played
by Ell Wallach under the stage name "Bertram Silverman”):
"On balance, I thought it was good-not great-and I found
the second half to be very repetitive. The film did not show
the [Mayor] Al Smith I know. Al Smith has more empathy
and contact with the Jewish community than anyone I’ve ever
capture my true feelings about what took place. But I think he known. And the movie didn’t convincingly portray the legal
did a representative job. The main thing, though, is the story argument the village tried to make."
of the Holocaust survivors [in Skokie] and how they saw the
l Sol Goldstein, Holocaust survivor (who’s the basis for the
Nazi threat to march as a continuation of what took place in composite character played by Danny Kaye): “If somebody
Europe. The most moving moment for me is when Max asked me whether they should watch it, I’d say yes. But it’s a
Feldman [the Danny Kaye character] says at the conclusion. very bad movie. Not enough credit is given to the role of the
‘This time, in Skokie, I was not alone.’ "
survivors in persuading everyone to take our position. In the
beginning, most people said, ‘Lock your doors, hide in the
l David Hamlin, former Illinois ACLU director (who’s
played by James Sutorius): “The movie is factually inaccurate, basement and ignore them.’ But we made them understand
of course, and many of the inaccuracies were unnecessary and that it’s not a question of the First Amendment when Nazis
could have been put right. There are moments when it feels so come to tell Jews that they haven’t finished the job Hitler
real that it’s like a documentary to me. Then I’ll see my started.”
character begin a conversation that’s so far removed from
IN ADDITION, David Goldberger, the ACLU legal director
reality that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. For at the time of the Skokie controversy, was so disturbed by the
instance, I’m shown equivocating about the First-Amendment CBS movie’s cavalier treatment of the events that he demandand wondering about the impact the Nazi case might have on ed that his name be removed from the cast of characters. The
ACLU membership and public relations. That’s so radically producers of "Skokie" complied. Like Hamlin, Goldberger
removed from what happened, it’s a total fiction.”
believes the movie portrays the ACLU figures as “cold,
Hamlin, now a writer in Southern California, also com- insensitive and excessively legal.”
plained about news media coverage of the Skokie-Nazi
One principal character in the Skokie confrontation couldn’t
confrontation.
be reached for his comment on the CBS docudrama. Frank
“The newspapers did enormous damage to all sides, but Collin, the former Chicago Nazi leader, is serving a prison
they walk away Scott-free in the movie. Although the term for child molesting.
newspapers sensationalized all the issues, the movie only
DEEB'S LOCAL LINE: The Chicago White Sox are expected
shows the press turning up every time Frank Collln has to decide by this weekend which radio station will win the
something to say-as if that was all they did. These subtle privilege of broadcasting all their ballgames next season.
distortions make the film very unsatisfying.”
After two years with WBBM-AM, there are strong indications
that Sox bossman Eddie Einhom might switch the team back
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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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Like events that inspired it 'Skokie' stirs debate
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Reactions of several of the people portrayed in the made-for-television-movie, "Skokie," a docu-drama recounting the events in 1977 and 1978 when a group of neo-Nazis attempted to hold a rally in the streets of Skokie. Includes Albert J. Smith, David Hamlin, A. Abbott Rosen, Harvey Schwartz, Sol Goldstein, and David Goldberger.
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11/12/1982
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
Skokie (Motion picture)
National Socialist Party of America
American Civil Liberties Union
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Chicago Sun-Times, Thursday, November 12, 1981, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL
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‘Skokie’ misrepresents the people it portrays
It’s an admirable undertaking by honorable people. It
struggles to tell an important story. And the starring performance by Danny Kaye is first-rate, thoroughly credible and
deeply humane.
But the program simply doesn’t work. “Skokie,” the 2½hour CBS docudrama set for 7 p.m. Tuesday over WBBMChannel 2, contains too little drama and not enough truth. The
result is an utterly unsatisfying mishmash that flagrantly
distorts large portions of what happened during 1977-78 when
a sad-sack band of neo-Nazis
threatened to march in the
heavily Jewish north suburb
of Skokie.
Even though it’s produced
by the Outstanding company
that brought us “The Missiles
of October,” “Pueblo,” “The
Deadliest Season” and the
gut-wrenching “Holocaust”
mini-series, this latest “reality-based” production paints a
portrait of the Skokie clash
that’s neither very accurate
nor terribly intriguing,
IN THE CBS version of
“Skokie,” recent history gets
bent-and
sometimes
broken-for the sake of television storytelling. In particuDANNY KAYE
lar, some very fine persons
associated with the Nazi-Skokie controversy are depicted as far-less decent human beings
than they are.
“Skokie,” of course, purports to reconstruct the legal,
political and social battles that erupted when those several
dozen Marquette Park-based Nazis declared their intention of
wearing their uniforms and displaying the swastika in a
demonstration outside the Skokie Village Hall.
The large Jewish population in Skokie, including many
Survivors of the Holocaust in Europe, pressured village
officials to block the march. Meanwhile, the American Civil
Liberties Union, although outraged by the violent and racist
credo of the Nazis, defended the group’s First Amendment
right to free speech.
You’d think that those basic ingredients-misanthropic
Nazis, angry Jews and their many sympathizers, a beleaguered Skokie Village government and a group of ACLU
officials grimly defending the Constitutional rights of such
unspeakably loathesome clients-would be melodramatic
enough for the producers of “Skokie,”
GUESS AGAIN. For some reason, the producers decided
that the Nazi-Skokie story wasn’t sufficiently scintillating on
Its own. So they concocted some events that never happened,
put words in people’s ‘mouths that never were spoken and
altered countless other facts with self-righteous impunity. It’s
a “bum’s stew” of reality and fantasy that creates a hybrid
that can only be labeled "historical fiction."
Gary
Deeb
TV / Radio critic
For instance, executive producer Herbert Brodkin, producer
Robert "Buzz" Berger and screenwriter Ernest Kinoy pepper
"Skokie" with numerous fictitious characters. Chief among
these is Max Feldman, a Holocaust survivor who helps lead
the public outcry against the planned Nazi march.
Despite Kaye’s magnificent, heartfelt portrayal of Feldman,
the ploy falls flat. Time and again during “Skokie,” we’re
force-fed scenes of Feldman’s home life that are extremely
implausible and obviously included only to add to the emotionalism of the story.
Furthermore, in order to provide extra conflict for the TV
audience, the producers of "Skokie" have slurred the reputations of many persons, including Abbot Rosen, Midwest
executive director of the Anti-Defamation League, who wlsely
had urged Skokie residents to ignore the Nazis, thus preventing the Nazis from gaining the widespread publicity they
obviously were seeking.
But in “Skokie,” Rosen (played by Carl Reiner) is depicted
as being rather insensitive to the feelings of the Holocaust
survivors. On several occasions, he’s shown advising people to
“quarantine” themselves from the Nazis-“quarantine” being
a buzzword for the supplicant reaction of many European
Jews to Nazi persecution in the 1930s and ’40s.
"Some of the language attributed to me wasn’t true,” Rosen
told this column, “The last word I'd use in front of an
audience of survivors would be ‘quarantine.’ [The movie]
doesn’t convey the tremendous anguish we felt when we
confronted the survivors”
SUN-TIMES REPORTER Robert Feder, who was a reporter
for the Skokie Life during the tumultuous 15 months, also
believes that the CBS movie plays fast and loose with its
characterizations of many of the local figures involved.
"Al Smith, the mayor of Skokie [played by Ed Flanders],
comes off in the movie as a bland, gentile politician whose
only concern is to appease his large Jewish constituency,”
Feder declared. “In truth, Smith is a decent, humane fellow
who's been extremely popular with Skokle’s Jews for many
�years. In fact, he was viewed as a real hero by the Holocaust
survivors. He went out of his way to align himself with their
cause, and he staked his reputation on keeping the Nazis out.
“As for Harvey Schwartz [the Skokie Village attorney
played by Eli Wallach], the film makes him out to be a
bumbling nebbish dominated by the mayor. But the fact is
that Schwartz is a shrewd lawyer and a political mastermind
who calls the shots behind the scenes. Schwartz was clever
enough to keep the Nazis stalled in court for months, but he
also was smart enough to know that the ACLU would win
ultimately on First Amendment grounds.”
Feder continued: “Even the movie’s depiction of Frank
Collin [the Chicago Nazi leader] is a farce. As played by
George Dzundza, he’s a chunky fellow with a cherubic face
and a kind of childlike innocence about him. The real Frank
Collin is a scrawny runt with a violent temper and a Hitlerian
demeanor ."
THE CBS MOVIE also wreaks a lot of damage on the
ACLU. David Hamlin, at that time the executive director of
the Illinois ACLU, is pictured as worrying excessively about
the financial woes that could befall the ACLU as a consequence of its defense of the Nazis. In, reality, Hamlin and his
board of directors never blinked in their First Amendment
battle, despite their knowledge that memberships and contributions would be adversely affected.
Furthermore, David Goldberger, then the Illinois ACLU'S
legal director, is portrayed as being rather cold and aloof. He
gets very gung ho and demonstrative about the legal issues
involved, but he’s never shown grieving about the sincere
emotions and heartaches. of the Jews who despise him for
helping the Nazis. In reality, Goldberger was profoundly
haunted by this dilemma-and he still is today.
The “Skokie” movie also sidesteps the media’s sometimes
inflammatory role in the controversy. As Hamlin himself
noted in his book The Nazi-Skokie Conflict, newspapers and
TV often seemed more interested in exaggerating the Nazi
“menace” than in explaining the ideological issues.
Finally, the film ignores the considerable backlash that
occurred after the Nazi threat ended. Fearful that Skokie’s
worldwide image as a heavily Jewish enclave would hurt
housing sales and commerce, village officials dreamed up a
harebrained public relations scheme to publicize the suburb’s
“ethnic diversity.”
In summary, the producers of “Skokie” have taken a crucial
subject, fashioned it into a TV movie that millions will watch,
but in the process have given the horse-laugh to the term
“docu-drama.” Rewriting recent history for expedient dramatic purposes is bad enough, but to misrepresent the beliefs and
emotions of so many people is almost criminal.
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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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"Skokie" misrepresents the people it portrays
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Deeb, Gary
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Review of made-for-television-movie, "Skokie," a docu-drama recounting the events in 1977 and 1978 when a group of neo-Nazis attempted to hold a rally in the streets of Skokie. Television critic Gary Deeb says that the CBS movie, "contains too little drama and not enough truth."
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11/17/1981
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
Skokie (Motion picture)
National Socialist Party of America
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Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday, November 17, 1981, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL
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1980s (1980-1989)
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Editor’s Mail
How long will Frank Collin hold Skokie as his ‘hostage?’
Human emotions are indeed very
complex. One minute they are calm
and peaceful; the next minute your
emotions make you feel as though you
are sitting by the side of a bed having
just dropped one bedroom slipper to
the floor and are waiting for the other
one to drop. Right now, my emotions
are leaning toward the latter.
I’ve just seen and heard Frank Collins make his monumental statement
that his particular group of neo-Nazis
will not march into Skokie on June 25.
This statement could not end there,
however and Collins had to send the
yo-yo down for another ride by adding
that there would be a march in Skokie
if his rights to march in Marquette
Park were ever denied. My first reaction to this statement was that of a
sense of relief because my husband
and many of our friends were going to
be part of the counterdemonstration,
and while they would be well protected, I still feared for their safety. When
the statement sank in, this sense of relief turned to disgust as I realized that
once again this human affront to the
meaning of free speech was once again
using our village as a lever or hostage
to get what he wanted.
Because I was fortunate enough to
have been born in the United States, I
never saw first hand the horrors Jews
were made to suffer at the hands of
Hitler and his storm troopers. While I
did encounter some anti-semitism
while growing up in Chicago, I never
saw members of my family killed because we were Jewish. I have been fortunate in that no one in my family or
husband’s family has ever been in the
position of being blackmailed. I have
felt a sense of apprehension because
many friends were held hostage by a
group of terrorists in Washington, DC.
about 2 years ago. Then as now I felt a
great deal of fear for their safety. The
government in Washington, like the
government here in Skokie, did not
give in to the terrorists demands and
ultimately, all who were held were released. Other than this incident, I’ve
never had to feel the anxiety one feels
when people they care about face a potentially dangerous situation because
they were Jewish or black or because
they were lucky enough to have survived a time that should have never
happened or because they lived and/or
worked in a community that has a
large population of Jews residing
there. I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve
never had to feel oppressed or in essence held for ransom until Frank Collins and his band decided to use this
village as a means to get what he
wanted at any cost.
Hurray, June 25 has been cancelled!
But, what about July 9 in Marquette
park in Chicago? And if, for some reason, Collins cannot get into Marquette
park is it back to Skokie again? According to Collins ,“Yes”! WHERE IS
THIS MERRY-GO-ROUND GOING TO
END? How long must decent, peace
loving people have to endure this affrontery to the rights of everyone to
freedom to worship as they believe and
be created equal regardless of the color of their skin.
One cannot help but wonder just
how far this small band of hate mongers would have gotten if the TV, radio and newspaper media would not
have played this march up so much.
We cannot help but wonder why the
Chicago park district suddenly
changed their policy of allowing Collins
and this band to march in Marquette
as he had done in the past. One cannot
help but feel outrage about the fact
that this particular group of approximately 20 could literally hold a normally quiet community for ransom and
blackmail a government by using the
First Amendment as its ransom note.
One cannot help but feel gratitude and
appreciation for the Skokie village officials and law enforcement officials
who gave 160% of their time and efforts to try and bring this game of cat
and mouse to a hopefully peaceful conclusion.
If any good has resulted from this
entire business, it is the brotherhood,
camaraderie or for lack of a better
word solidarity shown by the churches
and synagogues not only here but all
over the world. It is this person’s opinion that brotherhood has taken a new
meaning and will be felt throughout the
year and not for one week during the
year. And while the Frank Collins of
this world continue to spew hate and
“White Power,” those of us who want
peace can continue to speak of brotherhood and believe in God any way we
choose.
Mrs. Kay Dicker
Skokie
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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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Editor's Mail : How long will Frank Collin hold Skokie as his 'hostage?'
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Dicker, Mary Kay
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6/29/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Readers divided on handling of Nazi demonstration
The presence of the American Nazi
party is in itself a prod to the complacency of all men of good will. To be
permitted the right to parade anywhere in the United States is at best a
right bestowed without consideration of
past experiences and present convictions.
To permit this parade to take place
in Skokie confronts the Jewish community with the alternatives of open
retaliation or quiet humiliation. Neither is acceptable.
As feeling, loving Christians, we
pray for you in this moment of conflict
and stand with you to repudiate the
American Nazi party and all the
hatred for which it stands.
Wesley E. Diemer, Jr.
Wilmington, Del.
Smash Nazis
The following is in answer to the letter written by Lisa Woll and to all others opposing the Jewish Defense
league and other people who want to
meet the planned Nazi march with
force.
According to them, the JDL is foolish for their threats of violence. Everyone should just ignore the Nazis, stay
in their nice little protected houses, or
go to a flower-throwing counter-rally
on the other side of town. Just let them
march through the streets exhibiting
symbols and expounding ideas which
were the basis for slaughtering millions of people, including six million
Jews.
Yes, these people are the spiritual
children of the Nazis of the Holocaust,
the children who hold the same principles as the Nazis who murdered millions, murdered the kinfolk of some of
us. Can we sit and allow them to
march these same principles through
our streets? Let them, after they
slaughtered people with an evil knife,
bring it to Skokie and slap it against
our cheeks? Obviously not. This must
not be allowed. Hopefully, someone can
fathom that this is what the JDL plans
to accomplish.
All kinds of people from everywhere
should show up to oppose the Nazis
with strength. The JDL, Negro organizations (because the Nazis would like
to do the same thing to blacks), Jews
from Skokie, Gentiles from Skokie,
Jews and Gentiles from around the
whole country, and anyone with a moral bone in his body, should come and
help smash the Nazis.
The Nazis were a group of ignorant,
cruel beings during World War II also.
Should we not have “stooped to their
level of violence” then either?
Stephen Glickman
Skokie
Ghost town
My opinion on how best to deal with
those Nazi idiots is to ignore them
completely.
Make Skokie a ghost town on the
day and at the time scheduled for their
march. Have the residents along the
parade route pull down their shades
and close draperies. Perhaps that will
convey to them how unimportant
Americans consider them.
I feel very strongly about this because two of my granddaughters came
home from school last week with swastikas drawn on their notebooks. That illustrates how the publicity about the
Nazis has made an impression on
11-year-olds.
So that they would know what the
Nazi emblem stands for, both of my
sons permitted each daughter to watch
“Holocaust.”
Mrs. G. Carlson
Des Plaines
Money not wasted
It has been said that our village
leaders have wasted money in various
courtrooms defending obviously unconstitutional positions to prevent a Nazi
march. It has been reported constantly
that the case of Skokie versus the Nazis has no precedent. Corp. Counsel
Harvey Schwartz had no idea what the
outcome or even the possible outcome
of his court actions would be. It was
only when his legal challenges went
through the justice system of this country that the final outcome was clear.
No, I do not see any waste of taxpayers’ money. It might have been
wasteful if there were cases that were
the same and brought before our
courts and the judges always ruled
that ordinances were unconstitutional.
The day of the march will show
whether the village government was
right in pursuing their strategy. If
there is violence in Skokie, then this
surely will vindicate them.
Lawrence I. Cotariu
Skokie
Peaceable assembly?
There has been much discussion
about the rights of American Nazis to
march through Skokie by those who
contend that the First Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution allows them to do
so.
But the question arises whether the
American Nazi party, embracing Hitler’s doctrine of hatred for Jews and
his documented plans to exterminate
them, can peaceably assemble, as stated in the First Amendment.
Tortured arguments comparing the
Nazis to civil rights groups that assembled in spite of violent opposition, ignore the intent of the civil rights
groups - which was to assemble
peaceably for the cause of their people’s constitutional rights.
The American Nazi party’s intent is
to throw fear into the hearts of some of
the Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. They want to take advantage of
the democracy that values the First
Amendment.
No party which has a philosophy of
destruction of any segment of the
American people in the violent sense of
mass killing should have legality. Hitler’s rule enabled him to destroy not
only six million Jews, but caused the
death of millions of his own people, and
scores of millions of other Europeans.
American Nazis who openly commit
themselves to belief in Hitler and Nazism express a threat to exterminate
Jews and others. Such threats are punishable by our laws.
Abram Eisenman
Savannah, Ga.
Silent streets
Please hear my plea, good people of
Skokie:
On the day that the Nazis march
through Skokie, let there be not a man,
woman, or child on the streets of the
parade route or anywhere near it.
Close your shops and draw your
drapes.
Let them march through silent
streets. Let your silence silence them.
Let them give a parade to which no
one comes.
They feed on violence. Don’t satisfy
them.
Sondra Richter
Walnut Creek. Cal.
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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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Editor's Mail : Readers divided on handling of Nazi demonstration
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Diemer, Jr., Wesley E.
Glickman, Stephen
Carlson, G. (Mrs.)
Cotariu, Lawrence I.
Eisenman, Abram
Richter, Sondra
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People from all over the U.S. have written to show their support for Skokie residents who oppose the proposed National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) march.
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5/4/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Skokie Life, Thursday, May 4, 1978, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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editorials and opinions
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Rabbi vows to stop Nazi march
By HARLAN DRAEGER
Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO - Rabbi Meir
Kahane has vowed here to
employ whatevr violence is
necessary to ensure that
Chicago’s neo-Nazis do not
march in the heavily Jewish
suburb of Skokie on June 25.
“I’ve come from Israel for
the express purpose of making
sure that the Nazis will not
march in Skokie,” the rabbi,
founder of the militant Jewish
Defense League, told a press
conference in the Park Synagog
in the Radisson-Chicago Hotel
yesterday.
After months of fruitless attempts through ordinances and
the courts to block the planned 3
p.m. march, the Village of
Skokie on May 26 issued permits for the march and for a
counter-demonstration by a
Jewish umbrella group.
And it has asked the U.S.
Supreme Court to review a ruling by the US. Court of Appeals
which cleared the way for the
march.
“I’m not interested in any
court orders,” said the rabbi,
who now lives in Jerusalem and
heads a new group called the
U.S. Conference of Jewish Activists.
“The Nazis will not be impressed by nonviolence,” the
soft-spoken rabbi asserted. “I
pledge that if necessary there
will be violence.”
Asked to define what kind of
violence might occur, he replied
that it would be whatever is
needed “to make sure that
Frank Collin and his scum will
be picked up with strainers.”
The Jewish Defense League
previously had forecast
violence if the march by Collin's
National Socialist Party of
America is allowed to take
place.
Earlier yesterday U.S. Atty.
Thomas P. Sullivan said he will
send observers to the planned
June 25 march and counterdemonstration.
An undetermined number of
assistant U.S. attorneys, under
the direction of First Asst.
Gregory C. Jones, will be watching for civil rights violations
which can be prosecuted under
federal criminal laws, Sullivan
said.
It was unclear whether
agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation also would be part
of what Sullivan called “a
federal presence” in Skokie on
June 25.
Sullivan also yesterday
released the contents of a letter
he sent to Rep. Abner J. Mikva
(D-Ill.), who had asked if
Sullivan could stop the march
with an injunction under the
federal Voorhis Act.
Mikva had asked whether
provisions of the act required
organizations “subject to
foreign control” or engaged
“both in civilian-military activity and political activity” to
registr with the attorney
general.
In his reply to Mikva, Sullivan
said the Voorhis Act had been
rendered toothless by court
decisions and an order by
former President Nixon revoking the attorney general’s list of
organizations required to
register.
Also, he said, Congress has
refused funding for the Loyalty
Review Board, an oversight
agency, and he noted that the
Voorhis Act is not scheduled to
be made part of the proposed
new federal criminal code now
before Congress.
“Accordingly,” Sullivan told
Mikva, “I do not believe the
Voorhis Act can be used by this
office to move against Mr. Collin’s group or to interdict the
proposed march.”
In a related development, the
Chicago Federation of Labor
and the Industrial Union Council have voted to support the
proposed counterdemonstration to the neo-Nazi
march.
In a resolution passed by
delegates representing 450,000
AFL-CIO members Tuesday
evening, the group encouraged
“the members of organized
labor to join with all other
defenders of democracy,
freedom and equality in
peaceful assembly in Skokie on
June 25 as a demonstration of
our abhorrence of programs
and policies of those who are attempting to keep alive the
vicious racial and anti-trade
union philosophy of Adolf Hitler
and the Nazi Party of Ger-
many. ”
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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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Rabbi vows to stop Nazi march
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Draeger, Harlan
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Rabbi Meir Kahane vows to employ whatever means necessary to ensure that the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis) do not march in Skokie on June 25, 1978.
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6/8/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
Kahane, Meir
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Skokie streets
will be bloody,
JDL declares
By Harlan Draeger
The Jewish Defense League
Tuesday threatened to “crack
heads” to break up a planned
Nazi march in north suburban
Skokie on April 20.
Bonnie Pechter, JDL national
director, said the militant
group is rounding up thousands of Jews to stop the
march by the National Socialist Party of America.
Ms. Pechter said the New
York-based organization already has “commitments”
from 2,800 persons in scattered
cities to join its anti-Nazi effort in Skokie.
“There will be physical confrontation,” she promised at a
press conference in the Holiday Inn at 5300 W. Touhy in
Skokie. “There will be violence. There will be blood on
the streets.”
The JDL move runs counter
to plans for a massive, peaceful counter-rally that were announced by major Jewish
groups here last week.
But Ms. Pechter said the
counter-demonstration
idea
was developed by the same
Jews who “sat by in silence,”
while thousands were shipped
daily to gas chambers in Hitler’s Germany.
BONNIE PECHTER: " O ur
people will come prepared.
It will not be necessary to
come with guns.” (SunTimes Photo)
The JDL leader said her
group will first pursue legal
avenues to try to halt the
planned march of Nazis headed by Chicagoan Frank Collin.
Ms. Pechter said that Collin
didn’t choose April 20 for the
march because it is Hitler’s
b i r t h d a y but because it’s
“right before Passover,” the
Jewish religious observance on
April 22.
Bill Ohlendorf duty officer
at Collins’ headquarters on the
Southwest Side, said, “We will
not commit violence unless
violence is committed against
us. As for 2,800 people, I think
she’s just blowing a lot of
smoke.”
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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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Skokie streets will be bloody, JDL declares
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Draeger, Harlan
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Bonnie Pechter, national leader of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) organizes a rally to demonstrate against the proposed National Socialist Party of American (Nazi) march in Skokie on April 20, 1978.
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3/14/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
Pechter, Bonnie
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U.S. to watch out for civil rights violations at Nazi march
By Harlan Draeger
U.S. Atty. Thomas P. Sullivan said Wednesday he will
send observers to the planned
June 25 march by neo-Nazis
in the heavily Jewish suburb
of Skokie.
An undetermined number of
assistant U.S. attorneys, under
the direction of first assistant
Gregory C. Jones, will be
watching for civil rights violations which can be prosecuted under federal laws, Sullivan said.
It was not clear whether
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents also would be part
of what Sullivan called “a
federal presence” during the
march and counter-demonstration.
After months of fruitless
attempts through ordinances
and the courts to block the
planned 3 p.m. march, the
Village of Skokie on May 26
issued permits for the march
and for a counter-demonstration by a Jewish umbrella
group.
Sullivan also released the
contents of a letter he sent to
Rep. Abner J. Mikva (D-Ill.),
who had asked if Sullivan
could stop the neo-Nazis’
march with an injunction under the federal Voorhis Act.
PROVISIONS OF the act
require organizations “subject
to foreign control” or engaged
“both in civilian-military activity and political activity” to
register with the attorney
general.
In his reply to Mikva, Sullivan wrote that the Voorhis
Act had been rendered useless
night to support the proposed
counter-demonstration to the
by court decisions and an order by former President Richard M. Nixon revoking the
attorney general’s list of organizations required to register.
Also, he wrote, Congress
has refused funding for the
Loyalty Review Board, an
oversight agency, and he noted that the Voorhis Act is not
scheduled to be made part of
the proposed new federal
criminal code now before
Congress.
“Accordingly,” Sullivan
told Mikva, “I do not believe
the Voorhis Act can be used
by this office to move against
Mr. (Frank) Collin's group or
to interdict the proposed
march.”
IN A RELATED development, the Chicago Federation
of Labor and the Industrial
Union Council voted Tuesday
march.
Delegates representing
450,000 AFL-CIO members
passed a resolution encouragin g“the members of organized labor to join with all
other defenders of democracy,
freedom and equality in
peaceful assembly in Skokie
on June 25 as a demonstration
of our abhorrence of programs and policies of those
who are attempting to keep
alive the, vicious racial and
anti-trade union philosophy of
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany.”
A counter-demonstration
which might include violence
was promised Wednesday by
Rabbi Meir Kahane, who
vowed here Wednesday to
employ whatever violence is
necessary to ensure that the
neo-Nazis do not march. He is
founder of the militant Jewish
Defense League.
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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>
<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>
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Skokie History
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U.S. to watch for civil rights violations at Nazi march
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Draeger, Harlan
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U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan will send observers to the planned National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) rally in Skokie on June 25, 1978 to watch for civil rights violations. Includes discussion of the Voorhis Act.
Date
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6/8/1978
Subject
The topic of the resource
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
United States. Department of Justice
Sullivan, Thomas P.
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Chicago Sun-Times, Thursday, June 8, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL
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ACLU
will fight
swastika
decision
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
THE AMERICAN Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
legal Counsel for the National Socialist (Nazi) Party of
America, is preparing to fight a recent Illinois appellate court decision banning the swastika from the
streets of Skokie in the event of a Nazi march in the
village.
David Goldberger, ACLU attorney, told The LIFE
Tuesday, July 26, that he has petitioned the Illinois supreme court for leave (permission) to appeal the appellate court ruling handed down July 12. He said he
expected some response from the supreme court on
Wednesday, July 27.
In the appellate court ruling, judges Thomas
McGloon, Mayer Goldberg, and John O’Connor modified the April 29 injunction issued by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Wosik which averted Nazi
marches planned for May 1 and July 4. In modified
form, the injunction would permit the Nazis to march
in Skokie without the display of the swastika which the
judges believe would constitute a deliberate provocation of the people of Skokie.
ACCORDING TO the judges, however, the attorneys for the village of Skokie failed to prove that the
Nazi presence, uniform, or printed materials would incite violence.
At a hearing held July 8 on the injunction, Nazi
leader Frank Collin said he would not march without
displaying the swastika.
“That is my party identification, that is my symbol, and we will not be parted from it,” he said.
Goldberger said he has no idea when an appeal on
the swastika ban would be filed.
“At this point nothing is predictable. Illinois courts
have never had to contend with a case of prior restraint like this,” he said.
Another judicial decision involving the Nazis and
the ACLU came on Friday, July 22, when Judge George Leighton of U.S. District Court struck down as unconstitutional a Chicago park district requirement of
$350,000 insurance by any group wishing to hold a pub-
lic assembly in a Chicago park. Leighton ruled that the
insurance requirement violates the first amendment of
the U.S. constitution because it places an onerous burden on any group wishing to obtain a park permit.
BOTH THE village of Skokie and the Skokie park
district have enacted ordinances containing similar insurance requirements but legal representatives for
both bodies deny that the Chicago case has direct implications for Skokie.
Harvey Schwartz, Skokie corporation counsel said
Monday, July 25, that “the decision in the Chicago
park district case affects the Chicago park district.”
Roger Bjorvik, attorney for the Skokie park district,
said Monday that he will wait for the result of the appeal of the decision before he determines the case’s
applicability to Skokie.
Goldberger, however, believes the Chicago case
has a direct bearing on the Skokie ordinances which
“we always felt were unconstitutional.”
In addition to establishing the insurance requirement, the ordinances adopted May 2 by the village
trustees prohibit both demonstrations by members of
political parties who wear military-style uniforms and
the distribution of materials which incite group hatred.
ACLU representatives have, in the past, indicated
the group’s intention to challenge the Skokie ordinances, but have not yet done so.
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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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ACLU will fight swastika decision
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Dubey, Diane
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) appeals ban on swastikas.
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7/28/1977
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
Goldberger, David
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Skokie Life, Thursday, July 28, 1977, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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ACLU, Nazis challenge
anti-march ordinances
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
SKOKIE OFFICIALS hadn’t yet received formal
notice of a lawsuit filed against them by the American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), legal counsel for the
American Socialist (Nazi) Party of America by Monday, August 15, said Harvey Schwartz, corporation
counsel.
Schwartz told The LIFE that he did not expect the
village to take any action on the suit this week, although an official village response to the lawsuit will
be submitted after village attorneys examine the specific challenges.
The lawsuit, filed on Friday, Aug. 12 in federal district court and assigned to Judge Bernard Decker,
charges that three Skokie ordinances regulating public
gatherings are unconstitutional.
According to David Hamlin, ACLU executive director, the ordinances “were drafted so as to abridge the
first amendment rights of the Nazi Party and others
who wish to demonstrate in the village.”
The ordinances, passed May 2 after an aborted Nazi march the previous weekend, require a $350,000 insurance bond from groups wishing to assemble in the
village and prohibit both public demonstrations by
members of poiitical parties who wear military-style
uniforms and distribution of materials which incite
group hatred.
THE THREE Skokie ordinances currently provide
the only legal barrier to a Nazi march in the village.
Previous marches planned for May 1 and July 4 were
prohibited by an injunction issued April 29 in Cook
County Circuit court, but most portions of the injunction were overturned in a decision handed down July
12 by a three-judge panel of the Illinois appellate
court. In their decision, Judges Thomas McGloon, Mayer Goldberg, and John O’Connor banned not the Nazis, but their symbol, the swastika, from the streets of
Skokie.
ACLU attorneys have appealed the anti-swastika
ruling to the Illinois supreme court which has agreed
to hear the case this fall.
Judging from previous cases involving civil rights
or first amendment matters, “the general procedure is
to move the case as quickly as possible,” said Hamlin
who expects “fairly rapid action” on the ordinance
challenge.
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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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ACLU, Nazis challenge anti-march ordinances
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Dubey, Diane
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) files suit against Skokie.
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8/18/1977
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American Civil Liberties Union
Assembly, Right of -- Illinois -- Skokie
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
Freedom of speech -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
National Socialist Party of America -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Ordinances, Municipal -- Illinois -- Skokie
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After new setback
Skokie mulling Nazi appeal
By DIANE DUBEY
SKOKIE OFFICIALS still haven’t decided whether
to appeal an Illinois supreme court ruling allowing a
group of Nazis to march in the village displaying swastikas.
In a decision Friday, Jan. 27, the state supreme
court overturned an injunction banning a proposed
Nazi march through Skokie. But Harvey Schwartz,
corporation counsel, said Skokie officials are awaiting
a federal court ruling on a related suit before appealing “one or both decisions.”
U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Decker is expected to announce soon the fate of three Skokie ordinances enacted last May to block a Nazi march. The
ordinances require a $350,000 insurance bond, and prohibit both the wearing of military-style uniforms by
members of political parties and the distribution of
material which incites group hatred,
DAVID HAMLIN, of the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU), told The LIFE on Tuesday, Jan. 3, that
he could not confirm rumors of an April 20 march in
Skokie and added that he would “be delighted if they
didn’t march.”
Speculating on the outcome of the suit against the
village ordinances, Hamlin noted that the federal court
“does not have a lot of room to maneuver” in the light
of recent state court decisions. He pointed out that a
Chicago law which required prospective demonstrators
to post a large insurance bond already has been found
unconsititutional and that the uniform ban was struck
down last July in the Illinois appellate court.
The issue regarding distrubution of materials
could be handled in one of two ways, according to
Hamlin-either it would be found unconstitutional,
based upon existing laws, or it may be ignored since
the Nazis have “never intended to distribute literature."
IN ARGUING the Nazis’ case through the state
and federal courts up to the U.S. Supreme court, the
ACLU has “not set any new precedent,” Hamlin said.
“We’re not arguing new law. . .there’s nothing unique,
unusual, different, or special about this. . .we've .we’ve
argued what the first amendment always meant, particularily regarding symbols and public demonstrations.”
However, Hamlin believes that the ACLU action
has been “worth the time money, effort and all the debate” because the courts have “ringingly affirmed
first amendment values.”
If the Nazis had not prevailed, “We would have
seen a radical departure from first amendment lawthe things Frank Collin (Nazi leader) stands for like
less freedom, totalitarian principles, and anti-democratic laws, would have been affirmed,” Hamlin said.
“What is important is that nothing happened. We have
not changed the course of American history.”
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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>
<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>
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After new setback: Skokie mulling Nazi appeal
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Dubey, Diane
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The Illinois Supreme Court overturns an injunction that banned a proposed Nazi (National Socialist Party of America) march. Skokie officials are waiting for a federal court ruling before deciding whether to appeal the decision.
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2/2/1978
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American Civil Liberties Union
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
National Socialist Party of America -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Appeals court ruling
on Nazi march soon
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
SKOKIE - A three-judge panel of
the U.S. Court of Appeals is expected
to rule before the end of April on the
constitutionality of the three Skokie
ordinances which have thus far averted a Nazi march in the village.
But the forthcoming decision by
Judges Wilbur Pell, Jr., Harlington
Wood Jr., and Robert Sprecher is unlikely to be the final legal ruling in the
court battles which have been waged
for the past year by village attorneys
and the American Civil Liberties union
(ACLU), which is providing legal counsel to the Nazis.
“However it goes, the losing party
will appeal to the U.S. Supreme
Court,” said Harvey Schwartz, Skokie
corporation counsel, on Monday, April
17.
Considering the possibility of a Nazi
march before a decision came from the
high court, Schwartz said, “We anticipate, if we lose, that we will apply for
a stay pending the appeal.”
The request for a stay would be
filed at the same time as the petition to
the high court, he said.
WE WILL TRY to prevent a march
until the matter receives final adjudication,” Schwartz said.
In hearings before the U.S. Court of
Appeals Friday, April 14, Skokie Attorneys Schwartz and Gilbert Gordon
claimed that the march could be prevented because it would cause severe
psychic trauma to the many Skokie
residents who are survivors of the
World War II Holocaust.
Schwartz maintained that the
judges or lawyers could not comprehend the effect of a Nazi demonstration
with swastikas and uniforms upon the
Jewish residents of Skokie, particularity those who have seen similarly-attired Nazi soldiers in Europe.
The National Socialist (Nazi) Party
of America has applied to the village
for a parade permit so that between 50
and 100 uniformed demonstrators can
march in front of village hall, 5127
Oakton, from noon to 12:30 p.m., Sunday, June 25.
According to John Matzer, village
manager, village officials are considering the request.
THE THREE ordinances require
any group demonstrating in the village
to post a $350,000 insurance bond, for-
bid the wearing of military-style uni-uniforms by members of political parties,
and prohibit the distribution of printed
material which incites group hatred.
The ordinances were struck down as
unconstitutional on March 31 by U.S.
District Court Judge Bernard Decker,
but Decker later stayed his own ruling
so that a march would not be held
while the case was being heard on the
appellate level.
Decker’s stay was overturned last
week when the federal appellate court
issued a statement that the case would
be heard and decided within the 3O-day
waiting period required by Skokie between a permit application and the
demonstration day. Decker’s 45-day
ban was thus unnecessary, the statement said.
Threatened Nazi marches within the
past year have mobilized both residents of Skokie and the entire Jewish
community in the Chicago area. When
a march was planned for Thursday,
April 20, leaders of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago promised
that 50,000 counter-demonstrators
would assemble at the same time and
place as the Nazis. This march was averted by Decker’s 45-day ban.
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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>
<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>
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Appeals court ruling on Nazi march soon
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The U.S. Court of Appeals is expected to rule in April on a suit which challenges the constitutionality of three Skokie ordinances designed to keep the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis) from marching.
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As Nazi demonstration approaches
March hinges on Marquette deal
promise, we don’t want one march or
one rally. We want the right to speak
SKOKIE- Village officials appar- at any Chicago park, especially Marently no longer have the power to stop quette Park, as often as we want.
a neo-Nazi march on Sunday June 25.
“We have no reason to go to SkoRichard Tedor, spokesman for the kie-we won’t do any recruiting, we
National Socialist Party of America may get hurt, and we’re not looking for
(NSPA) told The LIFE Tuesday, June a fight or confrontation,” Tedor said.
13, that his group will “definitely come
Hopes of legally averting the demto Skokie” if they are not given per- onstration were killed early this week
mission to demonstrate on Chicago
park district property in a U.S. District
court hearing on Tuesday, June 20.
Skokie Corp. Counsel Harvey
Schwartz said, “there’s nothing more I
Skokie village officials have been
can think of (to do). As things stand
given many suggestions on how to
now there will be a march.”
prevent the Nazi march. Last week one
The right to hold rallies in Chicago
came
parks, particularly in Marquette Park Black.from Niles Township Clerk Louis
The village rejected the suggesnear the NSPA's southwest Chicago
tion and this week Black has demandheadquarters, has been the Nazis’ goal
ed the village rescind the permit
all along, Tedor said.
allowing the Nazi group to march in
A demonstration in Skokie was
Skokie. For more on this story turn to
chosen as a tactical “wedge” to help
page 2.
the group win its rights to free speech,
he said.
Nazi leader Frank Collin has offered to abandon plans for the Skokie
march if given the right to demonwhen the U.S. Supreme Court refused
strate in Chicago, but Tedor qualified
to stay the ruling which permitted the
these promises.
march and when the two bills designed
to prevent the march were defeated in
“WE AREN’T looking for a com- the state legislature.
By a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court,
Monday June 12, denied a village petition for a stay until the court can hear
the merits of the case involving three
Skokie ordinances enacted to prevent
the march.
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
The ordinances were struck down as
unconstitutional by U.S. District Court
Judge Bernard Decker and his ruling
was later upheld by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Voting
in favor of the stay were Justices William Rehnquist and Harry Blackmun.
ON TUESDAY, June 13, two bills
which had been approved by the state
senate but rejected by the house judiciary committee were turned down for
consideration by the entire house.
House sponsors Rep. Alan Greiman
(D-15th) and Rep. Arthur Telcser (R12th) failed to secure a house vote for
the bills which would have outlawed
public defamation of any ethnic group
and banned demonstrations that might
involve the use of physical violence.
“Now it all goes to Skokie. If the
Nazis do come, we can only hope it will
be peaceful and we will stand proudly
against them,” Greiman said after the
vote Tuesday.
State Sen. John Nimrod (R-4th) senate sponsor of the bill banning violent
demonstrations, said “Anyone who
based their decision on the constitutionality issue is not being a legislator.
It’s the legislature’s job to set policy
and the judiciary’s to interpret it.”
EVEN IF the bills had been ap-
�proved in the state legislature, it is unlikely they could have prevented the
march, according to David Hamlin, executive director of the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) which is providing legal counsel for the Nazis.
“The issues presented by the statutes were already alt with in the
courts,” Hamlin said, and if the bills
had passed, "the ACLU would have
Plans have been made for two different counterdemonstrations on June
25. One march, planned by the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, is
designed to be a peaceful one. The other, planned by the Jewish Defense
League, is designed to be a violent one.
For complete details on both, turn to
page 3.
gone into the federal courts to prevent
their enforcement.”
Informed of Hamlin’s statement,
Skokie Mayor Albert Smith said, “It
seems Mr. Hamlin’s dedication to the
rights of Nazis is only surpassed by his
absolute arrogance.”
Hamlin responded by saying, "It is
sad that the mayor has chosen to attack me on this level.”
HAMLIN EXPLAINED that the
June 20 hearing in federal district
court stems from a conflict between
the NSPA and the Chicago Park district over a required insurance bond
for all public assemblies on park district land.
In August, 1977, a U.S. District
Court ruled the requirement invalid.
Chicago park authorities interpreted
the ruling to mean that the bond was
too high and subsequently reduced the
amount to $60,000.
According to Hamlin, ACLU attorneys on June 20 will ask U.S. District
Court Judge Bernard Decker to honor
a parade permit application by the Nazis for July 9 or to hold the park district in contempt of court.
A $350,000 insurance bond requirement was the basis of one of the Skokie
ordinances struck down by Decker.
TEDOR SAID that behind-thescenes negotiations held under the auspices of the U.S. Justice department’s
community relations service “petered
out” when justice officials would not
agree to put pressure on the Chicago
Park district to permit Nazi assemblies.
He said the officials promised only
to influence the state legislature to defeat the bill against ethnic defamation
if the Nazis would call off their Skokie
march. That bill, authored by State
Sen. Howard Carroll (D-15th) was one
of the two killed Tuesday in the house.
Richard Salem, midwest director of
the community relations service would
say only that his office was trying “to
help identify alternatives to satisfy the
parties involved.”
He insisted, however, that “We’re
not talking about any deal-Chicago
area Jewish leaders and Skokie leadership have made it clear there can be
no trade-offs.”
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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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Skokie History
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As Nazi demonstration approaches : March hinges on Marquette deal
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Richard Tedor, spokesman for the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis), states that his group will march in Skokie if they are not given permission to demonstrate in Marquette Park in Chicago. Relevant court cases are described.
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6/15/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
Hamlin, David
Smith, Albert J., 1915-1993
Tedor, Richard
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Black Lawsuit
leads to wild
board meeting
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
SKOKIE-A lawsuit brought against the village by
Niles Township Louis Black led to a wild scene at the
Monday, June 19 Skokie village board meeting.
Black’s suit asked the court to order village officials to revoke the public assembly permit issued for a
neo-Nazi demonstration on June 25. He charged the
permit was sent illegally in violation of the Assumed
Business Names sct, act, Which requires anyone wishing to conduct or transact business in Illinois under an
assumed name to register with the local county clerk.
The suit also lists a number of ways in which the permit issuance allegedly violates state and village laws.
A response to Black’s action was issued by Niles
Township Supervisor Edward Warman, claiming it
had been neither authorized nor sanctioned by himself,
the township attorney, or the township board.
BLACK TOLD The LIFE this week he had informed Warman of his action, but that he is acting as
a private citizen “doing this at my own expense.” He
objected to remarks by Harvey Schwartz, Skokie corporation counsel, who called Black’s behavior “frivolous and capricious.” Black said, “I’m sorry he’s deBULLETIN
CIRCUIT COURT Judge Arthur Dunne ruled against
Niles Township Clerk Louis Black on Wednesday, June
21, refusing to grant a temporary restraining order on
the permit Skokie gave to the Nazi party. Black had
sought to have the judge order Skokie to rescind the
permit to the Nazis.
cided to get personal. This is a very serious matter.
My lawyers are more knowledgeable than Harvey.”
Black said his attorneys are Burt Odelson and
Steve Ackerman, of Chicago.
When Black originally presented the assumed business names act as a means of averting a Nazi demonstration, Schwartz said the act is not applicable because it applies to business of a commercial not political nature.
But the subject arose again on June 19 when Chicago attorney Charles Levy informed Schwartz of the
law suit and asked village officials to reconsider
Black’s idea. “Judge (Bernard) Decker gave an injunction against interferring with the right...for Frank
Collin to demonstrate in the village,” Schwartz said.
“Even if the permit is revoked, it doesn’t interfere
With the federal ruling.”
JACK BERG who identified himself as corporate
secretary for the Jewish Defense League, attacked
Schwartz for quitting “because you want to get the
whole thing over with.
“The Chicago park district didn’t curl up their toes
and surrender...they kept fighting with every legal device. You haven’t tryed as hard as the Chicago park
district.”
Berg also claimed Schwartz ignored outside legal
assistance. “Why didn’t Harvey Schwartz get legal
counsel-did his ego stand in his way?”
Enraged, Trustee Morris Topol stood up and
screamed at Berg, “I’m as much a good Jew as you
are and I’ve done my job and I’ll continue to do my
job.”
Mayor Albert Smith, released three days earlier
from St. Francis hospital, where he had been under observation after complaining of chest pains, ended the
dialogue. “For anyone, anyone at all, to walk into this
room and say we haven’t tried, we haven’t done our
best, our very best, is unbelievable to me. For anybody to come into this room and tell me we haven’t
fought the good fight, shocks and saddens me.”
Smith also answered a number of Holocaust survivors who demanded access to the area which would be
cordoned off for the Nazis if the march takes place.
“Violence is not the answer to anything. If you come
looking for a riot, then (counterdemonstration organizer) Sol Goldstein and Mayor Smith have failed miserably.
“The whole country has us on trial. We want people on Monday, June 26 to say what a hell of a town
Skokie. That’s a group of people with class.’ I’m not
asking you to pull down your shades and turn your
backs...let's tell the media the story of a people whose
hearts and souls and bodies were wrenched by the
most terrible depravities the world has ever seen.”
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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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Louis Black presents another tactic for preventing a National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) march in Skokie.
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6/22/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Boy begs:
Stop Nazis
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
SKOKIE-A 12-year-old resident joined other Skokians on Monday, June 20, in asking the village board
to do everything possible to avert a July 4 march-by
members of the National Socialist (Nazi) party.
The Southwest Chicago group on June 15 announced their intention to assemble in front of Skokie
Village Hall, only hours after the U.S. Supreme Court
lifted an injunction issued in April by Cook county Circuit Court Judge Joseph Wosik to prevent a Nazi demonstration.
“The first amendment may say freedom of speech,
but not the freedom to spread hatred,” said Jack Israel, 12, of 8709 East Prairie. “This country was built
of immigrants-let’s not blow everything away by having people spread hatred of minorities,” he added.
Reading from a prepared text, Ruth Schaffner,
9515 Leamington, thanked the board for preventing
any previous Nazi activities in the village, then called
the proposed July 4 march “an exhibition by a few, desiring publicity and inciting trouble.”
“Since when is the killing of six million people to
be considered ‘free speech’? Do we not abhor pornography and other obscenities?” Schaffner asked.
She went on to say that “allowing the Nazi party to
march through Skokie, the world’s largest village-the
“village of vision”-is only permitting them to curb
the very fine traditions of our country.
THE “SILENT treatment” was recommended by
former trustee Ed Fleischman who said that “their
(the Nazis’) objective is to get publicity.”
“The people of Skokie should make it their business that nobody-and I mean nobody-be there to
give them their audience,” he told the board.
Trustee Morris Topol called Fleischman’s suggestion “logical and correct” but said that the board realized, after consulting with community leaders, that “it
wasn’t going to work.”
“If you could devise a system where they give a
war and no one shows up, we’d like to hear about it,”
Topol said.
“They’re (the television stations) supporting these
people-that’s what they’re doing,” Smith said. “Let’s
see if we could talk sense to them.”
According to Mayor Albert Smith, local officials
have been in contact with media representatives and
found that “their attitude is that this is news, there are
people interested in it, and they have an obligation to
report it.”
ALTHOUGH THE village has not yet received a
request for a parade permit, Smith told those assembled at Village Hall that “we will do everything in our
power to protect the rights of our citizens.”
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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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Boy begs: Stop Nazis
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Community reaction following lifting of injunction preventing the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis) from marching in Skokie.
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6/23/1977
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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ent
Collin pipes
and we dance
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
GOOD OLD FRANK Collin is probably doubled over with laughter right
about now.
And, ladies and gentlemen of Skokie
and the larger Jewish community, he
owes it all to you.
With your rhetoric, your announcements, your threats and your in-fighting, you’ve made it virtually unnecessary for Collin and his tiny group of
neo-Nazi followers to travel to Skokie.
When the National Socialist (Nazi)
party originally announced its intention
to rally in Skokie last October, the
voice on the tape machine at Nazi
headquarters said something to the effect that “we’re going to Skokie to see
all those Jews go crazy.”
Whereupon the Jews in Skokie went
crazy.
While Collin is buffeted about by
court injunctions, appeals and village
ordinances which keep him physically
out of Skokie, he actually is getting
more attention than a youngster at his
own bar mitzvah.
SKOKIE HAS BECOME a community with its dirty laundry on public display.
Representatives of Jewish organizations are publicly belittling one another. Well-known Jewish leaders are
-
booed by irate crowds whose ideas
don’t mesh with their own. And Skokie
residents who probably have never before set foot in village hall are making
their debuts at board meetings, praising or vilifying public officials, then
presenting and repeating their own
feelings about Collin & Company.
For practical purposes, July 4 is no
longer the date of a proposed march-it’s more likely to mark Skokie’s first
three-ring circus.
A village with 7,000 Holocaust survivors certainly can expect to see fear
and hatred and threats of vengeance.
But “Nazi panic” has reached far
beyond the survivors, becoming precocious rhetoric from 12-year-olds at village board meetings and overtones of
fascism in those like the man who
asked the board to pass an ordinance
forbidding the news media from carrying information on the Nazi activities.
IN ANY CASE, July 4, 1977, may
well be an event to remember. The invitations were sent out weeks ago, but
the refreshments won’t be much and
you can leave your tux in the closet.
Everyone will be too busy to notice
you as they seek out the host and the
guests of honor. They’re the ones in the
funny brown shirts with the funny emblems wearing those big funny grins
all over their faces.
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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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Skokie History
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Comment : Collin pipes and we dance
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Dubey, Diane
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Editorial stating that Skokie is responding just as Frank Collin had hoped and that media frenzy and national attention directed toward the march are exactly what he is craving.
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6/30/1977
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
Collin, Frank
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Comment
BY DIANE DUBEY
Will counter-march
aid Jewish survival?
LAST JUNE, I wrote a column
which was given the headline “Collin
Pipes and We Dance.”
Since then, Frank Collin has become nothing less than a virtuoso and
the collective “we” are still kicking up
our heels.
Nine months of time and energy and
money later, nothing has changed. Proposed Nazi marches continue to dominate conversation throughout the
northern suburbs. Crazy an dnot-socrazy people all over the world send in
their suggestions for turning back the
Nazi menace. And a few Skokie residents have become minor celebrities
as spokesmen for anti-Nazi sentiment.
But somewhere in the commotion,
in the rush to stifle what one Jewish
leader last year called “a group of 15
pimply adolescents,” looms a larger
question:
DOES THE CURRENT preoccupation with Frank Collin and his cohorts
really have anything to do with Jewish
survival? If 50,000 counter-demonstrators gather in Skokie to provide the Nazis with an audience, will the world be
safer for Jews? Will freedom ring
throughout the land?
The Skokie situation is totally out of
hand. It’s no longer a valid political or
social issue, but a bandwagon. When
Erna Gans and John Nimrod hold a joint press conference giving Nimrod
credit for the mass counter-demonstration proposed by heads of the Jewish
Federation, one becomes skeptical of
motives on all sides. Likewise, a
planned weeklong 24hour-a-day vigil
at Niles Township Democratic headquarters seems senseless, if not in poor
taste.
There is no virtue in mourning the
six million and learning no lesson. The
lesson of Jewish survival goes beyond
the threats of a swastika. It tells of
Russia, of Syria, of the Middle East, of
the United States.
FRANK COLLIN is not Adolf Hitler,
who quietly spread a message of hate.
Collin has already reached everyone
who can read a newspaper or flip on a
TV set, so the outcome of a Skoki cone
frontation will not affect the success of
his movement.
The destruction of American Jewry
will come not from the teachings of
Hitler but from the disinterest of American Jews, from apathy, intermarriage and assimilation.
On the worldwide front, it is no secret that the Jews of Eastern Europe
and the U.S.S.R. are not free to practice their religion or to emigrate.
This past weekend saw the slaughter of nearly 40 Israelis and the wounding of at least 80 more-by Palestinian
commandos outfitted with Russian
planes and weapons, not by the National Socialist Party of America.
How should the Jews of Skokie observe April 20, the date of Hitler’s
birthday, the day of a scheduled Nazi
march?
THEY CAN go to the synagog. Or
donate money to a Jewish charity (Mogen David Adorn, Israel’s Red Cross,
for example). They can volunteer to
work at a social service agency or bring food, clothing and housewares to
the Ark, which provides medical, legal
and survival services for poor and elderly Jews. They can contemplate the
fact that 800,000 Jews in the United
States are said to be living below the
poverty level.
They can spend an hour with their
children, reading stories of Jewish surviva1 in past centuries-perhaps the
story of Passover (this year beginning
on April 22), which commemorates
the Jewish struggle against slavery at
the hands of the Egyptians.
Or they can go stare at Frank Collin
and his friends.
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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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Skokie History
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Comment : Will counter-march aid Jewish survival
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Dubey, Diane
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Editorial discourages people from attending a proposed counterdemonstration against the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis) in Skokie on April 20, 1978.
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3/16/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Skokie Life, Thursday, March 16, 1978, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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eng
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Court ruling may lead
to Nazi permit request
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
FRANK COLLIN, leader of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party of America, may apply early this week for a
permit to march in Skokie.
He is free to do so because of a
Thursday, April 6 decision by the U.S.
court of appeals which lifts a 45-day
ban on a Nazi march and sets a rapid
briefing schedule for a hearing on
three Skokie ordinances which have
outlawed such a march for nearly a
year. The ruling overturns a March 31
decision of a three-judge U.S. court of
appeals panel which upheld the 45-day
stay orginally imposed by US. District
Court Judge Bernard Decker on his
own decision.
The federal appellate court will hold
a hearing Friday, April 14, on the constitutionality of the three Skokie ordinances. The 45-day stay would have
run until early May.
BUT COLLIN'S southwest Chicago
group still will have to wait the 30 days
required by Skokie law between apply-
ing for a permit and holding the
march.
In his original ruling Feb. 23, Decker struck down as unconstitutional
three Skokie ordinances which require
demonstrators to post a $350,000 insurance bond, forbid
wearing of military-style uniforms by members of
political parties and prohibit the distribution of printed materials which incite group hatred.
On March 17, Decker stayed his own
decision pending an appellate court
hearing.
Thursday’s decision apparently was
issued because Skokie’s 30-day waiting
period and an accelerated hearing
schedule made the stay unnecessary. If
the appeals court upholds the unconstitutionality of the ordinances, it would
not want to be engaged in further restraints of the Nazis’ rights, according
to David Hamlin, executive director of
the American Civil Liberties Union,
which is providing legal counsel to the
Nazis in their efforts to demonstrate in
Skokie.
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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>
<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>
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Skokie History
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Court ruling may lead to Nazi permit request
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Dubey, Diane
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A recent court decision has lifted the ban on a National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) march in Skokie. The Nazis are expected to apply early this week for a permit to march in Skokie.
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4/9/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Fear: Collin’s chief weapon
By DIANE DUBEY
Correspondent
SKOKIE MAY not have heard the end of Frank Collin.
Now apparently assured of free speech in both the
village and in Chicago, Collin seems unwilling to relinquish the power he has had over the lives and emotions of many Skokie residents for over a year.
He is reluctant to part with his ace-in-the-hole fear.
So on Tuesday, June 20, after U.S. District Court
Judge George Leighton restored Collin’s right to demonstrate in Chicago parks, he told a group of reporters that there could be other issues which could bring
him to Skokie.
“If all our rights (to free speech) are given back,
it won’t be a free speech demonstration, but there
could be others,” he said. Collin suggested a possible
protest over “Jewish leadership of the black revolution.”
ONLY HOURS before Leighton’s ruling, Collin
threatened that if his rights were not restored unequivocally, he and his neo-Nazi group would embark on
an accelerated schedule of activities- demonstrations,
assemblies, and distribution of literature.
“If we are not given our rights, things are only
starting,” he said, mentioning northwest suburban
Buffalo Grove as a likely target for free speech atten- atten-
tion due to its increasing Jewish population.
Collin predicted that trouble would be “inevitable”
if a June 25 march in Skokie takes place. He said he
also expects trouble at a public forum scheduled for
4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Dirksen federal building in downtown Chicago. Speeches by Collin and
two others are planned for Saturday, but “it probably
won’t last more than 30 seconds,” said Collin who expects agitation from “leftist and Jewish militant organizations.”
COLLIN SAID he has turned down an arrangement
by the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations service which would have permitted a July 9 Nazi march in Marquette park instead of the June 25
Skokie demonstration.
In the light of Leighton’s decision, the Justice department offer has little significance, but Collin originally turned it down because it applied only to one day
and limited to 75 the number of participants he could
bring.
“I am not willing to trade one demonstration or
rally for the right to speak freely everywhere,” he
said.
Collin, who carried a large cane to both court sessions Tuesday, told reporters he is not afraid to march
in Skokie.
“I am more afraid of losing my country and my
rights,” he said. He called reports of a split between
members of his National Socialist Party of America
“jitters on the part of the news media...enemy propaganda.”
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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>
<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>
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Skokie History
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Fear : Collin's chief weapon
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Dubey, Diane
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Frank Collin hints at further demonstration plans following U.S. District Court ruling allowing him to demonstrate in Chicago.
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6/22/1978
Subject
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Skokie Life, Thursday, June 22, 1978, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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Former ACLU
director's book
knocks Skokie
By DIANE DUBEY
Staff Writer
AFTER READING the latest
analysis of the Skokie-Nazi conflict,
one may wonder whether being subjected to the literary version of Skokie’s 1 ½-year trauma might not be
more painful than having lived
through that period.
For those who yearn to chronicle
such episodes, perhaps the worst
thing about the neo-Nazi demonstration that never was is that it didn’t
Review
leave much to write about. Few legal precedents were set, no new or
surprising theories were offered by
the courts, and the damned march
never even took place.
The early months of 1979 brought
“Defending My Enemy: American
Nazis, the Skokie Case, and the
Risks of Freedom,” a creditable
work by Aryeh Neier, a Holocaust
survivor and survivor also of eight
years as national executive director
of the American Civil Liberties
Union.
Neier examined the Skokie case
by setting forth the thesis that a
small neo-Nazi movement in the United States is a positive force for the
Jewish community, a deterrent to
the expression of anti-Semitism by
more palatable groups and a constant reminder to Jews and Christians, alike, of the need to safeguard
the rights of a people which has
been through the Holocaust.
EARLY 1981 will bring another
book on the Skokie-Nazi conflict, a
book by someone so intimately involved with the 1 ½-year event that
he would be expected to add new insight to a subject already tapped by
almost every general-interest publication in the country.
But “The Nazi/Skokie Conflict,”
subtitled “A Civil Liberties Battle,”
to be published in February by Beacon Press, hardly represents the
best of which David Hamlin, former
executive director of the Illinois
ACLU, is capable.
As the weeks and months of
court battles dragged on through
1977 and the first half of 1978, Hamlin provided accurate explanations
to the press of each court’s ruling,
often giving both the ACLU and the
Village of Skokie’s side of each issue when the village chose not to
comment.
One would assume that Hamlin’s
consideration and cooperation were
reciprocated --the ACLU generally
was treated fairly in ongoing newspaper accounts of the controversy
and no complaints about the coverage were made by Hamlin at the
time.
Yet, a recurring theme of his
book and of speeches he has given
since mid-1978 is the irresponsibility
of the press and the reporters’ lust
for the sensational.
Hamlin’s book certainly is not
sensational --it is dull, if one must
find a one-word modifier - but,
ironically it reads like one lo ,
slanted newspaper article.
LIKE NEIER, Hamlin apparently sets out to show that everyone
wins when First Amendment rights
are upheld. Unlike Neier, he offers
only a week-by-week account of the
conflict, gives few interesting anecdotes and tells the readers nothing
they couldn’t have learned from
those nasty, sensational newspaper
articles.
Hamlin has no compelling hypothesis and he is not as articulate
�in print as he is verbally. But he
does show that he is not above giving the Village of Skokie a few jabs
when he gets a chance.
Skokie has had its share of socalled image problems lately, and it
takes no great intellect to add to
them. But Hamlin can’t resist:
“The village has a unique architectural style, a varied collection of
structures which might be called
‘postwar slapdash.’ Skokie grew in
the postwar economic and population booms, and the men who built
the community did so with a high
regard for the enormous housing demand at the time. To accommodate
as many buyers and renters as possible, extra buildings were squeezed
onto some blocks, a feat accomplished by placing one or more of
the buildings sideways, facing the
adjacent building.
“At the same time, the developers managed to bring several
styles to a single street. It is therefore possible to motor through Skokie passing golden arches, large red
hot-dog signs, orange and red restaurants, large well-lighted pink coffee cups, and a residential street
along which sit a natural wood
ranch, a white brick duplex, and a
three-story apartment building with
a blue and green mosaic tile facade.”
HIS ASSESSMENT of Skokie’s
political leanings is equally deprecating and, seemingly, based on
quite a few inaccuracies.
Informing readers that “a portion of the village lies in the “Tenth
Illinois Congressional District,”
Hamlin decides that “Skokie’s local
(Continued on page 3)
FORMER ACLU Executive Director David Hamlin has written a book
about Skokie’s 1977-78 struggle to avert a Nazi march in the village.
Above is a picture of a demonstration held during that period.
�Hamlin’s book is dull, has flaws
(Continued from page 1)
politics are, not surprisingly, less
bombastic and less liberal than the
tenth itself.”
Actually, all of Skokie lies in the
10th, and all but the least informed
of suburban political spectators
realize that Skokie and adjacent
Evanston provide the center of liberal politics for the 10th District,
Large margins in Niles Township, where Skokie is located, and in
Evanston Township provided former U.S. Rep. Abner Mikva with the
votes he needed to overcome the
more Republican conservative communities in other parts of the 10th
district.
Although Hamlin, perhaps for
the first time in print, says he and
ACLU attorney David Goldberger
should have been more sympathetic
to the plight of Skokie residents who
are Holocaust survivors and although his explanation of the ACLU
position is clear and rational, his
book has serious flaws.
IT IS WRITTEN as an historical
account of what happened in 1977-78,
but only the ACLU activities and beliefs have been researched and described. Goldberger is quoted at
length in each courtroom scene;
Skokie attorneys are occasionally
paraphrased, occasionally ignored.
A sarcastic and patronizing tone
throughout the first half of the book
is interrupted only for a paragraph
or two of ACLU-inspired back-patting: Sharing a “love affair with the
First Amendment,” Hamlin and
Goldberger “quickly established a
trusting, respectful relationship,
which was occasionally noisy but always harmonic.”
It is understandable that Hamlin
would laud the ACLU’s courage and
determination in defending the neoNazis in the First Amendment case
against Skokie; indeed, that organization did an admirable job which
would not have been taken on by a
more establishment-oriented agency.
But, just as the ACLU argues
that the cause of democracy is aided by the airing of all points of
view, so might the ACLU’s position
have been more compelling if equal
attention had been given to the other side.
If Hamlin had wanted only to
write about his organization’s role
in the Skokie case, he should have
done so. But once he decided to contrast the two sides, he had an obligation to document the village’s
case as well as he does his own.
For the greater part of the book,
Skokie officials and Jewish groups
opposing the march are depicted as
a bunch of lunatics who are not intelligent enough or sane enough to
understand the issues. The one exception to this characterization is
Hamlin’s interpretation of Village
Attorney Harvey Schwartz who, the
author implies, is bright enough to
understand that the ACLU position
is right, but must serve a village
full of crazies by pandering to their
fascist tendencies and trying to avert the march.
HAMLIN ALSO ACCEPTS at
face value the cast of characters
which was formed in the course of
the conflict. Before one writes a
book, isn’t it natural to examine the
motives and background of the
main characters? Is he really describing community leaders or is he
making leaders out of those who
temporarily were thrust - or forced
their way -- into positions of leadership?
Fred Richter was the leader of
"It is possible to
motor through Skokie passing golden
arches, large red
hot-dog signs, orange and red resta uran ts, large
lighted pink coffee
cups, and a residential street along
which sit a natural
wood ranch, a white
brick duplex, and a
three-story apartment building with
a blue and green
mosaic tile facade. "
- David Hamlin.
the organized Jewish community
within the village, Hamlin writes,
and a woman named Erma (sic)
Ganz (sic) was a leader of a group
called Combined Jewish Citizens.
These two individuals, along with
Holocaust survivor Sol Goldstein,
are the folks Hamlin extrapolates to
be representative of the Skokie community in 1977-78.
To this day, it would be safe to
wager that 99 percent of all Skokians do not know who Fred Richter
is. Erna Gans was president of a
B’nai B’rith chapter comprising
hundreds of Holocaust survivors,
but just who are Concerned Jewish
Citizens? Is that a group which represents Skokie Jews, or is it a
group which was convenient to refer
to because its members got a little
publicity one day? There are many
recognized organizations in Skokie
and the Chicago area which represent virtually every viewpoint expressed by the Jewish community
during the Nazi conflict. Why are
their members not quoted?
SOMETIMES IT IS BEST to let
one’s actions tell the whole story. As
an ACLU executive director, David
Hamlin’s conduct was exemplary. It
was a delight to hear him describe
his organization’s struggle against
popular opinion to defend the basis
of democracy and free speech in
this country.
His help was invaluable, his explanations totally accurate. For
nearly 1½ years, David Hamlin was
at the mercy of his organization’s
members, of reporters from all over
the world, and of hostile cranks.
He survived and the First
Amendment survived and both deserve a lot of credit. But it is sad
that, at a time when civil liberties
in this country again are threatened, when spokesmen are needed
to champion the rights of women,
minorities and the poor, David
Hamlin has retired from the public
eye and moved to California - to
become a writer.
�
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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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Former ACLU director's book knocks Skokie
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Dubey, Diane
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Unfavorable review of David Hamlin's book on his involvement in the National Socialist Party of America's (Nazi) attempt to march in Skokie. The book is titled: The Nazi/Skokie Conflict: A Civil Liberties Battle
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11/30/1980
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Hamlin, David
American Civil Liberties Union
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
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Skokie Life, Sunday, November 30, 1980, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
1980s (1980-1989)
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Skokie Public Library, Reference Department
editorials and opinions
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