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STATEMENT ON NAZI MARCH IN SKOKIE
-- May 1, 1977 -Symbols have a power over the mind, and heart, and soul which comes not from their
physical properties but from the heavy load which they carry of associations with
events remembered and with values and aspirations that arouse the beholder. The
parchment scrolls of the Torah, for instance, caused Jews to risk their own lives to
rescue them from synagogues which the Nazis had set afire. The cross has moved
pious believers and sometimes whole populated to deeds of faith which swept away
inhibitions of doubt and of personal convenience or safety.
The same power lies also in symbols which arouse memories of abhorrent events and
satanic intentions. The brown shirts of the Hitler hordes and their swastika insignia
bring back to Americans the memory of the Second World War and of the suffering and
sacrifices which American soldiers and their families had to endure. To those
Americans who entered the concentration camps as liberators, the abysmal sights of
human cruelty and perversity remain an unforgettable memory of horror and disgust.
The martyrs and those still living who were deserted once by civilized societies, and
more s p e c i f i c a l l y , by those who could have taken preventative action, and did not are
our real challenge. Not only is the integrity of those entrusted with community leadership at stake now, but each of us must test our own moral fibre by not allowing our
f r i e n d s a n d n e i g h b o r s , t h e s u r v i v o r s , t o s t a n d a l o n e a g a i n s t a n o b s c e n i t y which
t h r e a t e n s t o e n t e r o u r c o m m u n i t y . I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t w e a d d r e s s o u r s e l f to this
outrage, since the measure of our actions has far ranging implications for future events that are being evaluated not only locally, but nationally and internationally. Our
responsibilities are indeed very grave.
To Jews, the brown shirts and swastikas are unbearable symbols of a fiendish,
premeditated system of torture and killing as a sport, of murder as a legal system, of
the invention of ever new forms of maiming and destruction of human souls and
bodies as an honored profession. To the survivors of the concentration camps that very
thought of brown shirts and swastikas on the streets of their community stirs up the
memories of loved ones being driven to torture and destruction before their eyes. It
reminds them of the moments when they faced inevitable death themselves, survival
from which fills them, even now, with a shudder of fright. Their souls were scorched to
their v e r y foundations. These men and women have rebuilt their lives and have lived
with appreciation for the miracle of their survival. Those who are dedicated to a
peaceful and orderly life have already been hurt deeply by even the prospect of the
appearance of the symbols of utter and unthinkable evil in their beloved new
homeland. These symbols loosen and elemental force in them which can sweep away
the years of healing and renewal of hope.
We express our solidarity as neighbors and deplore any disruption in our community.
Rev. John Hollingsworth
Rev. Joseph Buckles
Rev. Warren Thummel
Rev. James Bauman
Rev. Phillis Koehnline
Rev. Edward D. Grace
Dr. Lee Gallman
Rabbi Karl Weiner
Rabbi Neil Brief
Rabbi Milton Kanter
Rabbi Lawrence Montrose
Rabbi Harld Stern
Rabbi Nathan Levinson
Rabbi Ernst Lorge
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Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection
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<p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p>
<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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<h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3>
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Skokie History
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Skokie Public Library
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Statement on Nazi March in Skokie, May 1, 1977
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Paid notice opposing the proposed National Socialist Party of America (Nazi) march in Skokie from Skokie-area religious leaders.
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4/28/1977
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Skokie Life, Thursday, April 28, 1977, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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©Lerner Publications
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isl770428a.pdf
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
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Skokie Public Library, Reference Department
editorials and opinions
newspaper clippings