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Board Meeting, [21] June 20, 1977, Citizens' Comments: Nathan Schaffner

Title

Board Meeting, [21] June 20, 1977, Citizens' Comments: Nathan Schaffner

Abstract

Nathan Schaffner refers to a national Nazi convention that is planned in Chicago. Schaffner says that the National Socialist Party (Nazis) persist in their efforts to come to Skokie to "show their might." He also refers to Jack Israel's previous speech. He asserts that Skokie has over 7,000 refugees from the Holocaust and that Collin's July 4th demonstration must be prevented.

Date

Village of Skokie. Board of Trustees
6/20/1977

Subject

Skokie (Ill.) -- Politics and government
Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America

Contributor

Skokie Village Board of Trustees, Skokie, IL
Israel, Jack
Schaffner, Nathan
Skokie Public Library, Adult Audiobook-CD 977.311A, Disk 1, Track 25
Original recordings from Village of Skokie, Skokie, IL

Rights

In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Format

MP3

Temporal Coverage

1970s (1970-1979)

Duration

0:02:46

Collection

Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection

Tags

audio recordings

Citation

“Board Meeting, [21] June 20, 1977, Citizens' Comments: Nathan Schaffner,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed June 19, 2025, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/302.

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