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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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Skokie History
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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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Letter to the editor criticizes Frank Collin and praises Skokie community.
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6/29/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Skokie Life, Thursday, June 29, 1978, Lerner Community Newspapers, Lincolnwood, IL
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isl780629a.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